WFDS Grant Reminder!
For the second year running, the Welsh Folk Dance Society are promoting our dance traditions with a grant of up to £500! Please contact secretary@dawnsio.cymru for further details or click here for a application form.
Urdd 2020 Folk Dances
Spring is nearing and with it comes eisteddfod season for many schools and Urdd clubs in Wales. If you’re thinking about teaching a folk dancing group to compete in this year’s National Urdd Eisteddfod well, the Welsh Folk Dance Society is here to help! Once again, a YouTube channel has been set up to showcase
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Blwyddyn Newydd Dda / Happy New Year!
Best wishes to you all at the beginning of a new decade! You may have made a resolution to exercise more… wel remember that folk dancing is an excellent way to keep fit and it’s also a lovely way to make friends. Details of your local dance team can be found here: https://dawnsio.cymru/teams/ You will
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Platinum Party
PARTI PLATINWM/ PLATINUM PARTY The platinum party celebrations were a special event in our society’s history. During the weekend of October 25th to 27th, there was an opportunity to enjoy a quiz night; massed dancing at the newly refurbished St. Fagan National Museum of History; socialise at the gala dinner and ‘twmpath’ and lastly, on
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Dawns ‘Y filltir sgwâr’ – ‘The square mile’ dance
GŴYL CERDD DANT 2019 The dance “The Square Mile“, for the “Over 16s” competition has now been published by the Society as a pamphlet. It is square dance, as it so happens, consisting of 4 parts, composed by Mavis Williams Roberts in memory of Dai Williams, Tawerin. The tune has been composed by Eirlys Phillips,
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Dathlu 70
CYMDEITHAS DDAWNS WERIN CYMRU WELSH FOLK DANCE SOCIETY DATHLU 70 Gyfeillion dyma’ch cyfle i ddathlu penblwydd ein Cymdeithas yn 70. Friends, here’s your chance to celebrate 70 years of our Society Ni biau hon – dewch i ni ymfalchio ynddi! Dyma sut y gallwch CHI DDATHLU. It belongs to us – let’s show how proud
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The Urdd Eisteddfod’s folk dance practise tracks 2019
Click on the dance names to download MP3 tracks for Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2019 rehearsals. Length of dances Where the instructions don’t note the number of times to perform a dance, tunes were recorded a suitable number of times for practise tracks, but they may be performed any number of times. Second tunes The tracks
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Tribute to Ruth Agg
We have recently received the very sad news that Ruth Agg, a former member of Gwerinwyr Gwent has passed away after a period of illness. Ruth and her husband Rob were keen members for many years. As well as being an enthusiastic dancer, Ruth was also the team’s Publicity Officer. I would also like to
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Amserlen Tŷ Gwerin Timetable
If you visit this year’s National Eisteddfod and are interested in all things folk then Tŷ Gwerin is the place for you! Tŷ Gwerin hosts all folk and traditional events on the Maes and the Welsh Folk Dance Society are proud to be one of the project’s partners. Amongst this year’s highlights are the two Twmpath
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