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  Enjoy a fun evening of dancing DJd by Franklin Houston with assistance from Lila Luce. |
  Teaching: Kathleen McDonagh will be on hand for the newcomer’s class. Rikki Nicolae will teach the exciting conclusion to Chef. |
For more information and other neat stuff, check out this week’s newsletter.
Saturday, May 25th
7:30-10:45 pm
$5 at the door 17 & older. 16 & under free.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Hancock Recreation Center (HRC)
 Enjoy a lively evening of dancing with live music provided by the Home Grown Contra Band. They will perform two sets of dance music from around the world each set containing a contra.
Look and listen for Anne Alexander’s new booming tupan along with her exotic hurdy gurdy; Franklin Houston’s refurbished accordion and his wild and crazy trumpet; Joane Rylander’s mad mandolin; Holly Plotner’s fabulous fiddle and Dena Houston’s throbbing guitar.
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| Teaching: Join us this week for a second helping of Chef (pronounced “Kef”), introduced last week by Rikki Nicolae. Rikki will review part one of this lively Transylvanian Roma dance. |
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AIFD Elections at 9:30 – during announcements! |
For more information and other neat stuff, check out this week’s newsletter.
Saturday, May 18th
7:30-10:45 pm
$5 at the door 17 & older. 16 & under free.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Hancock Recreation Center (HRC)
The Austin International Folk Dancers meet almost every Saturday Night (7-11PM) at the Hancock Recreation Center, 811 E 41st St, in Austin Texas.
No partner is needed, and dancers of every skill level are welcome.
Our repertoire includes line dances, couples dances, and mixers. Folk dancing is a great social event and wonderful exercise.
We are often having intermediate teaching sessions and other special events! Please check our Teaching/Programming page or the Calendar for more information on upcoming events. Or feel free to Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for up to date information on what is happening at AIFD as well as information on fun dance events all over Austin and beyond!
| 7:00-7:30 pm | Equipment Setup – please come help out. |
| 7:30-8:00 pm | Teaching and walk throughs. |
| 8:00-9:30 pm | Request dancing. |
| 9:30-9:45 pm | Contra / announcements. |
| 9:45-10:30 pm | Request dancing. |
| 10:30-10:45 pm | Clean up. |
In his book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell writes about how the cumulative effect of small forces can result in a dramatic change when a threshold is crossed (the tipping point). The wonderful turnout at our recent 50th anniversary celebration reminds us all what a vibrant, exciting, joyful place Austin International Folk Dancers can be when we all come together as a community to dance. To build on that success, we appeal to everyone in AIFD to join our campaign to “Be the Tipping Point.” Commit to making small changes in how we participate in our dance community.
Each week, our newsletter will contain a “Be the Tipping Point” suggestion. Some may be simple (”arrive 10 minutes earlier for dancing”) or more challenging (”learn to lead a dance”), silly (”dance backwards”) or serious (”remind someone how much you enjoy seeing them at dancing”). Some you may already be doing; others may not be possible for you right now. We hope, though, that the suggestions may prompt us all to think about one or two small, positive changes we can make ourselves.
We all have the power and the responsibility to make Saturday night dancing the experience we want it to be. Small changes *can* make a big difference. Be the Tipping Point for AIFD!
Do you have a “Be the Tipping Point” suggestion or personal story to share? E-mail us at contact@aifd.cc.
Madeline Brock will DJ that evening, assisted by Misi Tsurikov – who will also ensure stellar sound quality.