It all began a few years ago - an idea to sell raffle tickets for a free weekend to our Thanksgiving weekend Polka festival to help defray the cost of putting the weekend on. Unfortunately there were only a few members willing to spend the time away from dancing to sell tickets and it became a burden. The Hawaiian S.H.I.R.T. Dance event has rapidly become one of the clubs liveliest events. The event features the talent of two local bands and is held at Polish Hall in Madison, IL in a non-smoking room. The event begins at 1pm and winds down at 7pm.
Food is available for purchase for a nominal sum.
The people begin to arrive about noon so they can get seats near to the dance floor. The crowd arrives in colorful clothing and each person gets a lei upon arrival to complete the Hawaiian theme. The following photos give a glimpse of this fun filled event. This group grabbed a table next to the dance floor. They had so much fun, the non-members joined the club at the next meeting.