Texas International Folk Dancers

		Texas International Folk Dancers
TIFD (Texas International Folk Dancers) is a non-profit educational organization which supports folk dancing and related folk arts in Texas and surrounding states.

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Texas Camp!

Texas Camp is one of the longest-running and best-loved international folk dance camps in the U.S. The setting is Greene Family Camp, a modern facility in the wooded hills of central Texas. We hope you will join us for a wonderful holiday experience full of dancing, feasting, fellowship, music and fun.

Texas Camp Syllabi Master Index

The Texas Camp Syllabi Master Index lists over 1300 dances published in Texas Camp syllabi from 1954 through 2007.

TIFD Surveys

A special survey was sent out in January 2006 to both current and previous TIFD members to find out what campers want from Texas Camp. The results have been compiled, and you can read the report.

Donations Welcome

Are you interested in helping TIFD fund Texas Camp? Please consider donating to our live music fund, camp scholarship fund, floor fund or general fund. We are also looking for donations of frequent flyer miles! Details are on the Sponsorship Form.

Past Camps

The 2008 Texas Camp featured Bulgarian, French-Canadian, and English Country dances.
The 2007 Texas Camp featured Salsa and Romanian line dances.

A few photos: Thanks to Agnes, we have a few photos from Camp 2007.

The 2006 Texas Camp featured Vintage couple dances and Balkan dances.
The 2005 Texas Camp featured Scandinavian couple dances and classic Israeli dances.
The 2004 Texas Camp featured Macedonian, Hungarian and Romanian dances.
The 2003 Texas Camp featured Croatian dances and Argentine Tango.
The 2002 Texas Folk Dance Camp featured Bulgarian and six-count swing.

TIFD Board of Directors (2009)

Mike Revesz, President
Susie Thennes, Vice President
Misi Tsurikov, Secretary
Anne Alexander
Terri Chadwick
Jan Bloom
Bruce Bostwick
Shelley Allison
Sally Jenkins
TIFD Treasurer: Georgia Horn
TIFD News Editor: Sally Jenkins
Membership Chair: Chuck Roth
Webmaster: Anne Alexander
Texas Camp 2009 Co-chairs: Lisa Horn and Garry Karner

Do you need to reach a board member? You can email them at board@tifd.org. Have a news bit to share with our membership? Email editor@tifd.org

Are you interested in serving on the TIFD board of directors?

Members wishing to run for TIFD Board should print out a copy of the TIFD Board of Trustees Filing Petition, fill it out, and send it to the TIFD Election Chair, PO Box 4516, Austin, TX 78765

TIFD's Bylaws are also available for download as a PDF document (20K) (this document requires Acrobat Reader software to view; it is a free download from Adobe's website).

Current TIFD News

In the May 2009 TIFD News:

Letter from the TIFD President, lyrics to "Ja Da Kalisnushku Lomala," Laura LaGue's famous biscuit recipe, news from local groups, Susie Thennes' favorite memories from a recent trip to Israel, folk-dance handicrafts, upcoming nuptials for Joni McSpadden and Tom Miller, and featured websites. All this, and dance jokes too!

Access archives of the TIFD News and the rest of our publications from the Publications page.

Member groups

Other groups in our area

See the Southwest Folk Dance Directory for a more complete list

Is your group interested in becomming a TIFD member group? Click here for the membership application.

Folk Dance Information

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