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This Friday, May 31, 7-9:45, at AIFD: This week’s program: Enjoy a fun evening of dancing DJ’d by Misi Tsurikov. Misi will be assisted by Donna Baker. May Birthdays and the Texas Camp Band!!!This week we’ll celebrate those with birthdays in May and dance to the tunes performed by the Texas Camp Band!! New, Do, Review In New, Do and Review this week Franklin Houston will review Sardana. By request, Rebecca Hample will teach Salty Dog Rag. Everyone come at 7 for the fun!

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This Friday, May 24, 7-9:45, at AIFD: Reminder, HRC is closed this week. Instead we will meet at Dancers Workshop Austin*, 11150 Research Blvd #205, Austin (map). *Please wear soft soled, non-marking shoes to dance in. Also no food or drinks except water in a closed container. This week’s program:Enjoy a fun evening of dancing DJ’d by Madeline Brock. Madeline will be assisted by Misi Tsurikov. New, Do, ReviewThis week in New, Do and Review: In celebration of our demonstration at Atria Senior Living on Thursday, and the Greek Festival this weekend Misi Tsurikov, Rebecca Hample and Madeline Brock will teach Greek dances. Everyone come join the fun. Yasou!

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This Friday, May 17, 7-9:45, at AIFD: Volunteer Appreciation Night!!!Join us for a special evening where we will recognize the many teachers, DJs, assistants, and other volunteers who made this year a success! This week’s program:Enjoy a fun evening of dancing DJ’d by Dee McCandless. Dee will be assisted by Misi Tsurikov. New, Do, ReviewThis week in New, Do, Review Holly Plotner will review the SAFDF dances she taught last week: Kaži Suto from Serbia and Al Je Ljepo from the Croatian minority in present day Hungary. And by request, Franklin Houston will teach Sardana from Catalonia.

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This Friday, May 10, 7-9:45, at AIFD: This week’s program:Enjoy a fun evening of dancing DJ’d by Anthony Toprac. Anthony will be assisted by John (Janos) Scales. New, Do, ReviewThis week for New, Do, and Review Holly Plotner will review the dances she taught last week – Draganinata from Bulgaria, Vallja e Pllanës from Albania, and Fado Portugues, a Sacred Circle dance. Then she will teach two dances from SAFDF – Kazi Suto from Serbia and Aj Je Ljepo from Croatia. Come join the fun!”

Elections of Directors for AIFD for 2024 will be held during dancing on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Hancock Recreation Center. Current members of AIFD are eligible to vote.

Officer nominees for 2024 are:

President–Madeline Brock
Vice President–Jeff Kessell
Treasurer–Marcia Toprac
Teaching Director–Rebecca Hample
Program Director–Donna Baker
Secretary–John Scales

We thank our outgoing Directors for their service–Peggy Wingate, who served as Secretary, and Misi Tsurikov, who served as Program Director.

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This Friday, May 3, 7-9:45, at AIFD: This week’s program:Enjoy a fun evening of dancing DJ’d by Kathleen Yoder. TeachingCome to New, Do and Review at 7 for some easy new dances taught by Holly Plotner and Anne Alexander. Their main teaching will be Vallja e Pllanës, a fun Albanian dance – with scarves!

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This Friday, April 19, 7-9:45, at AIFD: This week’s program:Enjoy a fun evening dancing DJ’d by John (Janos) Scales. John will be assisted by Anthony Toprac. Teaching This week Rebecca Hample will review the dances Lisa taught last week: Alenelul and Gras Kolo. She may throw in an addional dance time permitting. Live Music:This week we’ll be treated to the live Music of Slavadillo.