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Perree Bane at Cwlwm Celtaidd

01 Apr 2014


The annual Perree Bane pilgrimage to the Cwlwm Celtaidd Festival was as usual greatly enjoyed by the participants (and, hopefully, the spectators!). Porthcawl seemed relatively unscathed by gales or floods and extended its usual warm welcome.

Friday was outreach to the local schools in Cardiff and despite the satnav taking a car-full of dancers through Cardiff (and round and round Cardiff Hospital), we gave a performance that was well received with the children enjoying joining in the dancing.

Blessed with fine weather for the weekend, the street dancing was a real pleasure and even the "Ceili on the Beach" was great fun - nothing like dancing "The Gay Gordons" to a pipe band! An innovation this year was a marquee for workshops, set up in the car-park behind the Pavilion. Perree Bane led a wide variety of people through the intricacies of Manx footwork, ably tutored by Carol, and they did very well. Just a pity there was no opportunity for them to demonstrate they new-found skills this year.

Whilst off-duty from dance commitments there was plenty of opportunity to take in other performers, from our very own Mollag Band to soloists, duos, groups and the dynamic JS Mabon as headline act. Fine dancers from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and the inimitable Cornish really added up to a wonderful weekend. Come if you can next year. 

 

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