I have always thought that the founders of the EFDSS were extremely wise and far sighted in retsricting their enterprise to England alone. Some of the founders, mentioning no names, were politically minded English nationalists who were trying very hard, some would even say depserately hard, to re engage the English with their own heritage which they believed had been lost in the creation of britain and britishness. They vigourously resisted the idea of a British FDSS. In a way the founders were going against a trend at that time to present these islands as british rather than welsh,english scots and irish. They could see how powerful music could be in supporting nationalism. For me its vital that the EFDSS takes no role other than observer for other traditions and concentrates on its own resposibilities whilst respecting others.

Just for interest heres the main welsh internet site for welsh dance. www.welshfolkdance.org.uk