| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2021 | |
| 13 March, 18.00 | Have a Go! Louise Siddons & Bernie Culkin will host a new caller's session called “Have a Go!” The aim of this workshop is to give callers the opportunity to try out something new in a supportive environment and receive feedback. You may want to try out a new call and get feedback on whether it works for both solo and dances couples. Numbers will be especially limited for the “Have a Go!” session because we want you to have enough time to try your new thing and receive feedback. Priority will be given to callers who have attended the “Calling for Zoom” workshop and who have limited opportunities to call regularly via Zoom. |
| 20 March, 18.00 | Dance Interpretation Workshop Colin Hume will introduce participants to the art of dance reconstruction. Participants will then be divided into small groups to work on interpretations of (mainly) unfamiliar dances. The is a participatory workshop and therefore limited to 12 people. If you wish to attend, please email Judith stating where you dance and how much experience you have had of dance interpretation (no experience/some experience/quite a lot of experience). This information will be used to group participants appropriately, not as a basis for selection. Please include your email address and any alternative name you use on Zoom. We are operating a sliding scale ticket price for this event. The price you pay is based on your circumstances. Standard: £10 Pay more: £15 Pay less: £ 7 |
| 21 March, 18.00 | Calling for Zoom Louise Siddons & Bernie Culkin will consider the Zoom experience from the perspective of the dancer and facilitate discussion about how to adapt our calling so that it provides a positive experience for both solo and couple dancers. |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2021 | |
| 7 March, 16.00 | Playford Past & Present  Bernie Culkin will lead a virtual dance workshop with recorded music. |
| 27 February, 19.00 | Calling for Zoom Louise Siddons & Bernie Culkin will consider the Zoom experience from the perspective of the dancer and facilitate discussion about how to adapt our calling so that it provides a positive experience for both solo and couple dancers. |
| 7 February, 16.00 | Playford Past & Present Louise Siddons will lead a virtual dance workshop with recorded music. |
| 6 February, 19.00 | The Caller's Attitude - Part 2 Bruce Hamilton will lead a follow up session providing an opportunity for callers to both reflect and plan for the future. |
| 30 January, 19.00 | With Your Neighbour: What can we learn from Contra about sustaining traditional dance? Webinar with Lisa Greenleaf, Lindsay Kennedy, Jane Curry and Andrew Findlay |
| 16 January, 19.00 | Positional Calling workshop Part 2 Led by Louise Siddons |
| 10 January, 16.00 | Playford Past & Present Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson leading a virtual workshop with recorded music. |
| 2020 | |
| 19 Dec, 19.00 | Positional Calling workshop Part 2 Led by Louise Siddons |
| 6 Dec, 16.00 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion |
| 21 Nov, 19.00 | The Caller's Attitude Led by Bruce Hamilton. Bruce Hamilton provides an opportunity for callers to both reflect and plan for the future. |
| 14 Nov, 19.00 | Positional Calling workshop for Contra Led by Louise Siddons |
| 1 Nov, 16.00 | Playford Past & Present Bernie Culkin leading a virtual workshop with recorded music. |
| 24 Oct, 19.00 | The Chasm A webinar with Rhianwen Davies, Ali Messer and Victoria Yeomans. Find out more about the panelists |
| 17 Oct, 19.00 | Positional Calling workshop for ECD Led by Louise Siddons |
| 04 Oct, 15.00 | Playford Past & Present Louise Siddons calling a virtual dance workshop with recorded music. |
| 13 Sep, 15.00 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, Dave Yeomans on accordion. |
| 29-Aug, 1900 | Zoom Discussion between Colin Hume, Louise Siddons and Bernie Culkin
see the recording at www.youtube.com/watch?v=rml3kgQb2NU. |
| 23 Aug, 15.00 | Playford Past & Present Thomas Bending leading a virtual dance workshop with recorded music. |
| 19 Jul, 15.00 | Playford Past & Present Bernie Culkin calling a virtual dance workshop with recorded music. |
| 20-Jun | Playford Past & Present Louise Siddons calling a virtual dance workshop, with recorded music from Merry Mayhem. |
| 9 Feb, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Thomas Bending calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. |
| 12 Jan, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Colin Hume calling, with music by Peter Jenkins at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. |
| 2019 | |
| 1 Dec, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Andrew Swaine calling, with music by Mollie Koenigsberger |
| 3 Nov, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Colin Hume and Denise Devonald calling, with Peter Jenkins on accordion at the Dance studio, Acland Burghley School, 93 Burghley Road, London NW5 1UJ. |
| 13 Oct, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Sue Horsham dancing mistress, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin |
| 1 Sep 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2018 | |
| 2 Dec, 14.15 | Playford Past: Playford, Sloane and Lovelace Andrew Swaine calling, with music by Mollie and Ali |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2 Sep, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present Deo Volente: Victoria Yeomans calling, with Dave Yeomans on accordion |
| 12 Aug, 14.00 | Playford Past & Present Sue Horsham calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 20 June, 18.00 | Friends of Cecil Sharp House AGM Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinson's Place, Fitzroy Road, London NW1 8TN. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 2017 | |
| 6 Dec, 18.15 | Friends of Cecil Sharp House AGM Committee Room, Cecil Sharp House |
| 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. |
| 5 Nov, 14.15 | Playford Past & Present Robert Moir calling, with Mollie Koenigsberger on violin |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
