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AIFD Newsletter
February 9, 2018
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 This Friday at dancing:
Mike DJs, Lila assists.
Couples Dance 101 week 4!!
February Birthdays and Anniversaries. |
  Enjoy a lively evening of dancing DJ'd by Mike Revesz. Mike will be assisted by Lila Luce. This week we'll celebrate our dancers who have a birthday or anniversary in February with song, dance, and cake. |
Teaching: Couples Dance 101 week 4 - Stephanie Anderson and Michel Breger will   review the Polka, Waltz and dancing with pivot turns, concentrating on comfortable and enjoyable movements. This will then be practiced in a Polka mixer (Zigeunerpolka), Scandinavian Snoa and the Schottische.
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Friday, February 9, 7-9:45 pm.
Teaching session is free.
Then 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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Couples Dance 101 Series
Feel comfortable and enjoy dancing with a partner!
Until February 23, our regular teaching will focus on dances for couples. Starting with couple-dance basics and continuing with dances such as the Waltz, Polka and Two-Steps. Special dance tips will be included to help you dance with confidence. Lessons are free. Singles and couples are welcome. No partner necessary. For more information email Michel Breger at couples_dance_class@aifd.cc. Flyer.
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Friday, February 16: Valentine's Rewind Party.
Let’s commemorate the ups and downs of Valentines past by dressing quaintly and getting sentimental on the dance floor! |
Friday, February 23: Graduation party with Live Music!!!
  Celebrate the Graduation of the 2018 Couples 101 Class with live music provided by Don Weeda and Grammy Award Winner Paul Morrissett. They will provide music for the dances that we're taught in the class, as well as our usual International and Scandi favorites! |
Tuesdays, through March 13, 6:45-7:45 FREE Beginner Folk Dance Class!!
 Join our teaching director, Sharon Casteel, as she leads a 6 week Beginner Folk Dance class at the Dottie Jordan Recreation Center, 2803 Loyala Lane in Austin (map). This free class is the result of Dottie Jordan and other Austin Rec Centers showing an interest in AIFD activities at Hancock Rec Center. Flier. |
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Link of the week:
Arab folk dance flash mob.
Other dance links
AIFD:(Contact & Board page)
Most Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Free:
Check the Scandi website for schedule details. |
Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
No partner necessary, we rotate often. |
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 drempert@ix.net or visit austinbarndancers.org for more information. |
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Upcoming "Other Dance" features
A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in:
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Saturday, February 17: Slavic Marti Gras!!
 Enjoy Maslenitsa .. the rich Slavic carnval traditions!!! Maslenitsa or Pancake week is a Slavic folk holiday which has its origins in both pagan and Christian traditions. Festival conceived at the initiative of the Russian-based Forum of Slavic Cultures. Numerous countries enjoy a pancake blowout on Fat Tuesday, but no culture fries up a storm quite like the Slavic, whose ‘butter week’ before Lent involves bumper quantities of bliny. Slavic Marti Gras is looking for volunteers!!! To see how you can help out, check out the event webpage. Texas Music Ranch, 5220 FM 973, Austin. |
March 9-14: Pre SAFDF events!!
 The week prior to the San Antonio Folk Dance Festival will be filled with a variety of fun and interesting workshops and events. These include a Set For Spring English Country Dance workshop, a Canary Island Dance Workshop - Celebrating the 300th anniversary of the arrival of Canary Islanders to San Antonio; a Fun Arts Day; and a Hawaiian luau. For details check out the SAFDF Schedule Page.
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March 15-18: 60th Annual San Antonio Folk Dance Festival (SAFDF)!!!
Registration is now open for 60th annual San Antonio Folk Dance Festival! Featured teachers include: Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian), Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu (Romanian), and Campbell Miller (Social and American Vintage). SAFDF.org.
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 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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