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Date	Event
2017
22 Jan, 2.00	Playford Past & Present Robert Moir dancing master, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances for experienced dancers
12 Feb, 2.00	Playford Past & Present    Colin Hume dancing master, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances for experienced dancers
4 Mar, 7.30	Playford Past & Present Plus Colin Hume, dancing master, with Fat Harry A selection of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances, seasoned with a twist of ‑ well, what you'd expect from Colin Hume
9 Apr, 2.00	Playford Past & Present    Robert Moir dancing master, with Ali Messer (accordion) & Jane Harrison (violin) A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances for experienced dancers
4 Jun 2.00	Playford Past & Present    Madeleine Smith dancing mistress, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances for experienced dancers
16 Jul, 2.00	Playford Past & Present    Sue Horsham dancing mistress, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances for experienced dancers
3 Sep 2.00	Playford Past & Present    Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion A workshop of "Playford" and Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances for experienced dancers
5 Nov, 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin
3 Dec, 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Carol Hewson calling, with Ali Messer on accordion In this, the last of our dances commemorating the Pat Shaw Centennial, Carol Hewson called a selection of 17th and 18th century English dances and some of Pat Shaw's Playford‑style dances and interpretations.
6 Dec, 18.15	Friends of Cecil Sharp House AGM Committee Room, Cecil Sharp House
2018
28 Jan, 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Colin Hume calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion In addition to a selection of 17th and 18th century dances, Colin presented a selection of his own "Playford‑style" dances.
18 Feb, 14.15	Playford Past & Present: Purcell and his Contemporaries    Graham Christian calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on the violin at St Paul's, Camden Square, London NW1 9XG
25 Mar, 14.00	Playford Past & Present    Madeleine Smith calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. Madeleine called a variety of favourite "Playford" dances and traditional English village dances.
20 May, 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Carol Hewson calling, with Ali Messer on accordion at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. Carol called a programme of "Playford" dances and some of the Playford‑style dances of Fried de Metz Herman.
20 June, 18.00	Friends of Cecil Sharp House AGM Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinson's Place, Fitzroy Road, London NW1 8TN.
24 June, 14.00	Celebratory Dance    We celebrated 100 years of women's suffrage with an afternoon of English folk dance in honour of Mary Neal, who stood at the intersection of the suffrage and the folk revival movements. Megan Wilson calling, with music by Mollie and Ali. at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. We commissioned Hazel Moir to create a new English Country Dance, to a tune by Rebecca King.
8 Jul, 14.00	Playford Past, Present & Future    Colin Hume and Louise Siddons calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. Colin taught three 17th and 18th century dances, and one of his own "Playford‑style" dances.  Louise taught mainly dances which are popular in the States.
12 Aug, 14.00	Playford Past & Present    Sue Horsham calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin
2 Sep, 14.00	Playford Past & Present    Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion
30 Sep, 14.00	Playford Past & Present: Thomas Bray and Tom Cook    Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin and Ali Messer on accordion At this event Antony Heywood wss presented with the EFDSS Gold Badge for his outstanding contribution to English Folk Dance.
4 Nov, 14.15	Playford Past, Present & Future    Colin Hume and Emma Wooders calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. In addition to 17th and 18th century dances, Colin taught some of his own "Playford‑style" dances.  We looked at how the music affects the dancing: different tunes, changes of pace, even changes of rhythm.
2 Dec, 14.15	Playford Past: Playford, Sloane and Lovelace    Andrew Swaine calling, with music by Mollie and Ali
2019
27 Jan, 14.15	Playford Past    Sue Horsham calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin Sue's programme concentrated on some of the more challenging 17th and 18th century dances from the "Playford" repertoire.
17 Feb, 14.15	Playford Past and Present    Colin Hume calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion. at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ.
23 Mar, 19.30	Dance:  Playford Past and Present Andrew Shaw, dancing master; Ali Messer, accordion and Mollie Koenigsberger, fiddle Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, London NW3 2BQ Andrew Shaw finally returned to London to provide an evening of wonderful English country dances.
24 Mar, 14.15	Playford Past    Andrew Shaw calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. Andrew presented a programme of early 18th century dances from the post‑Playford period.
19 May, 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Madeleine Smith calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ.
16 Jun, 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. In this workshop for experienced dancers, Robert Moir focused on the Playford‑style dances of Fried de Metz Herman.
14 Jul, 14.00	Playford Past & Present    Rhodri Davies calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Rhodri presented early Playford dances and several of the more complex "Playford" dances now rarely done.
11 Aug 14.15	Playford Past & Present    Colin Hume calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Colin taught some Playford dances, some of his own dances including the infamous "Tango in Toronto", and a Scottish dance whose debt to Playford was apparent.