aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter April 19, 2014 This week at dancing Celebrate the Return of the Sun with Nefesh!!! Celebrate Easter with the lively folk dance tunes of Nefesh Joykestra: Michelle Alany-Violin/Vocals, Shirley Johnson-Accordion-Vocals, Jesse Berkowitz-Guitar, Benjamin Alany-Dumbek, Ben Saffer-Clarinet, Brad Houser-Bass, and John Bush-Drums. Holly Plotner will DJ this lively evening, assisted by John Ramage. Teaching: Madeline Brock will lead a lively and fun newcomers' session starting promptly at 7:30. Later in the evening Michel Breger will review Mechol Halahat, the Israeli dance he taught last week. Saturday, April 19th 7:30-10:45 pm $5 at the door 17 & older. 16 & under free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hancock Rec Center (HRC) Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. Keep your eyes peeled for these AIFD upcoming events April 26 - Korobushka returns!!! Korobushka rejoins AIFD for a lively spring reprieve guaranteed to chase away those winter blues. Sunny days are on their way. Come celebrate!! May 17 - AIFD Elections & Slavadillo Come cast your vote for a new AIFD Board of Trustees while dancing to the lively tunes of Slavadillo. All board positions are open. For more information check out "AIFD Elections, May 17th" below. Upcoming "other dance" features: Thursday, April 17th, 7:30, Bereket. Enjoy an evening of songs from from Turkish, Azeri, Kurdish, Persian, and Pastun Traditions as the UT Middle Eastern Ensemble "Bereket" and the UT Turkish Choir "Turquoise" present Vocal Artistry Across Borders, 7:30, Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music. Free and open to the public. Other dance links See our complete list Be a folk dance ambassador. World's words - updated by Misi. Pictures from various AIFD events. Past AIFD boards - a work in progress. "I can't dance" - tips to get you dancing. Archive of dance notes - compiled by Franklin Houston. Newsletter archive - since May 19, 2012. Texas International Folk Dancers Village International Dancing1st & 3rd Friday, HRC Austin Scandinavian Dancing Each Wed, HRC Csardas Hungarian Dancers Contradance and English Country Dancing (TAADA) Austin Friends of Traditional Music Want to play music at folk dancing? Check out AIFD's live music compensation policy. AIFD Elections, May 17th It is that time of year to elect the AIFD Board of Trustees. This year's elections are scheduled for May 17th at Saturday Night Dancing. If you would like to run for one of the positions, please talk to someone on the current Board or email the AIFD Board at board@aifd.cc. The Board positions are as follows: President Vice President Teaching Director Program Director Secretary Treasurer If you would like to know more about Board positions and responsibilities, check out the AIFD Elections page. Link of the week: Nefesh - Trava Re Manga Ke Alani..

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