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AIFD Newsletter
May 15, 2026
7-9:45
Hancock Rec Center

811 E. 41st Street.
All are welcome!!!
$5 (18+)
17 and younger free.
Children must be supervised.
New dancers free for their first 4 visits to AIFD.

This Friday, May 15, 7-9:45, at AIFD:
Anthony Toprac Mark Edwards Anthony Toprac will be our DJ this week. He will be assisted by Mark Edwards.

TEACHING
Misi TsurikovRebecca HampleCome at 7 as Misi Tsurikov and Rebecca Hample teach Marbridge Mixer and Maple Leaf Rag.

ELECTIONS & Volunteer Appreciation
AIFD AppreciationBallot boxELECTIONS and AIFD Volunteer Appreciation Night - where we will celebrate all the people who help keep us dancing. Misi and Rebecca will teach Marbridge Mixer and Maple Leaf Rag.

Link of the week:
Maple Leaf Rag (Paris, France - 1902). Composed by the "King of Ragtime" Scott Joplin, this tune was unfairly associated with Jim Crow racism. In fact, Ragtime heavily influenced what became Swing, Lindy, and may popular dance styles that continue to inspire all of us. This week Misi and Rebecca will introduce a nice couples dance that fits well with the music.

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Ballot box
Elections for 2026-7 AIFD Board of Directors - May 15!!!.

Elections for 2026-7 Board of Directors were originally scheduled for May 8. However, Hancock Recreation Center will be closed for maintenance that day. So elections have been rescheduled for May 15.

Interested in running? Please contact any current board member.

Who is running?
  • President--Anthony Toprac
  • Vice President--Julia Foree
  • Treasurer--Marcia Toprac
  • Teaching Director--Rebecca Hample
  • Program Director--Donna Baker
  • Secretary--Misi Tsurikov
- For full details about board positions responsibilities as well as eligibilility to run and vote, check out AIFD Elections for 26-27.

TAADA Contra dancing, English Country Dancing, and other traditional dancing.
TAADA - Traditional Austin Area Dance Association. Check out the schedules and details of traditional dancing in Austin.

Upcoming Fridays at AIFD
Check out upcoming Live Music and Birthdays and Anniversary Nights on Fridays. This lists who is playing and who is providing snacks.
Upcoming at AIFD
For questions/updates/changes, contact Anthony at vice_president@aifd.cc