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Classes offered at Welsh Heritage Week: You choose - lots of fun; no pressure.
Welsh Language and Literature
Dysgu Cymraeg (Learning Welsh):
All levels. Regardless of whether you’re a complete beginner, fluent speaker, or somewhere in between, our Welsh language classes are especially designed to be fun and supportive, never overwhelming.
Mwy o Gymraeg (More Welsh): Have a wonderful time building your vocabulary. Learn lots of new words and idioms, play word
games, and stretch your memory in this relaxed session.
Welsh Literature & Recitation:
Learn more about Welsh and Anglo-Welsh writers. Enhance your knowledge and perception of Wales’ ancient literary heritage and bardic legacy, as well as the contemporary side of this ongoing tradition.
Music
Ysgol Gan (Hymn Singing School):
Learn to pronounce and sing traditional Welsh hymns in four-part harmony under the direction on an experienced conductor. Hymns learned during the week will be sung at Sunday’s farewell Cymanfa Ganu. Hymns are selected from the official WNGGA hymnal. No experience necessary.
Welsh Folk Song Session:
Learn some of the folk and popular songs of Wales in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. You just need to enjoy singing.
Music Session:
All instruments welcome. Learn to play traditional Welsh melodies and dance tunes, then play for the dance on Friday night. You need sight-reading and/or “playing by ear” skills.
Beginning Harp: No previous experience necessary. Learn basic harp technique by playing simple Welsh melodies.
Intermediate/Advance Harp: Expand your Welsh repertoire with new tunes and explore different areas of Welsh harp technique.
Folk Dance
Beginning Folk Dance:
Little or no experience necessary. Learn basic traveling steps and several simple-to-intermediate folk dance in different styles and formations.
Intermediate/Advance Folk Dance:
For experienced folk dancers. Learn several complex Welsh dances while emphasizing Welsh style and technique.
Clogging: Learn the basic steps in Welsh clogging, and practice both group and individual clog dances.
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