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AIFD Newsletter
October 20, 2017
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This Friday at dancing:
David DJs, Jasmine assists. |
  Enjoy a lively evening of folk dancing this week with DJ David Liang. David will be assisted by Jasmine Guha-Castle. |
Teaching: With Halloween coming up, Sharon Casteel will teach some well-loved dances that scared her when she was a new dancer, including Dospatsko Horo and Bavno Oro. |
Friday, October 20, 7-9:45 pm.
The 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.
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October 27: Halloween alla Strada!!!
Join us for a thunderous Halloween party at AIFD, featuring live music by La Strada! Don your costumes of Halloweens past and present, bring some sweet treats for the kids, and enjoy a night of freaky tunes from Dee, Jeff, and company.
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November 10: No dancing.
Hancock Rec Center will be closed in observance of Veterans' Day.
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 November 17: Texas Camp Band & November Birthdays!!!
 Enjoy an evening of rollicking live music by the Texas Camp Band! This eclectic group of folk musicians is meeting in Austin to practice for camp, and this will be a special preview of the tunes they'll be performing this year. We'll also celebrate our dancers who have a birthday or anniversary in November with song, dance, and cake.
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Cancelled: Children And Their Families!!!
The quarterly Dances for children and their families originally scheduled to start on October 20th has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled in the near future.
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Link of the week:
Flash mob by the Dutch National Ballet.
Other dance links
AIFD:(Contact & Board page)
Most Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Free:
Check the Scandi website for schedule details. |
Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
No partner necessary, we rotate often. |
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. |
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Upcoming "Other Dance" features
A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in:
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Texas Camp 2017
Registration is now open!!!
(Registration packets will also be mailed out to all TIFD members)
Registration link.
Click on picture for full size flyer.
Important upcoming registration dates:
November 1 – Deadline for regular registration ($25 thereafter).
November 8 – Absolute last day to register!
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Fri-Sun, Oct 27-29: Old Country Weekend.
 OKCIFD: 34th Annual Old Country Weekend, Cross Point Camp, Kingston, OK. Music by Austin's own Don Weeda and Anne Alexander. Featured teaching by the one and only Joan Bennett Full details and registration.
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Fri-Sun, Oct 27-29: Fire Ant Frolic Contra Dance Weekend.
 Join the Austin Contra Dancers for the 21st Annual Fire Ant Frolic. An exciting weekend of Music, Friendship and Contra dancing, including a Halloween costume party on Saturday Night, dance workshops and a “Monster Medley." New location in South Austin. Full details at fireantfrolic.org.
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