aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter March 16, 2018 No dancing at Hancock Rec Center this Friday. Hope to see you at the San Antonio Folk Dance Festival. Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. AIFD upcoming events (See complete list) March 30: "Let's go to the Hop!" On March 30, we are having an Easter Bunny Hop - Come for all your favorite folk dances and, of course, a Bunny Hop! We will have plenty of chocolate snacks, AND we are negotiating with the Easter Bunny to make an appearance! More details to come. FREE Beginner Folk Dance Class!! Tuesdays, starting April 3 through May 8, 7-7:50. Join our teaching director, Sharon Casteel, and president, Denise Fynmore, and others when they kick off another six week folk dance class at the Dottie Jordan Recreation Center, 2803 Loyala Lane in Austin (map). No experience necessary; dances will be eay to learn, fun, and provide good exercise. Email president@aifd.cc if questions. Flier. Link of the week: Sardana. 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) Texas International Folk Dancers 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 Join 3rd Wednesday Balkan dancing, 7:15-8:45, NW Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Drive. No Charge. This year, more teaching of old favorites. Show me the Balkan countries. Csardas Hungarian Dancers Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free. No partner necessary, we rotate often. 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 drempert@ix.net or visit austinbarndancers.org for more information. Contradance 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 Clickety Cloggers - Austin Upcoming "Other Dance" features A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in: 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. 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. March 17: St. Patrick's Day Contral!!! If you will be in town for St Patrick’s Day and come celebrate with the Austin Contra Dancers. We’ll have music with an Irish flair and a little bit of Irish set dancing. Hope you can join us! Austin 3rd Saturday Contra Dance, Saturday, March 17, 7pm - 10pm, @ Inspired Movement Studio, 2311 South Congress Ave 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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