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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Mavis Williams Roberts Dai Williams was a founder member of Dawnswyr Tawerin and the anchor of the team. If Dai was there, everyone was comfortable. Not only a dancer, Dai was motivator, organiser and counsellor to the team. He smoothed ruffled feather and encouraged the hesitant. He and Ann were the threads that kept
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The weather is warming up and the days are getting longer which can only mean one thing – it’s summer festival season! Over the next few months Welsh folk tunes, dances and rhythms will be heard all across Wales and beyond. If you visit our ‘Events’ page you’ll see a list of upcoming festivals. Of
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Click here to download MP3 Tracks: Traciau ymarfer Urdd 2018 Length of dances The instructions indicate the number of times the Welsh Cwac, Bryn-y-Môr and Melin Crawia are danced. The Dawns Gwŷr Wrecsam practice track goes through the dance 4 times, but it could be danced any number of times. Second tunes The tracks for
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