This weekend, Iowa State students will have an opportunity to learn what some are hoping will become the latest dance craze.

Saturday morning the Ames Public Art Policy and Acquisition Commission will dedicate Cyclone Twister, a sculpture already located on the corner of Chamberlain Street and Welch Avenue.

The piece, which is part of a drive by the Ames Public Art and Acquisition Commission to add more art to the landscape of Ames, is actual molding of feet, set in bronze. The piece is supposed to be a guide to doing the cyclone twister, a dance designed for the piece by Betty Toman, a former Iowa State dance professor.

The idea, according to Kathy Svec, Chairman of the Ames Public Art Commission, was for the piece to be somewhat lighthearted. Planning for putting in the piece began when it was announced that Campustown would be redone.

The sculpture, designed by Steve Maxon, a local artist, was put into place in mid-Sept., but it was installed rather quietly, so not to spoil Saturday’s ceremony.

“When we do a piece of public art we really want people to enjoy it and this piece is really light-hearted, and easy to understand,” Svec said. “We hope people will like it, and give it a try.”

The Cyclone Twister is the third effort by the commission, with the first being an environmental piece on Clark Avenue and the second a weather vane in front of the Water Administration building.

The festivities will begin at 10:30 a.m., and will include speakers, refreshments, and an opportunity to meet the artist. However, the main attraction will be the opportunity to do the Cyclone Twist.