Where I was raised we also learned how to polka and waltz alongside the square dance attempts. The polka was definitely the easiest and best whirling a person could do.
Oompah bands were so fun and the most prominent feature of a wedding reception dance. And the dances were always advertised in the local papers or on posters! Everyone was invited – not just wedding guests. It was the way to meet people, that’s for sure. And everyone can basically do a polka – one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three… ad nauseum. The only danger was possibly being spinned around and swayed too swiftly, thus running into another couple. Of course, at my cousins’ weddings the other danger would be all of the other cousins, littles alike dancing round and round. It truly gave meaning to the word “underfoot.”
Today we’ll just watch the leaves do a dance. My personal anemometer, the neighbor’s flag, is definitely indicating a day of whirling.