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John Ritchie's Pole Dance won second place. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News

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John Ritchie's Pole Dance won second place. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News

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  • John Ritchie's Pole Dance won second place. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Ladies appreciated the 'boys in the Speedos' on the Brazilian Carnaval entry of Capt. Jim Seegers, said Myrna O'Reilly. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Three boats chose to portray the hula, with a variety of fetching dancing girls. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Deb Jonsson of Avow Hospice, the beneficiary of the parade, snaps photos of the passing boats. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Dennis Candlen watches the parade from the Old Marco Lodge. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Kathy Brooks, Camille Morrison, and Deb Lambert get into the spirit of the event. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Parade entries came in all sizes - this JetSki rider was flinging bling at spectators. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • This 'concept' entry from Scott Shewood of Goodland shows the morning after Mardi Gras. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Three boats chose to portray the hula, with a variety of fetching dancing girls. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Winning entry 'Chicken Dance' passes by the Old Marco Lodge. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Marla Lion joins in the chicken dance. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Wally and Mary Rea's boat highlighted the can-can. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Winning entry 'Chicken Dance' exits the boat basin. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News
  • Three boats chose to portray the hula, with a variety of fetching dancing girls. Visitors and their cars packed every square foot of Goodland to watch 21 boats pass by in the Goodland Mardi Gras Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon, with a dance theme for the contestants this year. Lance Shearer/Special to the Daily News

The fishing village of Goodland has its own dance, the Buzzard Lope, associated with it, after years of Mullet Festivals at Stan’s. On Saturday, all the world’s other dances got equal opportunity to shine, at the 16th annual Goodland Boat Parade, with this year’s theme “the world of dance.” A total of 21 boats, ranging from Jet-Skis up to cabin cruisers, entered the event.

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