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May 1, Friday, 7-9:45

Hancock Rec Center
811 E. 41st Street
All are welcome!!!
$5 at the door - 18 and older.
17 and younger free.
Children must be supervised.
New dancers free for their first 4 visits to AIFD.

Under constructionHRC will be closed NEXT WEEK, MAY 8, for annual maintentance. We'll be back at HRC May 15th.

This Friday, May 1, 7-9:45, at AIFD:
 Mike Revesz Kathleen McDonagh Mike Revesz will be our DJ this week. He will be assisted by Kathleen McDonagh.

New, Do, Review
Misi TsurikovMisi Tsurikov.will review Karcmarocka and Cine Are Noroc Are. He will also teach Oj Na Hori Stoit Khata.

Case of the missing newsletters:
Last week the newsletter did not get distributed to everyone on the AIFD distribution list. I am trying to figure out what happened so it won't occur again. If you have any issues, concerns, feedback please email them using this link: AIFD newsletter feedback. - Bill - Newsletter editor.

Link of the week:
Maypole Dance - The School in Rose Valley (SRV)

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Something to sayHave 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 make it fit.

TAADA TAADA - Traditional Austin Area Dance Association - Contra dancing, English Country dancing, and others: Check out the schedules and details of traditional dancing in Austin.
AIFD Board Elections for 2026-7 Board of Directors - May 15.

Elections were originally scheduled for May 8. However, Hancock Recreation Center will be closed for maintenance that day. So elections will be rescheduled May 15.

Interested in running? Please contact any current board member.
  • President--Madeline Brock
  • Vice President--Anthony Toprac
  • Treasurer--Marcia Toprac
  • Teaching Director--Rebecca Hample
  • Program Director--Donna Baker
  • Secretary--Eugene Bloom
For full details about board positions responsibilities as well as eligibility to run and vote, check out AIFD Elections for 2026-7.

John Scales
A fond farewell to John Scales.
We bid a fond farewell to fellow dancer, John Scales this week. John is one of those individuals who could always be counted on to step forward for the good of AIFD. He has always been helpful when something needed doing, always friendly to newcomers and long-time members alike, and never expecting (nor even wanting) acknowledgement for the countless hours he has devoted to AIFD as a Board member, as part of the music library team responsible for our music every Friday night, working on the technical team to maintain our equipment, and as a programmer and assistant to play the tunes we love to dance to. John was also very active with the Csardas Hungarian Dancers and with the Austin Scandi group. We wish him all the best as he takes the Austin dancing spirit to Salem, Oregon.

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