Retirement in The Villages, FL
Christmas on The Square
Dancing as usual on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Some other differences, though.
Many restaurants and other businesses closed early on Christmas Eve and are closed for Christmas Day, but not the squares in The Villages, Florida.
Live music and dancing as usual
There were a few differences. The band played two Christmas dance songs in the first set.
The audience was not as large, only about 200 in the first hour. That’s less than a third for the Blake Guyre Band, who usually attracts seven to eight hundred at the Spanish Springs town square (the square seats 500, others bring their own chairs or stand).
It was colder than normal, 63 degrees, so I wore my jacket and sweater. I discarded the jacket after the music started. At least I wore long pants. Some wore their coats and short pants. My wife made a special, heavy-duty skirt for colder weather and wore that.
One group of about 20 brought tables, food, and had their own party. A few joined the dancers later.
We were the only dancers for the first three songs. Really odd. No line dancers. A few more people joined us later, but not the usual crowd…
