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AIFD Newsletter


August 15, 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.

This Friday, August 15, 7-9:45, at AIFD:
John ScalesScott MargoJohn ("Janos") Scales will be our DJ this week. He will be assisted by will be assisted by Scott Margo.
New, Do, Review (NDR)
Kathleen McDonaghAll aboard! Grab your passports and join us this week as teacher Kathleen McDonagh leads us on a trip through Bulgaria! Our journey begins in the Rhodopes region with a patterned pravo –Pravo Čepelarsko Horo. From there we travel west to Pirin where we’ll dance Dramskoto, a Šetnja-like dance. Then it’s off to Ruse in Northeastern Bulgaria for Čestata, a pajduško variant danced to mouth harp music. See you at the terminal this Friday, and don’t forget to pack your dance shoes!

3rd Saturday Contra:
Contra DancersJoin us every 3rd Saturday at Go Dance Studio, 2525 W Anderson Ln. #530 in Northcross Mall Plaza (near First Watch and Guitar Center) for our monthly Contra Dance! The next dance is Saturday, August 16th; Caller: Dale Rempert; Band: O'Malarkey with Derek Smootz on wooden flute, Virginia Davis on fiddle, Michael McCauley on fiddle, and George Traugott on guitar. Suggested admission $10 sliding scale. Visit taada.us for more information

Upcoming Live Music at AIFD
Contact: AIFD VP: Anthony Toprac
Aug 291001 Nights
Sep 12Camp Band
Oct 31La Strada
Nov 21(TBD)
Dec 19Amanda Kitchen's "Carnival of Sound"
Texas Camp 2025
Texas Camp 2025!!!
Details and registration.
September 25-28.
Greene Family Camp in Bruceville, Texas!

(yes - Texas Camp has moved from November to September!!!)
Important dates:
Aug 14 Deadline for “family priority” private housing requests
Sep 5 Deadline for regular camp registration ($25 late fee after this date)
Sep 11 Absolute last day to register!
Sep 25 TEXAS CAMP starts!
AIFD Scholarships to Texas Camp
AIFD is offering one or more full (or part-time) scholarships to attend this year’s Texas International Folk Dance Camp in Bruceville (September 25 - 28, 2025). If you are interested in applying, please contact Madeline Brock at President@AIFD.cc by August 22nd. The camp registration deadline is September 5th.

Link of the week:
Traditional dance in Bretagne, France

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