aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter August 18, 2017 This Friday at dancing: David DJ's, Denise assists. Enjoy a lively evening of dancing this Friday DJ'd by David Liang. David will be assisted by Denise Fynmore. Teaching: What I did on my summer vacation: Holly Plotner will be teaching dances from Greece, Albania and Bulgaria learned on her annual trek to Balkan Camp. The featured teaching will be Čičovato Horo, a lively club dance from Bulgaria. Friday, August 18, 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. Support AIFD - Become a member! For more information, contact Michel Breger, membership coordinator, or check out the AIFD membership page or simply print and complete the membership form. Special announcements: Hot summer sweat!!! Do you have any teaching requests? AIFD upcoming events (See complete list) NEXT WEEK: 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. Texas Camp Memories!!! (Click on either picture to enlarge.) As we get ready for the 70th Annual Texas Camp, here are some fond memories from the 50th Texas Camp (1997). Above is the cast wanna-be's of 'The Wizard Of Oz'. And to the right our president, Denise Fynmore, with Steve Kotansky, one of the camp teachers. Thanks to Denise for sharing these photos. Link of the week: Hora - Romanian Folk Dance. 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