Polish Eastern European Folk Dance

This category contains English language sites relating to Polish folk dancing. There are many folk dance clubs and ensembles keeping these traditions alive in Poland. Many other countries have strong Polish communities who regard folk dance as a showcase for their culture and traditions. An important focal event is the International Polish Folk Dance Festival in Rzeszow that occurs every 3 years.

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• Syrenka Polish Folkloric Ensemble - Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Brief details of history, rehearsal times and the committee with an image gallery.
  
• Polish Folk Dance Association of the Americas - Aims to sponsor North American Polish folk dance festivals and serve as a central source for folklore information. Includes newsletter, resources, bye laws, and contact details.
  
• Warszawianka - Ensemble of Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland. Includes a short profile with image galleries and details of the children's group Mała Warszawianka. [Polish/English].
  
• Krakusy Polish Folk Dance Ensemble - Performance group in Los Angeles, USA. Includes history, instructor biography, events, image gallery and contact details. [English/Polish].
  
• Silesianie - Student ensemble of the University of Economics, Katowice, Poland. Includes profile, history, repertoire, descriptions of foreign tours, sponsor ship offer and audio clips and tracks from their CDs. [English/Polish].
  
• Podhale Oldham - Song and dance troupe based in Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Includes image gallery.
  
• Lowiczanie Polish Folk Dance Ensemble - Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Details of history, choir, events, practice sessions, merchandise (including costumes) and image galleries.
  
• Federation of Polish Folklore Groups In Great Britain - Festival news and group contact details.
  
• Katowice - Student ensemble of the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. Includes details of their history, rehearsals, tours and activities with image galleries and audio clips. [Polish/English].
  
• Lira Ensemble - Professional performing arts company based in Chicago, USA. Includes profile, events schedule, activities, information on each group (singers, dancers, orchestra and children's chorus), auditions, and CDs.
  
• Modrzewiacy - Song and dance ensemble based in Wolczyn, Opolskie, Silesia, Poland. Includes details of their history, repertoire and 20th Jubilee celebrations as well as image galleries. [Polish/English].
  
• Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble - Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Includes events, image gallery, organisation information and details of the Syrenka children’s ensemble. The repertoire section has information on regional culture and costumes.
  
• Polish American Folk Dance Company - Performance and cultural group based in New York, USA. Includes history, repertoire, image galleries, event calendar, and contact details.
  
• Harmony Polish Folk Ensemble - New York, USA. Family and community based cultural and dance ensemble.
  
• Hejnal Polish American Dancers of Long Island - New York, United States. Includes profile, history, repertoire, membership details, calendar of events and image galleries.
  
• OPOLE Dance - Youth and children's school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA. Includes instructor biography, membership information, and image gallery.
  
• Polish Canadian Dance Society - Performance and cultural group in the Greater Vancouver area. Includes its history, a schedule, photographs and Board of Directors list. [English/Polish]
  
• Pomorze Polish Folkdance Ensemble - Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Includes history and rehearsal details.
  
• Nowa Huta Song and Dance Ensemble - Youth group from Cracow, Poland. Includes profile, repertoire, image galleries of costumes, groups and management and contact details. [English/Polish].
  
• Polish Dance in Southern California - A study of the history of the dance groups of Southern California with descriptions of selected dances including their history, music and costumes.
  
• Janosik Polish Dance Ensemble - Performing troupe with choir and kapella in Montgomery County, Philadelphia, United States. Includes profile, history, details of repertoire and joining information.
  
• Ziema Polska - Song and dance troupe of the Catholic Association for Polish Youth in Paris, France. Offers details on membership, activities and rehearsals.
  
• Orleta Polish Folk Song and Dance Group - Brief details of this amateur performance group in London, UK. [English, Polish].
  
• Kundzia, Polskie Stroje Ludowe - Brief details with images of this group from Chelmno, Poland. [English/Polish].
  
• Polonia Folk Dance Ensemble - Based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Details of their up-coming events, history, directors, costumes and dances with image galleries.
  
• Association of Sympathizers Folklore Dance Group Lasowiacy - Brief details of this group from Stalowa Wola, Poland, including history and image gallery. [English/Polish].
  
• Zywiec - Song and dance group based in Ealing, London, United Kingdom. Includes image galleries and details of classes, events and membership.
  
• Mala Polska Folk Ensemble - Community group based in Michigan, USA. Includes profile, membership details, image galleries, calendar of events and contact details.
  
• P.K.M. E-Gazette - Weblog of the dance group of the Polish intercollegiate club of Philadelphia, USA. Includes news, schedule of events, image galleries, and contact details.
  
• Richard Schmidt - Canadian artistic director, choreographer, instructor, events director and coordinator. Includes profile, schedule, image gallery, Polish folk tour and contact details.
  
• Zespół Regionalny Jakubkowiane - Folklore group in Malopolskie, Poland. Include photographs of Lachs costumes. [English/Polish].
  
• Mazury - The folk dance company of the Polish Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), based in Ealing, London, United Kingdom. Includes details of the junior, middle and senior groups, news, image galleries and a history of the group.
  
• Syrena Polish Song and Dance Ensemble - Brief details and contact information for this performance group from Brunssum, the Netherlands. [Dutch/English/German/Polish].
  
• Mazur (Mazurka) - Essay about this dance by Maja Trochimczyk. Includes history, description, costume, music, and bibliography sections.
  
• Zajaczek Dance Ensemble - Dance school based in Michigan, USA. Includes organizational summary, newsletter, classes, events, image galleries and contact details.
  
• Bialy Orzel/White Eagle - Song and dance ensemble in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Includes their history, a calendar of concerts, image and audio galleries, details of their repertoire and artistic staff and the Gniazdo newsletter. [Polish/English].
  
• Dolina - Group based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Includes details of choir, kapela, Chabry (teen's) and Zespol Sloneczniki (children's) groups, repertoire and costume information.
  
• Wawel Polish Folk Ensemble - Performance group in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Includes history, directors biographies, dance information, performance schedule, image gallery, weblog, and contact details.
  
• Sokol Polish Folk Ensemble - Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Details of their dancers, choir, events, directors and repertoire with image galleries and moving pictures.
  
• Tatry Polish Folklore Ensemble - Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Includes history, events calendar and image and video clip galleries. [English/Polish/French].
  
• Jantar - The University of Gdansk Song and Dance Ensemble - Poland. Includes profile, repertoire, audio clips, image galleries and contact details. [English/Polish].
  
• Obertas Polish Folklore Ensemble - Group based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Includes image galleries and details of their repertoire rehearsals and artistic director.
  
• Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston - Group based in Massachusetts, United States. Includes performance schedule, image gallery, director profile and details of history and rehearsals.
  
• Wesoly Lud - Representative dance ensemble of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America, based in Chicago, USA. Includes history, schedule, and image galleries.
  
• Kujawiacy - Song and dance ensemble in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Details of their history, members and repertoire with image galleries.
  
• Polonia Dance Ensemble - The dance ensemble of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America (PRCUA) based in Chicago. Includes history, repertoire, image galleries and contact details.
  
• Polish Dance Group Sobotka - Performance and community group in Oregon, USA. Includes repertoire, details of practices, events and information on wedding customs.
  
• Poolse Zang en Dans Vereniging Podlasie - Ensemble with adult and children's groups, choir and orchestra in Limburg, Netherlands. Includes brief details of the group, their rehearsals, events and an image gallery [English/Dutch].
  
• Tatry Polish Song and Dance Company - Based in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. Includes events, classes, the kapela, Young Tatry and a featured dancer. Image galleries give a pictorial history.
  
• Zespołu Tańca Ludowego Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej - Brief details of the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University ensemble from Lublin, Poland including image gallery and concert dates. [English/Polish].
  
• Polonez Song and Dance Ensemble - Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Includes details of junior and teen groups (Maly and Sredni Polonez), orchestra, key member profiles, history, rehearsals, repertoire, concerts, and image galleries of recent trips.
  
• Wolbromiacy - Brief details of this song and dance group from Wolbrom, Poland. [English/Polish].
  
• Tatry - Ensemble based in Adelaide, South Australia. Includes performance schedule, history and image galleries.
  
• Lajkonik - Community dance group in Arizona, United States. Includes profile, calendar of events, repertoire and image gallery of past events.
  
• Kos - Ensemble from Lublin, Poland. Includes history, list of achievements, details of management and image gallery. [English/Polish].
  
• Harcerski Zespół Tańca i Pieśni Grześ - Brief details of this performance group in Puławy, Lubelskie, Poland. [English/Poland].
  
• Poloniny - Brief details about the ensemble of Rzeszów University of Technology. [English/Polish].
  
• Kalinowska-Werter, Donna - Ethnographer/choreographer - Offers tuition, choreography and consultation on costumes and style to dance companies. Includes biography and a video gallery of some Polish national dances.
  
• Kalina - Ensemble Folklorique Polonais - The dancers, choirs and kapela of the Courcelles-les-Lens Association for Tradition and Culture in Nord-Pas de Calais, France. Includes details and image galleries of rehearsals, history, events and repertoire (the map leads to folkloric information and s
  
• Polanie Polish Song & Dance Association - Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Includes repertoire, director's biography, history and image gallery. [Polish/English].
  
• Slask Song and Dance Ensemble - Professional company based in the Koszecin palace near Lubliniec, Poland. Includes history, concert schedule, image galleries, organisation and the performances (dance troupe, choir and/or orchestra) and facilities for hire. [Polish/English].
  
• Wielkopolanie - Folkloristic group from Poznan, Poland. Includes news, events, repertoire, history, audio and video clips and image galleries. [English/Polish. May not work in all browsers]
  
• Lany - Brief details of the ensemble of the Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland. [English/Polish].
  
• Podhale Folk Dance Company - Group based in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Includes details of history, kapella, rehearsals, repertoire, events and artistic directors as well as image galleries.
  
• Polish Heritage Dancers of Western New York - Community children's and adults performance groups in the USA. Includes history, performance schedule, events, audio clips, image galleries and contact details.
  
  

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