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
