Welsh folk dancing enthusiast and revival contributor Mavis Williams-Roberts, who was brought up in Tenby, has launched a bilingual book of recollections on Tuesday, August 6. 

Mavis discovered Welsh folk dancing in 1960 as a science student at University College of Wales, Swansea. Her book, Welsh Folk Dance Recollections, also includes a colour photo section and examples of dances that she has composed.

The book records Mavis’ highlights of her own 60 years in Welsh folk dancing.

“When I became aware of folk dancing, the Welsh Folk Dance Society was only eleven years old, and many of the traditional Welsh folk dances had been lost or almost forgotten. Considerable research was being undertaken to recover and revive them. I was totally unaware at the time of how close we, as a nation, were to losing them for ever.

In Welsh Folk Dance Recollections I would like to share with you some memories of the people who taught and influenced me and, in time, inspired me to write my own collection of dances. The complete collection will be published separately.”