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AIFD Newsletter
December 6, 2019
Holiday Candle Trail 2019 Open HouseCsardas Hungarian Dancers This Friday at dancing:

Holiday Candle Trail!!!
FREE!!!

Holly DJs, Dee assists!!
This Friday the community is invited on this night to walk the Holiday Candle TrailHolly PlotnerDee McCandless and then come inside for Santa and snacks. The Csardas Hungarian Dancers will also perform. This event is FREE to everyone, including folk dancers! During the evening we’ll be doing teaching for the visitors to Hancock for the Holiday Candle Trail. Holly Plotner will DJ this lively evening. She will be assisted by Dee McCandless. Doors open at 7. Event runs from 7-9.


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Cake Friday, December 13:
December Birthdays and Anniversaries!!

Do you or a fellow dancer have a birthday or anniversary in December? Come to folk dancing to celebrate with song, dance, and cake!

Friday, December 27:
Holiday Party!! Live Music with La Strada!!
La Strada
We’ll celebrate the New Year’s early with hats, noisemakers and who knows what else! One of our favorite bands, La Strada, returns to AIFD!!

Texas Camp 2019 photo album!!!
Texas Camp 2019 pictures
(Click on the picture to access the album)
Denise Fynmore has started an AIFD album of pictures from Texas Camp 2019. She'll be adding a lot more. If you have pictures you would like to add as well, please email her at president@aifd.cc
Link of the week:
West Side Story Flash Mob.

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's photo albums.
AIFD Youtube channel.
AIFD Featured in City of Austin Video about HRC.
Other groups: (complete list)
Texas International Folk Dancers
Austin Friends of Traditional Music
Austin Scandinavian Dance and Music Jam
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Free:
Check the Scandi website for schedule details.
Csardas Hungarian Dancers
Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
No partner necessary, we rotate often.
Hajnalcsillag - Hungarian Folk Dance Group.
Austin Barn Dancers.
Wednesdays, 7:30-10pm, Hancock Rec Center.
Enjoy this American dance form. All dances taught and called. Music provided by LOCO (Local On-Call Orchestra) - an open band, where anyone is welcome to come and play. Contact Dale Rempert at dale.rempert@gmail.com or visit austinbarndancers.org for more information.
Contradance
English Country Dance
Mondays,7:30-9:30, Hancock Rec Center.
Texas Folklife
Clickety Cloggers - Austin
Austin Balkan Singers
Israeli Dancing at Body Business Fitness (New location), 2700 W Anderson Lane, Austin. Tuesdays, 7-9:45 pm (Beginners: 7-8pm).

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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.
Upcoming "Other Dance" features
A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in:

Christmas CarolsSunday, December 8:
Caroling and English Country Dance for Chuck and Kaye Roth!!!

Join some friends of Chuck and Kaye's next Sunday, December 8, to sing Christmas carols and do some English Country dance. 12:00-2:00PM, Brookdale Northwest Assisted Living, 5715 Mesa Dr, Austin 78731 (meet on the 3rd floor). Bring your vocal cords and dance shoes. Check out the flier for full details.

Monday, December 9:
English Country Dance!!

English Country Dancing continues... The Austin English Country Dancers invite you to dance with us every Monday. 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Hancock Recreation Center Back Room. Free. Hancock Recreation Center, 811 East 41st St, AustinAll dances taught and called by local callers to mostly recorded music and, on occasion, a live band. Beginner dancers are welcome and encouraged to come early. Visit taada.us for more details.

Austin Scandi Dancers Wednesday, December 11:
2nd Wednesday Scandi Jams!!

7:30 - 9:45 pm, Hancock Recreation Center Back Room. Free.

Saturday, December 21:
Austin 3rd Saturday Contra Dance!!

@ Life in the City, 205 E Monroe St (off south congress).
Saturday, December 21, 7:00 - 10:00 pm.
CALLER: Marc Airhart.
BAND: The Contraverts with Max Cappleman (fiddle), Stewart Rose (guitar) and Pamela Weems.
$10 | $8 for TAADA Members | $5 for Students. Visit taada.us for more information.

Tuesday, December 31:
NEW YEAR’S EVE Potluck & Dance in San Marcos!!

@ United Campus Ministry Wesley Center, 510 N Guadalupe St, San Marcos, TX 78666
Come celebrate the coming of the New Year with a potluck supper and a contra dance!
Potluck: 5:30-7:00pm
Contra Dance: 7:00-10:00pm
BAND: The Contraverts with Max Cappleman (fiddle), Stewart Rose (guitar) and Pamela Weems.
CALLERS: Lissa Bengtson and Dale Rempert
$10 / $9 TAADA / $6 students. Visit taada.us for more information.
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