Editing Wales (section)

==== Dance ====
{{see also|Welsh dance|Welsh stepdance}}
[[File:Traditional Welsh dance and dress, Senedd, St David's Day 2009 Gwisgoedd a dawnsio traddodiadol Gymreig, Senedd, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi 2009 (3678719264).jpg|thumb|232x232px|Welsh dancer at the Senedd building]]
Traditional dances include Welsh [[Welsh dance|folk dancing]] and [[Welsh stepdance|clog dancing]]. The first mention of dancing in Wales is in a 12th-century account by [[Gerald of Wales|Giraldus Cambrensis]], but by the 19th century traditional dance had all but died out due to religious opposition.<ref name="Davies192">Davies (2008) p. 192</ref> In the 20th century a revival was led by [[Lois Blake]] (1890–1974).<ref name="Davies192" /> Clog dancing was preserved and developed by Hywel Wood (1882–1967) and others who perpetuated the art on local and national stages.<ref name="Davies193">Davies (2008) p. 193</ref> The Welsh Folk Dance Society was founded in 1949.<ref name="Davies193" /> [[Contemporary dance]] grew out of Cardiff in the 1970s.<ref name="Davies193" /> The [[National Dance Company Wales]], formed in 1983, is now resident at the Wales Millennium Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Mike |date=22 February 2013 |title=30th birthday celebrations for National Dance Company Wales |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2013/02/22/30th-birthday-celebrations-for-national-dance-company-wales-91466-32856193/ |access-date=28 February 2013 |publisher=walesonline.co.uk}}</ref>