Twmpath

I currently have entirely too much free time on my hands...today I had lectures from 10:00-12:00 and then the rest of the day completely free to do as I pleased so Brynne, Caroline, and I went into the city centre to the Cardiff market to get some vegetables and then to Cafe Nero for some delicious coffee. We also checked out this adorable tea room (tea means a meal in Wales) in St. John's Parish...it seemed like the best place to meet local women and just relax in a home-like air.

Since then I've been watching Burn Notice and pouring over my Wales guidebook to find fun day trips. I think I've got about a hundred now that sound amazing so its time to move on to the promised entry about the Twmpath.

On Thursday evening of this past week the majority of the Colgate Wales Group went to a traditional Welsh Twmpath which is their word for folk dance.

The twmpath was held in the student union's club called Solus (which is the welsh term for club...ha creative) and it featured a local folk band called Cats Claw. Basically the band would play welsh folk tunes while the lucky participants danced...or at least tried to...








The first dance that the caller taught us was the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DT6qRr-qu4
and it was kind of a disaster but loads of fun.


We basically just had a ball trying to find partners and make our way through the steps of the various Welsh, Belgian, Scottish, and maybe even American folk dances.

Now I think that I have found my Watson project...folk dancing throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Brilliant?!