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AIFD Newsletter
February 3, 2017
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This Friday at dancing
Sharon DJs, Jeff assists.
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  Enjoy a lively evening of folk dancing DJ'd by Sharon Casteel. Sharon will be assisted by Jeff Kessel. |
 Teaching: This week, we travel to France. Holly Plotner will be teaching bourrées. She will begin the evening with some easier ones to help us learn basic bourrée steps. Her featured dance of the evening will be Bourrée Pastourelle. This is an old-time favorite both at AIFD and at Texas Camp. Come at 7 ready to begin a lovely trip to France.
Viva la danse!
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Friday, February 3, 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.
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February 10: February Birthday and Anniversaries!!!
Do you have a birthday or anniversary in February, or know a fellow folk dancer who does? Come to folk dancing to celebrate with song, dance, and cake!
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February 17: Home is Where the Heart is.
 Join us for a celebration of all that we love about hearth and home—family, food, music, and dance! Homegrown will be performing a set of delightful folk tunes, featuring of course, a contra. All are welcome to bring some goodies from home!
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March 17-19: 2017 San Antonio Folk Dance Festival!!!
The 59th annual SAFDF is coming! Featured teachers: Ahmet Lüleci (Turkish dances), Miroslav "Bata" Marcetic (Serbian dances), and Andy Taylor-Blenis (Scottish, international, and children's dances). Registration is now open at safdf.org. Reminder that in support of the festival, AIFD will not meet on Friday, March 17th
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Link of the week:
Bourrée Pastourelle.
Other dance links
AIFD:(Contact & Board page)
Wednesdays, 7:30-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
1st Wed: singing; 2nd & 5th Wed: music jams; 3rd Wed: slow music jam; 4th Wed: dance - often with live music (no partner necessary). |
Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
No partner necessary, we rotate often. |
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Upcoming "Other Dance" features
A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in:
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Did you know that AIFD has its own AIFD Youtube channel?
If you have videos you would like to add but are unsure how, email newsletter_editor@aifd.cc and we can help you get them posted.
Bob Leibman just digitized a film he recorded in 1971 of the Aegean Macedonian dance "Maškoto".
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Another treat from Bob Leibman: dancing in the square in front of the church during a wedding in September 1970 in the village of Peštani, Ohrid, Macedonia. (Click on picture to enlarge.)
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