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AIFD Newsletter
December 2, 2016
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  This Friday at dancing
Candle Light Trail (FREE)
John DJs, Kathleen assists.
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 Join AIFD and Austin Parks and Rec for the 2016 Holiday Candle Light Trail celebration! Walk among thousands of luminarias that will line the trails of the golf course, then come inside for some hot chocolate, cookies, and lots of great folk dancing. Look for teaching and  walkthroughs of our fun, crowd-pleasing dances. You will also be treated to a performance by the Csardas Hungarian Dancers! This event will be FREE, so be sure to invite your friends. The candle light trail opens at 6:30.John Scales will DJ this fun evening. He will be assisted by Kathleen McDonagh |
 Teaching: SANTA’S TEACHING ELVES are coming to AIFD! In celebration of Hancock Recreation Center’s Holiday Candle Trail Open House,  we will have a special teaching program to welcome all of Santa’s visitors (young and old alike). Santa’s Elf Kathleen McDonagh will teach children’s dances and Elf Rikki Nicolae will teach Turkish dances from Texas Camp. Elf Madeline Brock and Elf Michel Breger will also delight us with their wonderful teaching.  Teaching will be interspersed with our regular evening dances so that everyone will have lots of “dancing fun”. Please come welcome newcomers and enjoy an evening with some of your favorite dances to “dance the night away”.
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Friday, December 2, 7-9:45 pm (Candle Light Trail opens at 6:30)
FREE Admission - Candle Light Trail.
Under 18 must be supervised by a designated person 18 or older.
Hancock Rec Center (HRC)
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 Friday, December 9th: December Birthday & Anniversary Celebration.
Do you or a fellow dancer have a birthday or anniversary in December? Come to folk dancing to celebrate with song, dance, and cake!
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Friday, December 23rd: No dancing at Hancock.
Hancock Rec Center will be closed in advance of Christmas Eve.
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Friday, December 30th: New Year's Eve's Eve Ball.
 Join AIFD as we bid farewell to a lustrous year and celebrate the blessed beginning of another in our annual holiday ball, featuring special extended hours: 7 to 10:30pm. We'll gather around the hearth, adorned in all the costumes, finery, and noisemakers our hearts desire, and dance to exciting live music from AIO! AIFD will provide drinks; please feel free to bring victuals and refreshments to share.
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Link of the week:
Carol of the Bells dance.
Other dance links
AIFD:(Contact & Board page)
Wednesdays, 7:30-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
1st Wed: singing; 2nd & 5th Wed: music jams; 3rd Wed: slow music jam; 4th Wed: dance - often with live music (no partner necessary). |
Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free.
No partner necessary, we rotate often. |
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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 2016 Memories.
Two hardy vikings, king Genevive and queen Jay, who travelled on their long boat all the way from the old country of Austin to conquer .. err .. attend Texas camp.
Those on Facebook have already seen boatloads of great pictures from Texas Camp. As public albums become available, we'll make sure to add links to future newsletters.
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