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{{quote|Dance!|The Floating Whirlindas|Luigi's Mansion}}
{{quote|Dance!|The Floating Whirlindas|Luigi's Mansion}}
'''The Floating Whirlindas''' are a pair of [[portrait ghost]]s in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|its remake]]. They were once the local waltz champions, but since they are ghosts, The Floating Whirlindas are no longer able to compete. Their name is possibly a pun on "{{wp|The Flying Wallendas}}," a family of acrobats in real life. Their portrait number in the [[Gallery (Luigi's Mansion)|Gallery]] is 10.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=04:00|url=youtu.be/vsVY_MCWnPc?feature=shared&t=240|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' - Full Gallery Portraits Showcase (Bronze, Silver & Gold)|author=RetroArchive|date=January 25, 2023|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
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'''The Floating Whirlindas, the Dancing Couple''' are two of the Portrait ghosts who escaped imprisonment before the events of ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. According to the Game Boy Horror, the Floating Whirlindas used to be the local waltz champions, but they are unable to compete anymore because their feet cannot touch the ground. Their portrait number in [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]]'s gallery is 10.


The Floating Whirlindas are encountered in the [[Ball Room]]. They are the first portrait ghosts of Area Two and the fourth overall. After Luigi defeats the six [[Ghost Guy]]s in the room, the Floating Whirlindas appear.<ref>{{cite|author=Sinfield, George|date=2001|page=35|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|quote=When the Shy Guys are gone, you'll go up against the Floating Whirlindas, a graceful pair of gallery ghosts.|isbn=1-930206-14-3}}</ref> Different music plays and circular parts of the floor spin while the pair waltz, occasionally moving on to a different spinning tile. After a while, The Floating Whirlindas reveal themselves and bow after their performance, making them vulnerable to being captured by the [[Poltergust 3000]].<ref>{{cite|quote=Wait for the Whirlindas to spin dramatically and bow, then stun and capture them.|author=Sinfield|title=''Luigi's Mansion'' Player's Guide|page=35}}</ref> Once Luigi has caught the pair, a chest with the [[key]] to the {{id|Storage Room|LM}} appears.
==''Luigi's Mansion''==
The first Portrait ghosts of Area 2, and fourth overall, the Whirlinda couple resides in the [[Ball Room]] found on the first floor's east wing of the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|mansion]]. After Luigi defeats the six [[Ghost Guy]]s in the room, different music starts playing and the Whirlindas appear, making the dancing floor spin as they waltz, occasionally moving on to a different spinning tile. To make them visible, [[Luigi]] has to stand on one of the spinning tiles and face away from them. While visible, the gentleman eventually exclaims "Dance!". Both will then do a dance pose, exposing their heart and thus making them vulnerable to being vacuumed by the [[Poltergust 3000]]. Capturing the pair gives Luigi the [[key]] to the [[Storage Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Storage Room]].


==Physical appearance==
Mrs. Whirlinda wears a green patterned dress with a lighter green trim at the sleeves and at the bottom. She also wears a cream colored belt that is light green at the edges. She has yellow hair done up in a really curly style. She also has green eyes with black lashes.
Mrs. Whirlinda wears a green patterned dress with a lighter green trim at the sleeves and at the bottom. She also wears a cream colored belt that is light green at the edges. She has yellow hair done up in a really curly style. She also has green eyes with black lashes.


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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=グルッテンふさい
|Jap=グルッテンふさい
|JpnR=Gurutten fusai
|JapR=Gurutten fusai
|JpnM=From「ぐるぐる」(''guruguru'', onomatopoeia for revolving) and possibly「回転」(''kaiten'', spin) +「夫妻」(''fusai'', married couple)
|JapM=From「グルグル」(''guruguru'', onomatopoeia for spinning) and possibly「転」(''ten'', the on'yomi reading of "spin") +「ふさい」(''fusai'', married couple)
|Fre=Les Bellini Volants, Le Couple de Danseurs
|Fra=Les Bellini Volants, Le Couple de Danseurs
|FreM=The Flying Bellini, The Dancers Couple<br>The Bellini Brothers, or just Bellini, is a German dance duo better known as {{wp|Paffendorf}}
|FraM=The Flying Bellini, The Dancers Couple<br>The Bellini Brothers, or just Bellini, is a German dance duo better known as [[wikipedia:Paffendorf|Paffendorf]]
|Spa=Los Flórez, la pareja de baile
|Spa=Los Flórez, la pareja de baile
|SpaM=The Flórez, the Dance Couple<br>"Flórez" is a typical Spanish surname
|SpaM=The Flórez, the Dance Couple<br>"Flórez" is a typical Spanish surname
|Ita=Coniugi Piroetti, la coppia danzante
|Ita=I Coniugi Piroetti, la coppia danzante
|ItaM=The Piroetti Spouses, the dancing couple<br>"Piroetti" is a reference from the "Piroetta" ({{wp|Pirouette}})
|ItaM=The Piroetti Spouses, the dancing couple<br>"Piroetti" is a reference from the "Piroetta" ({{wp|Pirouette}})
|Ger=Die Schwebenden Turteltauben, Tanzpaar
|Ger=Die Schwebenden Turteltauben, Tanzpaar
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==Notes==
==Trivia==
[[File:MaleWhirlindaPortrait.png|right|frame|The portrait]]
[[File:MaleWhirlindaPortrait.png|right|frame|The portrait]]
*There are various portraits of a character resembling the male dancer throughout the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|mansion]], one of which is in the Ballroom and another in the {{id|Parlor|LM}}. They may have depicted the dancer from when he was alive.
*Various portraits of a man resembling the male dancer can be found throughout the mansion. One can be first found in the parlor, while another can be found directly in the ballroom. These portraits may depict him when he was alive.
 
*The Whirlindas are the only portrait ghosts to be caught at the same time.
==References==
*The Floating Whirlindas, with the [[Clockwork Soldiers]] and [[Madame Clairvoya]], are the only human-esque ghosts that have an unknown age in ''Luigi's Mansion''.
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*The Floating Whirlindas is possibly a pun on "The Flying Wallendas", a family of acrobats.


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