aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter May 9th, 2015 *** A Special Announcement from the AIFD Board of Directors *** AIFD will move to FRIDAY NIGHTS beginning on OCTOBER 2nd, 2015. Details here. "We believe this is a positive move, which lets us remain in a desirable location that has served us well over the years." - AIFD Board of Directors. This week at dancing Dancing at Lila's house!!! Enjoy a fun night of folk dancing at Lila's house!!!. Hancock Rec Center will be closed both on May 9th and 16th while the floor is redone. Lila has graciously volunteered her house for our dancing pleasure. Lila will have drinks and wine available. If you are so inspired, please bring food to share. A tip jar will be available to collect money for future AIFD live music events. Do you need Lila's home address? Please email her at lila@aifd.cc. Saturday, May 9th 7:30-10:45 pm Free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. A special note for Yahoo users. 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. AIFD Board of Directors: Thanks to the outgoing Board. Welcome to the new 2015-16 Board. President: Incoming: Madeline Brock. Outgoing: Iola Hallock. Vice President: Incoming: David Liang. Outgoing: Brenda Benton. Program Director: Incoming: Kathleen McDonagh and Mike Revesz. Outgoing: Franklin Houston. Secretary: Incoming: John Scales. Outgoing: RosieLee Salinas. Teaching Director: Misi Tsurikov will continue. Treasurer: Michel Breger will continue. Other dance links See our complete list AIFD upcoming events. World's words - updated by Misi. Pictures from various AIFD events. Become a member of AIFD. Archive of dance notes - compiled by Franklin Houston. Newsletter archive - since May 19, 2012. Texas International Folk Dancers Austin Scandinavian Dancing Each Wed, HRC Csardas Hungarian Dancers AIFD German Dancers Contradance and English Country Dancing (TAADA) Austin Friends of Traditional Music Texas Folklife Want to play music at folk dancing? Check out AIFD's live music compensation policy. AIFD upcoming events (See complete list) Saturday, May 16th 10am-noon: Folk Dance Flash Mob!!! Join your fellow folk dancers at the Sunset Valley Farmers' Market for an impromptu folk dance event to the music of La Strada. Saturday, May 16th: Back at Lila's house. Hancock Rec Center will still be closed for maintenance. So we'll be back at Lila's. Saturday, May 30th 10am-noon: Folk Dance Flash Mob!!! Join your fellow folk dancers for another folk dance flash mob to the tunes of La Strada, this time at the Downtown Farmers' Market. Saturday, May 30th: Danube River Cruise Party!!! (Details forthcoming...) Link of the week: A little snippet of some great Zydeco dancing at last Saturday's Swamp Thing in Austin - recorded by your humble AIFD newsletter editor.

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