We hold workshops on Sundays from 10.30am to 3.30pm at Durley Memorial Hall SO32 2AD and Soberton Village Hall SO32 3PF. See the bottom of this page for maps of the two venues.

Bring Your Own Lunch or you could try the pub up the road (possibly not at Durley where there is no pub within walking distance of the hall). Tea and coffee will be available at the hall and you can bring your own mug if you wish. There is often soup at lunchtime.

FASH members £9, non-members £12 and it costs just £10 to become a FASH member.

We usually run eight workshops between September and April, comprising six of various kinds of folk dance with live music and excellent callers, one West Gallery music with the Madding Crowd and one 'Do Something Different Day'. Past 'different' sessions have included handbells, bones/spoons, miming, story telling, shanties and more! This year it was Maypole Dancing and Christmas singing.

For full details of all workshops, download a flyer here.If you fancy repeating any of these activities or can suggest new ones, please do contact us.

A copy of our 'FASH Workshops and Covid19' Supplement is here and we would ask you to read it before attending a workshop to see what precautions we shall be taking at the venues, and what we ask our attendees to do to protect everyone involved. We will ensure that seating is well spaced out for the singing session and the room will be well ventilated. In the light of the latest developments regarding the Omicron variant, we would encourage the use of a lateral flow test, as mentioned in the supplement.

Below is a list of the workshops we have planned for 2021/2022 as long as the guidelines in place at the time allow them to go ahead. 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 an @gmail email 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

If you are a newcomer to folk dancing you might 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. We are a friendly crowd and will make sure you always have someone to dance with. These are workshops, as against "a dance night", by which we mean that the dances will be taught and there may be a focus on improving some particular aspect, or on different styles, or perhaps dancing in different positions. The emphasis on these Sundays is always on enjoyment.

For those of you who plan ahead............ here are the dates for the 2022/2023 season of workshops:

16th October 2022. Durley. Victoria Yeomans with Dave Yeomans. Dance workshop
13th November 2022. Soberton. Dick Gurney with Pete and Sue Hall. Dance workshop
11th December 2022. Durley. 'Do something different' workshop
8th January 2023. Soberton. Ivan Aitken with Pete and Sue Hall. Dance workshop
12th February 2023. Durley. Brian stanton with Pete adn Sue Hall. Dance workshop
26th February 2023. Soberton. The Madding Crowd workshop
12th March 2023. Soberton. Rosemary Hunt with Orion's Ring. Dance workshop
25th April 2023. Durley. Louise Siddons with Pgles Copse. Dance 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........

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