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Pen-y-Fai is a tiny village situated above the town of Bridgend in South Wales, UK. That is where the team, which now has worldwide contacts, began in 1971 and continues to go from strength to strength. They still practice regularly near Pen-y-Fai and there is a great demand for them to entertain audiences and hold social evenings of dance throughout Wales and beyond. Over the years Dawnswyr Gwerin Pen-y-Fai have travelled to and performed in numerous European countries. The founder members, Mel and Gwynfydd Evans and Anne Hughes still play a leading role in the team’s activities - Mel as dance leader and following in their footsteps is their daughter Ceri who has been the team Secretary for the last 6 years.
The dancers dress in traditional Welsh costume made from Welsh flannel. On formal occasions the women wear the distinctive traditional tall black hats.
Dawnswyr Gwerin Penyfai are a non-competitive team, but have been invited to dance at many festivals in Great Britain and Europe e.g. The World Folk Dance festival in Munich and Majorca; The Europead Dance Festival in Switzerland and Belgium; The Lorient Interceltic festival - Brittany, Festival Interceltique Aviles - Asturias, Spain, festivals in Larvik - Norway, Pisek in the Czeck Republic, and in Clisson, Guemine and Le Pouliguen in France. Festivals in the UK include Sidmouth, Perranporth, Isle of Man, Pontardawe, Gwyl Ifan - Cardiff, Cwlwm Celtaidd – Porthcawl, Bridgend Festivals of Wales and many more.
In August 1998 the team was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the Dance Pavilion at the prestigious Welsh Royal National Eisteddfod at Bridgend and were greatly praised for their polished and innovative performance.
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Pentre bach yw Pen-y-fai uwchben tref Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr yn Ne Cymru. Sefydlwyd y tîm dawnsio gwerin yno ym 1971. Bellach mae ganddo gysylltiadau ledled y byd ac yn dal i fynd o nerth i nerth. Mae galw mawr ar y tîm i ddiddannu cynulleidfaoedd ar draws Cymru a’r byd. Maent yn dal yn ymarfer yn rheoliadd ac mae galw mawr ar i’r tîm adlonni cynulleidfaoedd a chynnal nosweithiau cymdeithasol ledled Cymru a thu hwnt. Dros y blynyddoedd mae Dawnswyr Gwerin Pen-y-Fai wedi teithio i nifer o wledydd Ewrop. Mae’r ddau a sefydlodd y grwp - Mel a Gwynfydd Evans dal i gymryd rhan bwysig yng ngweithgareddau’r tîm – Mel fel Arweinydd Dawnsio ac yn dilyn yn eu camau mae Ceri, merch Mel a Gwynfydd, - Ysgrifenyddes y tîm ers chwe mlynedd.
Mae’r dawnswyr yn gwisgo’r wisg Gymreig draddodiadol, o frethyn Cymru. Ar achlysyron ffurffiol mae’r menywod yn gwisgo’r hetiau du cantal uchel traddodadiol.
Nid yw Dawnswyr Gwerin Pen-y-fai yn cystadlu ond cawsant eu gwahodd i ymddangos mewn sawl Gwyl bwysig ym Mhrydain ac ar draws Ewrop e.e. Gwyl Ddawns Werin y Byd –ym Munich a Majorca; Gwyl Ddawns yr Ewropead – yn Y Swistir a Gwlad Belg; Gwyl Ban-Geltaidd Lorient, Gwyl Ban-Geltaidd Aviles yn Asturias, Sbaen, gwyliau yn Norwy, Pisek - Y Weriniaeth Tsiec., Clisson, Guemine a Le Pouligen yn Frainc. A gwyliau yn y DU sy’n cynnwys Sidmouth, Perranporth, Ynys Manaw, Pontardawe, Gwyl Ifan – Caerdydd, Cwlwm Celtaidd – Porthcawl, Gwyliau Cymru Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr a llawer mwy.
Anrhydeddwyd y Dawnswyr am eu cyfraniad i’r Celfyddydau Perfformiadol yn eu hardal. Cafodd y Dawnswyr broffil uchel yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Bro Ogwr ym 1998, a chael clod mawr am eu perfformiad caboledig ac arloesol
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