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AIFD Newsletter
April 8, 2016
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This Friday at dancing
 April Birthday and Anniversary Celebration!!!
Holly DJ's, RosieLee assists.
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  Do you have an April birthday or anniversary or know a fellow folk dancer who does? Come to folk dancing to be serenaded and enjoy some delicious cake! This lively event will be DJ'd by Holly Plotner. Holly will be assisted by RosieLee Salinas. |
Teaching: At 7 pm, Misi Tsurikov will present more newcomer-friendly dances from SAFDF 2016.   Then, we welcome Sarah Wendtlandt in her AIFD teaching debut! Sarah will teach 'Valse Des Cerfs-Volants', introduced at SAFDF by France Bourque-Moreau. Finally, don't miss Holly's review of Drjanovska Racenica, the gentle Bulgarian dance that she taught 2 weeks ago.
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Friday, April 8th, 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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Don't be "sketchy".
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Once a year it is nice to include a primer from Richard Powers about  good dance etiquette: "Sketchy Guys". While it applies mainly to couples dancing, it has some good notes that everyone can benefit from. And while the term is somewhat sexist, for the most part it is guys who behave inappropriately, so they get the label.
What is a sketchy guy?
- Any man who is physically or emotionally rough with his partner, with a controlling attitude.
- A man who corrects his partner.
- A man who tries to pick up a woman on the dance floor.
- Stinky guys (and women).
Give it a read for full and share it readily.
Richard Powers is the social dance instructor at Stanford University. One of his fields of study is the history of dance, about which he has developed fascinating insights. Among the many people he has inspired is Campbell Miller, one of the instructors at Texas Camp, 2015.
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Link of the week:
Drjanovska Racenica.
Other dance links
AIFD:(Contact & Board page)
4/6 Singing with Stephanie Anderson
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 9th, 3-6pm: AIO Annual Garden Concert.
 Join us at the AIO Annual Garden Concert for an afternoon of music ~ dancing ~ and delicious gluten-free desserts. Bring a picnic if you'd like. AIO with special guests to be announced. Friends and Family welcome! Elm House Garden. |
 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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