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In normal
years we run around eight workshops between September and April. Most
are on various forms of dance e.g. Playford, Contras, Squares, Country
dancing and anything else that we think people might like. We have live
music and excellent callers. Most of the dancers are quite experienced,
and if you are a newcomer to folk dancing you will probably find it easier
to try a ceilidh or a dance club first, to learn the basics, but everyone
is welcome, with a partner or on their own. These are workshops, as against
"a dance night", by which we mean that the dances will be taught.
We might focus on improving some aspects or different styles or dancing
in different positions. We had one workshop a while back where the music
changed part way through the dance from a jig to a waltz and then a tango!
From which comment, you may be able to infer that these Sundays are meant
to be enjoyable and informal.
We also have
some music and song workshops each year and we regularly invite
the Madding Crowd to lead
us through some delightful West Gallery music and singing. In past
years we have run sessions on handbells, bones, miming, story telling,
shanties to mention but a few. If you fancy prompting us to repeat any
of these activities, or include any new ones, please do contact
us.
We hold workshops
on Sundays at Twyford Parish Hall SO21 1QY and Soberton
Village Hall SO32 3PF, from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Twyford Parish Hall
is under a mile and a 15 minute walk from Shawford station and the entrance
to the car park is in Hazeley Road. Click on the links below to see the
maps.
FASH members
£9, non-members £12. Tea and coffee are available. You can
join FASH for just £10, and since our aim is to promote folk in
our region, this is good value and anyway a nice cause to support. See
here for more information. Or you could buy a
season ticket for just £50 and this includes a year's membership.
If you come to 5 workshops you are already saving money with this deal.
We care about being financially responsible and breaking even over the
season, but we care more about encouraging participation, hence the season
ticket offer.
Bring your
own lunch, tea and coffee available, or try the pub up the road
Read
more
Below
is a list of the events we have held on Zoom during the 2020/21 season.
This is followed by a list of the workshops we had planned, most of which
will now be held in 2021/2022 as long as the guidelines in place at the
time allow them to go ahead. Dates will be on the website soon.
Please
also see our Facebook page 
for updates and news of FASH workshops.
We
have set up an on-line calendar for those who might like to use it. You
will need a Google account (if you have a @gmail e-mail address, you already
have have an account, but if not you can register for a new account).
Sign in to your Google account then go to your google calendar. On the
left you should see something that says 'My calendars' and below that
'Other calendars' and a '+' sign. Click on the '+' and then 'subscribe
to calendar', then where it says 'Add calendar' enter the account info
for the FASH calendar which is fashfolk78@gmail.com
| 4th
Oct 2020 |
Zoom
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FASH
2020
AGM
This was originally planned for Soberton but
in the event had to go online and was successfully held on Zoom.
A report can be downloaded here.
Links are included to the accounts and the several committee members'
reports.
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| 18th
Oct 2020 |
Zoom
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Victoria
& Dave Yeomans
gave us a most enjoyable online dance on Zoom from 2pm till 4pm. |
| 10th
Jan 2021 |
Zoom
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Victoria
& Dave Yeomans
led another very successful dance on Zoom for us from 2pm to 4pm.
The
original plan was a for a workshop at Twyford - Victoria
Yeomans with Pete & Sue Hall
- 'At Home with Deo Volente' - A selection of Victoria's compositions
from the book and accompanying double CD of the same name - published
in September 2020 - many of the tunes written by her husband Dave.
Enquiries to deovolente@btinternet.com
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| 7th
Feb 2021 |
Zoom
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Madeleine
Smith led
a most enjoyable online dance on Zoom from 2pm to 4pm
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| 28th
Feb 2021 |
Zoom
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The
Madding Crowd - West Gallery Music
Instead of the workshop Mike Bailey led a very successful Zoom Play/Sing
from 2pm to 3.30pm. He played recordings of The Madding Crowd performing
favourite pieces we have sung at past workshops for us to sing or
play along with at home - or just enjoy listening. We had many more
than 50 people in 52 little boxes and it did feel as though we were
all joining in together!
We hope to be
able to hold a
'live' workshop at Soberton Village Hall on Sunday 27th February
2022 as long as Covid restrictions allow it by then. Please contact
Daphne on info@fash.org.uk
or phone 01243 531497 to book your place and reserve a copy of the
music.
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| 11th
April 2021 |
Zoom
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Nigel
Close led an excellent online dance "Mortsel
Morsels and Isolation Inspirations" from
2.30 to 4.30. He paid tribute to Phillipe Callens and to Pete Hendy
who have both sadly died very recently.
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| 11th
Oct 2020 |
Twyford
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Ivan
Aitken with
Andrew Purkiss - 'Contras and Squares + English Dances
from Across The Pond'
CANCELLED
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15th
Nov 2020
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Soberton
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Nigel
Close
with Anne, Simon and Liz of Pogles Wood - 'Chocolate
and Impropriety - English-style Dances of Brooke Friendly and
Chris Sackett'
POSTPONED
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| 13th
Dec 2020 |
Twyford
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Longsword
with Paul Miles
and Maypole Dance
with Tanya Kearly
- a "Do Something Different" day!
POSTPONED
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| 7th
Feb 2020 |
Soberton
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Ted
Morse with
Pete & Sue Hall
- 'Only Connect - Dances based around 4 themes which we are challenged
to work out'.
POSTPONED
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| 21st
Mar 2021
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Twyford
| Barrie
Bullimore
with Steve Hunt - 'Contras and Squares "Not for the
Faint-hearted" - Dances you're unlikely to meet at a Saturday
dance' POSTPONED
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| 25th
April 2021
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Soberton
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Fiona
Birchall
with Pete & Sue Hall - 'Dances
from the Cook and the Waitress by Julian Hill of Sheffield - in
the English Tradition'
POSTPONED
The 2021 AGM
is POSTPONED until October
as it would have been held during the lunch break of this workshop.
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Southern
Stepping workshop led by Simon and Jo Harmer with JigFoot at Twyford.
March 2014 |
 
Pat Shaw
workshop led by Madeleine Smith at Soberton. March 2014 |
West Gallery
workshop led by Mike Bailey of Madding Crowd. February 2014 |
And some of the comments
we have received about our workshops........
| Mentally
challenging but their dances were very interesting |
| Very clear instructions
so it was easy to dance |
| Good dancing
which seemed to be enjoyed by everyone |
| They are such
skilled musicians and make it so easy to fit the steps into their
music. Brilliant quality |
| Great music made
you want to get up and dance |
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