aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter January 19, 2013 This week at dancing Family Fun Night!!! Do you have family members in town? Is there anyone in your life who you thought would get a kick out of folk dancing but were afraid to invite them? Do you know families with kids who are looking for a fun and inexpensive activity? Invite them this week to AIFD's Family Fun Night! Kathleen McDonagh will walk through a great set of accessible dances that can provide an introduction to dancing for both kids and adults, while making the evening fun for everyone - whether experienced or newcomer. Continuing the fun will be Vlad Codrea as the programmer, assisted by Michel Breger. Saturday, January 19 7:30-10:45 pm $5 at the door 17 & older. 16 & under free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hancock Rec Center (HRC) Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. Be the Tipping Point Four words: Folk dance flash mob. (And here is a great flash mob from Ruse, Bulgaria. - Thanks to Holly Plotner for finding this). Read more on how to "Be the Tipping Point" Keep your eyes peeled for these upcoming events Saturday, February 16 - Valentines Party!! Saturday, March 9 - Time Warp Party!! Celebrate Daylight Savings. Friday - Sunday, March 15-17 - SAFDF. San Antonio Folk Dance Festival (SAFDF). Romanian, Mexican, and English Country dances will be featured at this year's San Antonio Folk Dance Festival. To learn more and register for this event, check out http://safdf.org . In support of SAFDF, AIFD will not meet at Hancock Rec Center on Saturday, March 16th. Complete list of upcoming events. Also, check out the Programmer / Assistant schedule. (Interested in programming / assisting? Please email program_director@aifd.cc.) Other dance links See our complete list Pictures from AIFD's 50th Anniversary Celebration Pictures from Kabile, Nov 3, 2012. Pictures from Chuck's 80th Birthday Celebration "I can't dance" - tips to get you dancing. Archive of dance notes - compiled by Franklin Houston. Newsletter archive - since May 19, 2012. Texas International Folk Dancers Village International Dancing1st & 3rd Friday, HRC Austin Scandinavian Dancing Each Wed and 2nd Fri, HRC Multicultural Dance Next event, Monday, Jan 14, 2013 Csardas Hungarian Dancers Contradance and English Country Dancing (TAADA) Austin Friends of Traditional Music This week's "other dance" feature: Are you on Facebook? Have you joined the "Austin International Folk Dancers" group? If you haven't, we encourage you to join. If you have, we encourage you to post relevant stuff you think other folk dancers may enjoy. For those concerned about the recent "spam" - unwanted postings by people trying to sell stuff - rest assured. AIFD has designated a couple of owners who will delete these postings and bar the offenders. This way we can use Facebook for the benefit of the group without unnecessary annoyances. If you play folk dance music and are not on our list of Musicians/Musical groups, please send your information to newsletter_editor@aifd.cc (MLK day is January 21) Marking Martin's Day By Nordette N. Adams Some mark this day with service. Some mark this day to shop. Some mark this day to tell us the struggle never stops. Some grimace, grumbling still that we mark this day at all, but Martin's shout for justice helped us answer freedom's call. He moved America to strive for its ideals to uphold its Declaration and recall its founding zeal to build a glorious nation that stands for liberty. King pricked the people's conscience to seek equality. Link of the week: And here is another flash mob dance from Ruse, Bulgaria: youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4j4Gph9RIZc (Thanks again to Holly Plotner for finding this).

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