Performances, competitions, twmpathau, and more – a feast of folk dancing awaits all visitors to the National Eisteddfod this year! Your full guide to dancing on the maes follows:
Saturday, 5 August
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Performance | Dawnswyr Penyfai
Sunday, 6 August
09:00, Pafiliwn Bach
Competition | Semi-final: Individual Step Dance for girls under 18
09:30, Pafiliwn Bach
Competition | Semi-final: Individual Step Dance for boys under 18
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Book | “Llwybrau’r Ddawns” Book Launch
15:20, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Individual Step Dance for girls under 18
15:35, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Individual Step Dance for boys under 18
16:20, Pafiliwn Bach
Competition | Party of inexperienced dancers
Dawnswyr Porth Neigwl, Parti Pont y Gof, Ysgafndroed, Dawnswyr Plenydd
Monday, 7 August
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Performance | Dawnswyr Cefni
with Huw Roberts
18:00, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Welsh Folk Dance Society Trophy
Dawnswyr Môn, Dawnswyr Hafwyl, Dawnswyr Caernarfon
18:25, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Group Step Dance
Dawnswyr Nantgarw, Clocswyr Llŷn, Clocswyr Madryn, Clocswyr Conwy, Dawnswyr Talog, Seithenyn Bach
19:20, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Folk Dance Group for those under 25
Dawnswyr Nantgarw, Clocswyr Conwy, Dawnswyr Caer Talog, Dawnswyr Gwenyn Talog, Dawnswyr Triban Talog
20:30, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Lois Blake Memorial Trophy
Dawnswyr Nantgarw, Dawnswyr Talog
21:45, Pafiliwn Mawr
Twmpath | Twmpdaith
Tuesday, 8 August
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Competition | Props ar y Pryd
Wednesday, 9 August
11:00, Pafiliwn Bach
Competition | Semi-final: Individual Step Dance for girls 18 and over
11:30, Pafiliwn Bach
Competition | Semi-final: Individual Step Dance for boys 18 and over
12:00, Pafiliwn Bach
Competition | Semi-final: Step dance duet, trio or quartet
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Performance | Dawnswyr Caernarfon
Ajudication of the dance composition competition, and the dance
13:55, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Individual Step Dance for girls 18 and over
14:10, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Individual Step Dance for boys 18 and over
15:35, Pafiliwn Mawr
Competition | Step dance duet, trio or quartet
22:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Twmpath | Twmpdaith
Thursday, 10 August
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Performance | Dawnswyr Talog
15:30, Tŷ Gwerin
Competition | Clog-dancing Battle
Friday, 11 August
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Performance | Dawnswyr Môn
Saturday, 12 August
12:00, Tŷ Gwerin
Performance | Dawnswyr Delyn