aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter August 11, 2017 This Friday at dancing: August Birthdays and Anniversaries. Franklin DJ's, Denise assists. Do you or a fellow dancer have a birthday or anniversary in August? Come to folk dancing to celebrate with song, dance, and cake! Our DJ will be Franklin Houston. Franklin will be assisted by Denise Fynmore. August is hot; so is AIFD! Franklin will be featuring some of his favorite "hot" (lively and popular) dances, so come prepared to stir up the breeze with happy feet! Teaching: Come to dancing promptly at 7 for some great teaching by Sharon Casteel. Friday, August 11, 7-9:45 pm. The admission fee is $5 for those 18 and older. There is no fee for those under 18, but they must be supervised by a designated person 18 or older. Hancock Rec Center (HRC) AIFD is organized exclusively for educational purposes, including the promotion and teaching of traditional folk dance, music and crafts native to a variety of countries. Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. Special announcements: Hot summer ahead!!! Do you have any teaching requests? AIFD upcoming events (See complete list) Friday, August 25: Back To School Nite!!! Cap off the summer and celebrate the start of another school year at AIFD! Enjoy light refreshments and fun, easy dances for the whole family. Picture from last Friday: (Click on picture for full size image.) Your current AIFD Board: from left to right: Sharon Casteel, Denise Fynmore, Jeff Kessel, Madeline Brock, Janie Hopkins, David Liang, Michel Breger. Link of the week: Cross Step Waltz - Richard Powers. Other dance links AIFD:(Contact & Board page) AIFD Code of Conduct. AIFD upcoming events. World's words - updated by Misi. Become a member of AIFD. Archive of dance notes - compiled by Franklin Houston. Newsletter archive - since May 19, 2012. AIFD's live music compensation policy. AIFD Youtube channel. AIFD Featured in City of Austin Video about HRC. Other groups: (complete list) Austin Friends of Traditional Music AIFD German Dancers Austin Scandinavian Dance and Music Jam Most Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Free: Check the Scandi website for schedule details. 3rd Wednesday Balkan Dance We will not be meeting during the summer. We will resume in the fall. Keep an eye out. Contradance Csardas Hungarian Dancers Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free. No partner necessary, we rotate often. English Country Dance 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 Texas Folklife Texas International Folk Dancers Clickety Cloggers - Austin Upcoming "Other Dance" features A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in: Texas Camp 2017 Registration is now open!!! (Registration packets will also be mailed out to all TIFD members) Registration link. Click on picture for full size flyer. 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. If you would like to be removed from our newsletter distribution, please notify us at newsletter_editor@aifd.cc