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AIFD Newsletter
January 12, 2018
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 This Friday at dancing:
John DJs, Janie assists.
January Birthdays and Anniversaries. |
  Enjoy a lively evening of folk dancing this week DJ'd by John Scales. John will be assisted by Janie Hopkins. This week we'll celebrate our dancers who have a birthday or anniversary in January with song, dance, and cake. |
Teaching: The Arms Have It! Holly Plotner will kick things off with a review   of two Greek dances with interesting arm movements, Bafra Horonu and Hatzisteryos. Afterwards, Lisa Horn Dielman will review the Cross step waltz that Franklin taught recently. Please join in to help solidify what you've learned so far!
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Friday, January 12, 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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Couples Dance 101 Series
Feel comfortable and enjoy dancing with a partner!
Starting NEXT WEEK - Friday, January 19, 2018, 7-8pm, our regular teaching will include a 6-week series on dances for couples. Starting with couple-dance basics and continuing with dances such as the Waltz, Polka and Two-Steps. Special dance tips will be included to help you dance with confidence. Lessons are free. Singles and couples are welcome. No partner necessary. For more information email Michel Breger at couples_dance_class@aifd.cc. Flyer.
Starts Friday, January 19th and continues for 6 weeks!!
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 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.
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Link of the week:
Cross Step Waltz.
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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Jan 19-22: Winter Weekend 2018 in Orlando!!
Registration deadline: January 10.
Winter Weekend 2018 in Orlando!! Presented by the FLORIDA FOLK DANCE Council, Inc. Tineke van Geel (Armenian) -- Maurits van Geel (Caucasus/Gypsy),
Clarion Airport Hotel, 3835 McCoy Road, Orlando, Florida. Registration and information link floridafolkdancer.org/. Registration deadline is January 10.
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March 9-14: Pre SAFDF events!!
 The week prior to the San Antonio Folk Dance Festival will be filled with a variety of fun and interesting workshops and events. These include a Set For Spring English Country Dance workshop, a Canary Island Dance Workshop - Celebrating the 300th anniversary of the arrival of Canary Islanders to San Antonio; a Fun Arts Day; and a Hawaiian luau. For details check out the SAFDF Calender Page.
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March 15-18: 60th Annual San Antonio Folk Dance Festival (SAFDF)!!!
Mark your calendar for 60th annual San Antonio Folk Dance Festival! Featured teachers: Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian), Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu (Romanian), and Campbell Miller (Social and American Vintage) . Registration details and workshop prices are still in the works. The newsletter and other sources will be updated when details and prices are set. In the meantime, you can find other information about the workship at SAFDF.org.
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