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.
17th
Oct 2021 |
Soberton
|
Nigel
Close
'Chocolate
and Impropriety' English-style dances of Brooke
Friendly
& Chris Sackett with music from
Pogles
Copse (Anne, Liz
& Simon from Pogles Wood)
The
FASH 2021 AGM was held during the lunch break and the
minutes can be downloaded here.
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21st
Nov 2021 |
Durley
Memorial Hall
|
Jane
Thomas - A mainly Contra workshopwith music from Steve Hunt and Genni
Grainger (Orion's Ring) (please
note the change of venue -click
here for
directions) |
12th
Dec 2021 |
Durley
Memorial Hall
|
A
'Do Something Different Day'
- Maypole Dance with
Tanya Kearly in the morning until 1pm and (a
change to the previous programme)
Singing with Tom Gregory in
the afternoon until
around 3pm (please
note the change of venue -click
here for
directions)
|
6th
Feb 2022 |
Twyford
|
Barrie
Bullimore
- Contras and Squares 'Not for the Faint-hearted'
(dances you're unlikely to meet at a Saturday dance) with
music from Pete
& Sue Hall
|
27th
Feb 2022 |
Soberton
|
The
Madding Crowd - West Gallery Music
We hope Covid
restrictions will allow us to hold a 'live' workshop where we can
play and sing together this wonderful music from around 200 years
ago. More information about West Gallery music can be found on The
Madding Crowd's website here
Please contact
Daphne on info@fash.org.uk
or phone 01243 531497 to book your place and reserve a copy of the
music.
|
13th
March 2022 |
Soberton
|
Madeleine
Smith 'Dancing is Music made Visible' -
focussing on the central role of the music - which
is from Pete & Sue Hall
(NB
the venue has had to be changed from Twyford to Soberton) |
24th
April 2022 |
Soberton
|
Ted
Morse 'Only Connect' - Dances
based around 4 themes which we are challenged to work out - with
music from Steve Hunt Genni Grainger (Orion's Ring) Cancelled |
8th
May 2022 |
Soberton |
Fiona
Birchall
"Dances
from 'The Cook and the Waitress' by Julian Hill
of Sheffield - in the English Tradition" -
with music from Pete
& Sue Hall. |
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........
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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