CD*NY Playford Ball 2025

The 2025 Country Dance * New York Playford Ball will be held on Saturday, April 5th.

Our Masters of Ceremony are Gene Murrow and Orly Krasner. We are very pleased to have Persons of Quality (Jon Berger, Rebecca King and Jim Oakden) for our evening dance: Cynthia Shaw will play for our afternoon walk-through.

The Dances
Barbarini’s Tambourine
The Chestnut
The Constant Lover
Dance of a Lifetime
Freeman’s Yard
Gentleman’s Delight
Helen’s Hornpipe
Impertinence
Jacob Hall’s Jig
Lilli Burlero
Love and a Bottle
New Long Room at Scarborough
News From Tripoli
Peace Be with You
The Phoenix Rejuvenated
Picking Up Sticks*
Slaughter House
Take Two
Tennessee Dawn
Trip to Macclesfield*
We Meet Again

“*” indicates For Those Who Know (FTWK) dances.

Video recordings will be added as available. A link to the Ball booklet with dance directions will also be posted in advance.

Persons of Quality is a trio of talented musicians who bring English Country Dance music to life with enthusiasm and imagination. They play a wide variety of instruments, giving each tune a vivid and rhythmic treatment that is both wonderful to listen to and a pleasure to dance to.

Location, Transportation, Parking: The Ball will be held at Good-Shepherd Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 W 66th St, NYC, on New York’s Upper West Side. The venue is close to the 66 St-Lincoln Center subway stop and several bus lines. Google Maps and the mta.info site can give you detailed travel directions.

Street parking may be available; we suggest using an app (e.g. SpotHero) that can reserve spots nearby. There is a parking garage immediately next to the church.

Registration
Advance registration will be required. Attendance may be limited, with priority given through February 8 to CD*NY members and to CDSS members who live 50 miles or more from NYC. Admission is $45 per dancer ($25 for full-time students). 

Registration will be available electronically and by mail several months in advance — please watch this page for updates. 

The afternoon review session on the day of the Ball will run from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, followed by a break for dinner. The Ball starts at 7:00 PM and ends at 11:00 PM. A restaurant list will be posted about a month in advance of the event.

Playford Ball Prep Sessions will be held from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at CD*NY’s usual dance location: Church of the Village, 201 W. 13th St, just west of Seventh Avenue. Dates: Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18*, 25; April 1*; and Friday, March 28* from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.

*These dates will focus solely on Ball repertoire. Other dates will also include non-Ball dances.

Health Precautions: The 2025 Playford Ball will be mask optional; please watch this page for updates if circumstances require that we re-evaluate that plan.

Questions?  Contact this year’s Ball Chair, Lynn Feinman: feinmanlynn@gmail.com.