aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter May 24, 2019 This Friday at dancing: Lisa DJs, Jeff assists!!! AIFD Board Elections!!! Live Music!!! Enjoy a lively evening of folk dancing this Friday DJ'd by Lisa Horn Dielman. Lisa will be assisted by Jeff Kessel. Live Music: The Camp Band will play two sets starting at 8-ish with musicians from Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio. Board Elections: We'll hold elections right after announcements!! Teaching: Madeline Brock will kick off the evening with a class designed for newcomers to folk dancing and for those looking for a refresher on some basics. Contra: Our Contra this week will be called by Elizabeth Stehl. Friday, May 24, 7-9:45 pm. 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. Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. AIFD upcoming events (See complete list) This Week: Board Elections!! Board Elections -- This is a special open AIFD Board meeting to elect officers for the coming year! Interested in running for the board? Please contact a current board member. Click here to see a summary of board responsibilities. We especially need someone interested in being the Teaching Director, since Sharon Casteel is stepping down from the Board. Support AIFD - Become a member! For more information, contact Michel Breger, membership coordinator, or check out the AIFD membership page or simply print and complete the membership form. Link of the week: Flashmob at CST Station Mumbai. 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's photo albums. 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 Austin Scandinavian Dance and Music Jam 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Free: Check the Scandi website for schedule details. Csardas Hungarian Dancers Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free. No partner necessary, we rotate often. Hajnalcsillag - Hungarian Folk Dance Group. 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 dale.rempert@gmail.com or visit austinbarndancers.org for more information. Contradance English Country Dance 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 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 Austin Balkan Singers 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 make it fit. Upcoming "Other Dance" features A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in: Wednesday, May 22: 4th Wednesday Scandi Jam!! 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Hancock Recreation Center Back Room. Free. May 24-26: Austin Greek Festival!! Come to the land of plenty, amazing Greece, without leaving the beautiful Hill Country views. Experience the First Annual AUSTIN GREEK FESTIVAL at the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, May 24-26, 2019. The three-day event will feature delicious, authentic Greek cuisine, dance and fun, all served with renowned Greek hospitality. Full details, location, and tickets. Dancing Makes You Smarter!! A fun article by Richard Powers, Social Dance Instructor at Stanford. If you would like to be removed from our newsletter distribution, please notify us at newsletter_editor@aifd.cc