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Traditional dance in Wales
Welsh dance (Welsh: Dawns Gymreig), also known as Welsh folk dancing (Welsh: Dawnsio gwerin), is the collection of traditional dances originating in Wales
Welsh_dance
Dance tradition in Wales
Welsh Morris Dance (Welsh: Dawns forys Cymru) is the form of Morris dances associated with or originating in Wales. Some processional Welsh dances can
Welsh_Morris_dance
English performance folk dance
personal insurance cover. Traditional Welsh dance experienced a revival in the early twentieth century, and while these dances were commonly performed as progressive
Morris_dance
Form of Scottish folk dance and music
Williamson, Robin (1976). English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish Fiddle Tunes. p. 69. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reels (dance). Military Two Step Gay Gordons
Reel_(dance)
Welsh clog dancing
The Welsh stepdance (Welsh: Dawns stepio) or Welsh clog dance (Welsh: Clocsio) is a traditional Welsh form of dance involving clog shoes and percussive
Welsh_stepdance
Welsh dancer (born 1990)
is a Welsh professional ballroom and Latin American dancer, best known for her appearances on the BBC One television show Strictly Come Dancing. Dowden
Amy_Dowden
Folk dance from Wales and England
into differing intricate forms in Wales and in the North of England. Welsh clog dancing mainly originates from various slate mines where workers would compete
Clog_dancing
a Canadian former professional pianist and music director of the BBC Welsh Dance Orchestra, the featured orchestra on the BBC national television series
Allan_Singleton-Wood
Dance tradition in Wales
The Llanover Dances (Welsh: Dawnsfeydd Llanofer) are a collection of traditional Welsh dances originating from Llanover in Monmouthshire, Wales. The Llanover
Llanover_Dances
Dancing organisation in Wales
The Welsh Folk Dance Society (Welsh: Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru) is an organisation which supports, maintains and extends Welsh traditional dancing. It
Welsh_Folk_Dance_Society
Dance tradition in Wales
The Llangadfan Dances (Welsh: Dawnsfeydd Llangadfan) are a collection of traditional Welsh dances originating from the Llangadfan area of north Wales.
Llangadfan_Dances
Welsh dancer and television presenter
Eddie Ladd (born 18 April 1964) is a Welsh television presenter and leading dance and performance artist. Eddie Ladd's birth name is Gwenith Owen. She
Eddie_Ladd
Dance tradition in Wales
The Nantgarw Dances (Welsh: Dawnsfeydd Nantgarw) is a Welsh dancing tradition that originates from the Nantagarw area in south Wales. Nantgarw tradition
Nantgarw_Dances
British actor (born 1969)
David Bower (born 1969) is a Welsh actor, best known for his role as David in the hit romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. Born in Wrexham, North
David_Bower
Overview of folk music in Wales
Welsh folk music (Welsh: Cerddoriaeth werin Gymreig) is traditional music sung or played in Wales, by Welsh people or originating from Wales. Folk artists
Welsh_folk_music
Country within the United Kingdom
well-known comedians. Traditional dances include Welsh folk dancing and clog dancing. The first mention of dancing in Wales is in a 12th-century account
Wales
Traditional Welsh headwear
still worn by Welsh folk-dance women, and schoolgirls, in Wales on St David's Day, but rarely on other occasions. Two main shapes of Welsh hat were made
Welsh_hat
Spherical object made from compacted snow
"snowball effect" and "snowballing" are derived from this process. The Welsh dance "Y Gasseg Eira" also takes its name from an analogy with rolling a large
Snowball
British peer
the "black sheep" of the family, he was dubbed "the dancing marquess" for his Butterfly Dancing, taken from Loie Fuller, where a voluminous robe of transparent
Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey
Henry_Paget,_5th_Marquess_of_Anglesey
Welsh television presenter (born 1977)
Maes-yr-Yrfa [cy][citation needed], a Welsh language school, and is fluent in Welsh.[citation needed] After training as a ballet dancer as a child, Jones studied
Alex_Jones_(Welsh_presenter)
Romani subgroup
leɪ/, or Welsh Gypsies; Welsh Romani: Kā̊lē; Welsh: Sipsiwn Cymreig) are a Romani subgroup predominantly found in Wales, particularly in the Welsh-speaking
Kale_(Welsh_Roma)
British electronic music duo
albums between 1988 and 1989, Underworld gained prominence after pivoting to dance and techno, releasing albums including Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1994), Second
Underworld_(band)
Musical artist
Henry Evans (born 2 January 1985) is a Welsh musical theatre actor, singer and dancer, known for numerous Welsh and English-language productions. His various
Mark_Evans_(actor)
Welsh folk dancer
Catherine Margretta Thomas was a Welsh folk dancer and is known for recording the Nantgarw tradition of Welsh dance. Catherine Margaretta Thomas was born
Catherine_Margretta_Thomas
Welsh linguist, teacher and academic
Richards, 1854-1952) was a Welsh Harpist. She was an important figure in the revival of Welsh dance, specifically the Llanover Dances in the early twentieth
Susannah Berrington Gruffydd Richards
Susannah_Berrington_Gruffydd_Richards
Welsh tradition
lawen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈnɔsɔn ˈlauɛn]; literally 'merry or joyful night') (also known as Noson Ddifyr in the Nantgarw dance tradition) is a Welsh term
Noson_lawen
Welsh ballet dancer
William Bracewell (born 13 May 1991) is a Welsh ballet dancer. He joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2010, and was named soloist in 2014. In 2017,
William_Bracewell
American choreographer (1949–2021)
Kariamu Welsh Asante (born Carole Ann Welsh; September 22, 1949 – October 12, 2021) was an American contemporary dance choreographer and scholar whose
Kariamu_Welsh
Dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain region
dance Ukrainian dance Verbuňk Nordic polska dance Schuhplattler Square dance Sword dance Weapon dance Welsh dance Zwiefacher The regions of the Middle East
Folk_dance
Welsh turf maze
ritual dances, the nature of which has been lost. At the centre of each caerdroia was a small hillock—in Welsh, twmpath. A gathering for folk dancing in Wales
Caerdroia
Folk dance and tune
Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity across the British
Jig
Irish, and for having a scene with an Irish jig instead of a traditional Welsh dance. Ford's response to these criticisms were simply, "It's a Celtic country
List_of_Welsh_films
Music associated with Wales
twmpath (folk dance session), gŵyl werin (folk festival) or noson lawen (a traditional party similar to the Gaelic "Céilidh"). Modern Welsh folk musicians
Music_of_Wales
Scottish novelist (born 1958)
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His novels and short stories, which almost
Irvine_Welsh
Ethnic group native to Wales
The Welsh (Welsh: Cymry) are an ethnic group and nation native to Wales who share a common ancestry, history and culture. Wales is one of the four countries
Welsh_people
Former Welsh settlement in Argentina
Wladfa (Welsh pronunciation: [ə ˈwladva], 'The Colony'), also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig (Welsh pronunciation: [ə wlaˈdəχva ɡəmˈreiɡ], 'The Welsh Settlement')
Y_Wladfa
Type of dance
A barn dance is any kind of dance involving traditional or folk music with traditional dancing, occasionally held in a barn, but, these days, much more
Barn_dance
Type of Welsh festival of literature, music and performance
In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. The term eisteddfod, which
Eisteddfod
Welsh word meaning a hump or tump
rise of discos in the 1970s. Twmpath is used today to mean a Welsh version of the barn dance or cèilidh. The same word is also used to refer to a speed
Twmpath
Body movement-centered performing arts developed by African people
African dance (also Afro dance, Afrodance and Afro-dance) refers to the various dance styles of sub-Saharan Africa. These dances are closely connected
African_dance
Dance
The hornpipe is any of several dance forms and their associated tunes, played and danced in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere from the 16th century
Hornpipe
Mythological creature in Welsh folklore
Tylwyth Teg (Middle Welsh for "Fair Family"; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtəlʊi̯θ teːg]) is the most usual term in Wales for the mythological creatures corresponding
Tylwyth_Teg
British dance scholar
driving force behind the revival of folk dancing in Wales." She was the founding president of the Welsh Folk Dance Society in 1949. Blake was born in Streatham
Lois_Blake
Welsh dance educator
Betty Marguerita Meredith-Jones (19 May 1908 – 12 May 1996) was a Welsh dancer, dance educator, and rehabilitation specialist, a student and proponent
Betty_Meredith-Jones
British television series
Strictly Come Dancing (commonly referred to as Strictly) is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete
Strictly_Come_Dancing
2001 compilation album (B-sides) by Saint Etienne
"bonus beats". The first is the single mix of "Boy Is Crying" done by Welsh dance act Hybrid; the second is the Trouser Enthusiast remix of "Lose That
Interlude (Saint Etienne album)
Interlude_(Saint_Etienne_album)
Welsh bagpipes (Welsh: pipa cŵd; with the names in Welsh referring specifically to a bagpipe) are a related instrument to one type of bagpipe, a chanter
Welsh_bagpipes
Traditional clothing usually associated with a geographic area
Traditional Welsh costume, which features in many aspects of Welsh cultural life such as Saint David's Day celebrations, Eisteddfodau or in Welsh dance. The
Folk_costume
Jamaican-Welsh musician & record producer (born 1970)
19 August 1970), also known by his stage names MC Eric and Me One, is a Welsh musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, who rose to prominence
Eric_Martin_(Welsh_singer)
British actor
Phaldut "Paul" Sharma is a Welsh dancer and actor, best known for playing AJ Ahmed in EastEnders, Achmed in Gavin & Stacey and as DCI Ram Sidhu in Unforgotten
Phaldut_Sharma
Welsh musical instrument
KROOTH, Welsh: [kruːθ]), also called a crowd or rote or crotta, is a bowed lyre, a type of stringed instrument, associated particularly with Welsh music
Crwth
Welsh dancer and choreographer
Irving Davies (26 April 1926 – 14 October 2002) was a Welsh dancer and choreographer. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Davies's screen work included
Irving_Davies
Welsh television presenter (born 1978)
Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh television presenter. He was an active rugby union player while at Manchester Metropolitan University
Gethin_Jones
Art form consisting of body movement
Marshall Editions, 1982, p. 161 Kariamu Welsh; Elizabeth A. Hanley; Jacques D'Amboise (1 January 2010). African Dance. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60413-477-3
Dance
Dance figure popularised by Michael Jackson
The moonwalk, or backslide, is a popping dance move in which the performer glides backwards but their body actions suggest forward motion. It became popular
Moonwalk_(dance)
British actor
Welsh actor Tom Cullen from his TV shows to growing up in Powys". County Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026. "Actor Tom Cullen on Downton Abbey, dancing and
Tom_Cullen
Welsh indie band
Wales whose music is a combination of punk rock, bubblegum pop and disco dance music. The band was formed in 1992 by Helen Love (vocals, guitar) with Sheena
Helen_Love
Work for symphonic orchestra by Grace Williams
orchestration unfavourably with that of Hoddinott's Welsh Dances (Set 1 – 1956; Set 2 – 1969) and Mathias's Celtic Dances (1972). The Fantasia remains popular with
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Fantasia_on_Welsh_Nursery_Tunes
2026 studio album by Madonna
Confessions II (also referred to as Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II) is the fifteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It
Confessions_II
Genre of folk music
the Dubliners. Irish showbands presented a mixture of pop music and folk dance tunes, though these died out during the seventies. The international success
Irish_traditional_music
British electronic musician
Koreless, is a Welsh electronic musician, DJ and producer. He released his debut album, Agor, in 2021. He won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album
Koreless
Church congregation and building in Canada
congregation was Rev. F.E. Bowser and the church was located at the Welsh Dance Hall, which was owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Unlike most
Union_United_Church
Welsh actor and musician (born 1967)
Rhys Owain Evans (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɨːs ˈivans]; born 22 July 1967), known as Rhys Ifans, is a Welsh actor and musician. He has portrayed roles in
Rhys_Ifans
Dancing around two crossed swords
Welsh and English Morris dance, in Austria, Germany, Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Romania. In Ghillie Callum or "Scottish sword dance"
Scottish_sword_dances
Flag of Welsh county
Anglesey football team and the Worker's Union. Following the German tour of Welsh dance group Dawnswyr Bro Cefni, who flew the Anglesey flag (then unofficial)
Flag_of_Anglesey
Holiday held close to the summer solstice
great agricultural fairs, with Welsh music and Welsh dance. The Nos Ifan yn yr haf (St John's Festival Evening) would see Welsh people individually decorate
Midsummer
Type of snare drum
Look up tabor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tabor, tabour, tabret (Welsh: Tabwrdd), tambour de Provence, Provençal tambourin or Catalan tamborí is
Tabor_(instrument)
Index of articles associated with the same name
including the following: Clog dancing, a Welsh and Northern English step dance danced in clogs. Welsh stepdance, a style of clog dancing unique to Wales. Clogging
Clog_dance
the opera Bronwen, Op.75] Welsh Dance No.1 Welsh Dance No.2 Welsh Dance No.3 Irish Dance No.1 Irish Dance No.2 Aucassin and Nicolette, Op.115 (1935) Pontorewyn
List of compositions by Joseph Holbrooke
List_of_compositions_by_Joseph_Holbrooke
Argentine screenwriter
and Mecha Ortiz. Welsh appeared as a member of the jury at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival in 1966. El Abuelo (1954) Dance of Fire (1949) Juan
Emilio_Villalba_Welsh
Genre of traditional music from Scotland
despite attempts by the Kirk, particularly in the Lowlands, to suppress dancing and events like penny weddings. The first clear reference to the use of
Scottish_folk_music
American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
Phoenix, Arizona to Jess and Barbara Nicks. Nicks is of German, English, Welsh, and Irish ancestry. Nicks has a brother, Chris, who is five years her junior
Stevie_Nicks
Folk music originating in England
phenomena, including sea shanties, jigs, hornpipes and the music for Morris dancing. It has also interacted with other musical traditions, particularly classical
English_folk_music
Name list
American rock and roll and pop singer Betty Meredith-Jones (1908–1996), Welsh dance educator Betty Miles (1910–1992), American actress Betty Missiego (born
Betty
Music school and performance venue in Cardiff, Wales
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD; Welsh: Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru) is the national conservatoire of Wales, located in Cardiff
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Royal_Welsh_College_of_Music_&_Drama
2001 novel by Jamie O'Neill
XV Premio Letterario Giuseppe Berto, section foreign fiction (Italy) Welsh dance company Earthfall created their 2005 production of At Swim Two Boys as
At_Swim,_Two_Boys
Musical artist
co-founding Welsh rock band Sherbet Antlers with former Catatonia bass player Paul Jones, together with John Griffiths and Kevs Ford from the Welsh dance pioneer
Mark_Roberts_(musician)
Sound form within Welsh poetry
In Welsh-language poetry, cynghanedd (Welsh pronunciation: [kəŋˈhaneð], literally "concinnity" or "harmony") is the concept of sound-arrangement within
Cynghanedd
Welsh television presenter
Stephen Ashton Jones (born 16 March 1977) is a Welsh television presenter from Tylorstown, Wales, who currently leads the presenting team on Channel 4
Steve_Jones_(Welsh_presenter)
Welsh musical instrument
One common version is the Welsh triple harp (Welsh: telyn deires), used today mainly among players of traditional Welsh folk music. The triple harp
Triple_harp
1944 murder in Staines, England
October 1944, page 2 'Murder of Taxi Driver - ', U.S. Paratrooper and Welsh Dancer to Die', Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore), 25 January 1945, page 7 "Two
Cleft_chin_murder
Topics referred to by the same term
Tough Guys Don't Dance (Soulsavers album), 2003 debut album from Soulsavers Tough Guys Don't Dance (High Contrast album), 2007 album by Welsh drum and bass
Tough_Guys_Don't_Dance
Welsh indie pop singer (born 1981)
spoke Cornish; her mother spoke Welsh. From the age of five she attended the Seán Éireann-McMahon Academy of Irish Dance and was a cast member of Michael
Gwenno
Welsh DJ & record producer (born 1969)
Alexander Paul Coe (born 4 September 1969), known professionally as Sasha, is a Welsh DJ and record producer. He is best known for his live events and electronic
Sasha_(DJ)
Welsh mythology, also known as Y Chwedlau (Welsh for 'the legends'), consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the
Welsh_mythology
Welsh actor (born 1969)
Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in
Michael_Sheen
Dialect of English spoken in Wales
See media help. Welsh English comprises the dialects of English spoken by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh grammar and often
Welsh_English
1987 film directed by Emile Ardolino
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring
Dirty_Dancing
Annual festival of Welsh-language culture
event is being considered for merging. › The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru ) is the largest of several festivals known
National_Eisteddfod_of_Wales
British potter and ceramic designer (born 1965)
Brymer Jones also studied many forms of dance, including ballet, Highland, tap, and Scottish country dance from 3 until 18. In 1983, Brymer Jones was
Keith_Brymer_Jones
Welsh singer (born 1971)
Sian Evans (born 9 October 1971) is a Welsh singer. She is front woman and singer-songwriter of the band Kosheen, a trip-hop/drum and bass group that
Sian_Evans
Cultural and religious celebration on 1 March
Welsh Cakes, Welsh lamb and Welsh rarebit. A girl wearing the Traditional Welsh costume for St Davids Day in Barmouth, 1960 Traditional Welsh dance at
Saint_David's_Day
Welsh composer (1929–2008)
15 Welsh Dances Suite 1, orch 1959 Op. 16/1 Nocturne 2 for piano 1958 Op. 16/2 Prelude Nocturne & Dance for harp and strings 1958 Two Welsh Dances 1959
Alun_Hoddinott
Welsh athlete
Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete, sports commentator and television personality who specialised
Colin_Jackson
59 (1957) Four Cornish Dances, Op. 91 (1966) Four Irish Dances, Op. 126 (1986) Four Welsh Dances, Op. 138 (1988) Overtures Comedy Overture: Beckus the Dandipratt
List of compositions by Malcolm Arnold
List_of_compositions_by_Malcolm_Arnold
Gymru Rhydwen Williams – Liwsi Regina Classical Malcolm Arnold - Four Welsh Dances, Op. 138 Alun Hoddinott – Star Children Jeffrey Lewis – Silentia Noctis
1989_in_Wales
1946 American film by Phil Karlson
John Eldredge as Bascomb, Daniel Warren's attorney Leon Belasco as Pete Welsh, dance director Dewey Robinson as process server Edward Earle as nightclub patron
Swing_Parade_of_1946
Welsh model (1944–2014)
October 1944 – 18 December 2014), better known as Mandy Rice-Davies, was a Welsh model and showgirl best known for her association with Christine Keeler
Mandy_Rice-Davies
Welsh electronic music duo
Overmono is a Welsh electronic music duo consisting of brothers Tom and Ed Russell. Prior to the formation of Overmono, Tom and Ed Russell both explored
Overmono
Welsh species of idioglot reed aerophone instruments
The pibgorn is a Welsh species of idioglot reed aerophone. The name translates literally as "pipe-horn". It is also historically known as cornicyll and
Pibgorn_(instrument)
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