I’ve been square dancing!

Every year at one of the dances, the Whirlaways square dance club has a Spin The Top dance.  Each of the clubs in our area are given a high quality top.  They must select someone from their club to spin the top.  It’s a lot of silliness, but look at the attention here.

Does that look like everyone is bored?  No, it’s rapt attention.  We really care who wins – for the moment.  When the winner is announced, it’s back to square dancing.

Here’s a picture of them launching the tops.

You can just barely make out the wood tops on the wood floor.  These tops are so well balanced that they spin a very long time.

There is so much competition between the clubs.  It’s very serious stuff.  That is, until the caller begins a new square dance and we turn our focus to dancing the intricate squares.

It’s good old fashioned fun.  There’s dancing, food, music, and a bit of time to just visit.

Marilynne