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Twmpath Success!

Image courtesy of The Birth Partner Project: “@BirthProject trustees and staff having a great time at @SwanseaCoS #twmpath on Friday. Dancing and raising funds for @SASS_Community ….Diolch to everyone who organised such a fab evening #NationofSanctuary”

A Twmpath was held in St James Hall on Friday November 25th. There was an excellent atmosphere in this great social event!

What is a twmpath?
A โ€˜twmpathโ€™ is a traditional Welsh barn dance involving a live folk band and a caller (a person who teaches and calls the dances) – similar to a Ceilidh. The dances would happen in village halls across Wales, and the whole village would dance together!

This Twmpath was a joint event, organised by both Swansea Asylum Seeker Support (SASS) and Swansea City of Sanctuary (SCoS), so a large number of people took part in this musical evening. Nigel Mason provided the music, he was the caller, encouraging people, young and old, to dance together.

Thanuja commented:
โ€œI thought SCoS/SASS Twmpath event was a great success and I think this should happen more often. It is important we introduce new commers to Welsh cultural heritage. This is a great opportunity to meet up with people who share common interests and to enjoy as a family. I have met a few long lost contacts during this event. My children loved the event too and they kept asking if we can do that often. Thank you ScoS for the wonderful event.โ€

Another comment from an attendee:
โ€œSeeing people from many nations smiling and laughing is better than getting dances and moves just right.โ€

In the intervals, more music was presented by Alan Thomas and the singing group, as well as by Lisa Taylor, a member of Ceilidh band, Coppercaille, who sang and played the guitar beautifully. Nigel Mason also played a haunting melody on a North American wind instrument.

Delicious refreshments were included, thanks to Hamda, Guli andย also Maria and Phil.

No event is complete without a raffle, and some beautiful hand-made prizes were won by lucky participants!

The Twmpath was so successful, many have asked for other evenings of dance to be held in the future. Well done to everyone.