In December 2020, Alison Allen was announced as the winner of the composing a dance competition. With dance teams beginning to meet up once more, we are able to share an electronic copy of the dance with you. The dance is now called ‘Dawns y Swigen – The Bubble’ and enables six dancers from four
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Please see the following update from National Eisteddfod in relation to an extended closing date for group competitions: “With COVID restrictions starting to relax here in Wales, and more people allowed to meet up, we’ve decided to extend the closing date for this year’s group competitions. Some of you have been in touch to say
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National Eisteddfod Announcement: Group Competitions closing date extended to 1 June “We’ve extended the closing date for group competitions to Tuesday 1 June 2021, 5pm, as COVID guidelines will allow some indoor activities to restart on 17 May. This means that some groups can come together safely to prepare and present their competition videos in
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Here’s a taste of some Welsh folk dance activities over the past few months… Llanelli Cerdd Dant Festival 2019: November 9th, 2019— the stage coverage for the dance competitions was excellent as the complete performance of each group was shown to allow TV viewers to decide for themselves where they placed each team! The dance
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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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Congratulations to the members who were honoured with membership of the Gorsedd of the Bards this year in Anglesey. Rhodri Jones from Penarth a member of the Executive Committee and responsible for our Library and Huw Roberts a musician and an authority on the Welsh costume. Congratulations also go to Jeremy Randles who because of
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Llongyfarchiadau mawr i’r aelodau gafodd eu urddo gyda gwisg werdd yr Orsedd eleni yn Ynys Mon. Rhodri Jones o Benarth sy’n aelod o’r Pwyllgor Gwaith ac yn gyfrifol am ein llyfrgell; a Huw Roberts, cerddor ac awdurdod ar y wisg Gymreig. Llongyfarchiadau hefyd i Jeremy Randles, oherwydd marwolaeth sydyn ei dad caiff ei urddo flwyddyn
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Cynhelir Diwrnod o Ddawns Llangadfan eleni ar ddydd Sadwrn 17eg Mehefin yn y Cann Offis, Llangadfan. Trefniadau fel arfer: gwelwch y daflen ynghlwm. Bydd prydiau bar i gael i’w harchebu ar y diwrnod. Dewch yn llu! Cliciwch y ddelwedd i’w chwyddo.
During 2017 the Welsh National Folk Dance Society will be celebrating the Centenary of Patrick Noel Shuldham-Shaw 1917-1977. As part of its “Four Corners of Wales” festivities we, in Pembrokeshire, invite you to join us in honouring Padrig Farfog, to give his Bardic name, for his contribution to Folk Dancing in Wales. Click on the
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