 These ancient dances, orally passed down, were almost single-handedly rescued by Lois Blake (1890–1974) who recorded them in numerous instruction pamphlets, recording both steps and music.In a similar vein, clog dancing was preserved and developed by Howel Wood (1882–1967) and others who perpetuated the art on local and national stages.Clog dancing, traditionally a male dominated art, became part of eisteddfodau.