Dancing diary dates with Sophia 2026
ALL DAY workshops are on Saturdays 11 am – 4.30 pm
@the beautiful Church of Cragg Vale Mytholmroyd (except Imbolc) £25 One month in advance; £35 after; £40 on the door for day events.( except Winter Solstice )
T dances @ Hebden Bridge Methodist Church hall 2pm -4.15 pm All 4 paid in advance £32 / one in advance £9 / on door £12
January 17 th Greek dance OPA! Afternoon T dance.
February 14 th Women’s day w/shop to celebrate IMBOLC + @ NEW VENUE St Michaels Church hall Mytholmroyd HX7 5DS. Very near train station. !
7 th March Women’s only session for Int. Women’s day Afternoon T dance.”. Dance Round the world”
21st March SPRING EQUINOX day w/shop Renewal + balance.
April 18th Balkan T dance!
30th April -3rd May @ the beautiful Nab Cottage. Rydal. Lakes. Dancing + Alexander /Walking / hot tub! Retreat for women. Fully residential. Couple places left. Please ask for details .
May 9th Balkan Bliss! T dance
June 20th Celebrate SUMMER SOLSTICE day w/shop with Greek dances ancient + modern.
July 10/11/12th Robin Hoods bay ALL live music wend. Fully booked!
September 19th Day w/shop AUTUMN EQUINOX Gratitude + balance.
October 30/ 31st Nov 1st SAMHAIN w/end for Women NON residential. In Hebden Bridge .Embrace the Crone!
December 19th WINTER SOLSTICE Day w/shop. Celebrate mid-winter!
Enquiries / bookings: hello@sophiafreedancer.co.uk
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Monthly Balkan / Greek Saturday Afternoons
I have been leading this monthly group for a couple of years having taught a regular evening class in Hebden Bridge for decades .
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IMBOLC circle dance celebration for . WOMEN… with Sophia Hatch
Above photo is taken at the church in CraggVale not the new Location
Saturday 14th February 2026 11 am- 4.30pm
@ NEW VENUE ! St Michaels Church hall Mytholmroyd HX7 5DS
Large wooden floored hall, good kitchen, park at the Mytholmroyd station 3 mins walk away.
The light begins to return after Winter Solstice.. the sap starts to run into the trees.. The first stirrings of spring! Come celebrate + nurture your feminine selves.. And light your FIRE within!
In the Celtic lands Imbolc this fire festival was held honouring the Goddess Brigit – Goddess of sacred fire, holy wells, healing + poetry I shall use dances that encourage flowing,+ awakening, new beginnings and healing .Some of these are recently choreographed dances. I shall also call upon some of the Roma or E European dances to fire us up + get that sacral centre ignited. Also a short healing ceremony to release the old + re kindle hopes+ dreams for ourselves + the world.
Bring a short poem, if you like, relating to this season / theme.
£25 EARLY BIRD by. 14 th JANUARY £35 after that + £40 on the day. Contact me for details to pay./ more info
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Spring Equinox
Hope to see you to dance in joyful celebration of the Spring Equinox in this beautiful venue !!
Saturday 21st March 2026
SPRING EQUINOX Circle dance celebration with Sophia Hatch
11 am – 4.30pm
At Cragg Vale Church Cragg Vale Mytholmroyd
Nr Hebden Bridge HX7 5TF
The Spring Equinox
Marks the first day of spring-
It is also named Eostre after the Saxon Goddess,
The symbol of this time is the egg– symbol of life.
It’s time to burst into the Aries energy and feel the quickening of the earth
underneath your feet…
Dances to shake off the dregs of winter, and open to the light,…
Dances to re connect to balance within; about planting + growth, to
celebrate with joy, this time of renewal.
Some will be lively, some slow,
Some tricky, some easy, some traditional some newly created.
– BALANCE
and RENEWAL are the keynotes !
A real variety + balance of dances both traditional + new .
Bring vegetarian food to share . Hot drinks provided.
Open to men + women .
CATCH THE EARLY BIRD ! £25 one month in advance by
21st February
£35 after + £40 on the door
BOOKINGS / ENQUIRIES to S Hatch, 3 Boston Hill Hebden Bridge HX7 8SS
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Please pay on line or by cheque .
Nab cottage Circle Dance / Alexander Technique / Walking wend for women.
At Nab cottage Rydal Lake District 30th April – 3rd May .
I will ask a non refundable deposit of £30 for the dancing part of the wend anytime from 1 st January 2026 .
The cost is £360 to Nab for your bed and board .Paid nearer the time .
Breakfast lunch & dinner . Veggie .
£130- 150 Self select to me for the dancing / Alexander part of the wend . Balance to be paid 6 weeks before .
We start the day with some group Alexander work for about 1/2 hr – lying in semi supine & taking that into movement and then dancing up until lunch .
The week end is for dancers with experience but none required for the Alexander part .
Afternoons are free to walk / hot tub / rest .. Evenings also dancing .
The wend has a friendly retreat like feel.
First come first served! Shared rooms.
Please also let Pam know pam_hyett@hotmail.co.uk who is organising the bedrooms . Limited numbers Please let her know if you would like to share with someone in particular
Nab Cottage
Rydal
Ambleside
LA22 9SD, UK
Findhorn Festival of Sacred Dance, Music & Song
Celebrating 50 years of Sacred Dance at Findhorn & Beyond
September 5th – 12th 2026
Sophia Hatch - Free Dancer