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AIFD Newsletter
April 15, 2016
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This Friday at dancing
Franklin DJ's, Kathleen assists.
LIVE MUSIC!!!
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  Enjoy a lively and fun evening of folk dancing with DJ Franklin Houston. Franklin will be assisted by Kathleen McDonagh. The evening will include Live Music: Paul Morrisett, master of the violin, fiddle, hardingfele, and plucked string instruments, will team up with our own master accordionist, Don Weeda, to provide an eclectic mix of tunes for our dancing and listening pleasure. |
Teaching: We continue our teaching of dances from SAFDF 2016!  Misi Tsurikov will lead a newcomers' session themed around the easier dances. Then, we welcome David Liang in his teaching debut at AIFD! He will teach Sardana Curta, a dance from Spain introduced by France Bourque-Moreau. Finally, don't miss Sarah Wendtlandt's review of Valse Des Cerfs-Volants, the hauntingly beautiful dance she taught last week. | 
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Friday, April 15th, 7-9:45 pm
$5 at the door 17 & older (16 & under free).
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Hancock Rec Center (HRC)
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AIFD Featured in City of Austin Video about Hancock.
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Many of you may recall when a person from the City of Austin's television channel, ATXN, came to AIFD dancing on  February 19 to do a story about Hancock. The video he produced is terrific and is now available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/dnSG7galgo4. The segment about AIFD starts at minute 8, or use this link (it's queued to the start of the segment). The video features great shots of AIFD in action as well as a touching and insightful interview with Franklin and Dena Houston. Enjoy.
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Friday, April 29th: Children's Hour. - Details forthcoming.
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Friday, May 13th: May Birthday and Anniversary Celebration.
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Friday, May 20th: No dancing - floor refinishing.
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Friday, June 3rd: Live Music with Homegrown!
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Link of the week:
"Leah's Waltz" to Ashokan Farewell.
Other dance links
AIFD:(Contact & Board page)
4/13 Jam led by Mark Gilston
4/20 Slow jam led by Holly Plotner
4/27 Dance party |
Mondays, 7-8, Newcomers' hour. HRC, backroom, free.
No partner necessary, we rotate often. |
2nd & 4th Saturdays, 7:30-10:15
McPhail Dance Studio, 8018 Mesa Drive.
If you are new to ECD or want to review the basics, please arrive before 7:15 to participate in our newcomers’ session. We are also on Facebook |
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Saturday April 23rd, 11am-10pm: SWAMP THING!!
Get ready for another day full of Cajun, Zydeco and Funk bands and dancing and lots of great food at this year's SWAMP THING at the Austin American Statesman lot on Congress Ave. Tickets start at $20. |
 Have something you'd like to see in the AIFD newsletter? Do you have an upcoming event you'd like to announce, a poem you'd like to share, a dance experience you think other dancers would enjoy? Feel free to submit it to the AIFD newsletter and we'll see if we can fit it in.
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