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    Polka Folk Dancing Dance













Polka Folk Dancing Dance


Polka

Sites related to the polka as a dance. Polka music has its own category. The origin of the polka is in dispute: some say it was Bohemian (Czech), others, that it was originally Polish. In any event, there was a polka craze in Europe in the 1840s. Emigrants took the newly-invented accordion and the then-rebellious polka to America. There was a second polka mania in the 1930s and '40s, almost exactly a century after its introduction. Among some ethnic groups in North America (Germans, Polish, Czechs), the polka has never gone out of style.

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  • - Book review. Recommends this study of the polka in America to all fans of the polka.
  • - Two easy methods, with diagrams.
  • - Description of the polka by Henri Cellarius, written in 1858.
  • - Story of the origins and early spread of this popular dance, by Lori Heikkila.
  • - Diagram and instructions for basic polka step.
  • - Directories of polka organizations in Arizona and of polka bands that play in the state, listing of festivals.
  • - Personal page of a couple from Houston who love to dance, especially polka and Cajun. A history of polka, and polka in Texas. Includes information on organizations, radio, bands, likely opportunities for dancing in the state.
  • - Short essay on this dance. Also mentions conjunto music.
  • - Brief history, links, explanation of "polka dots."
  • - The rise of this dance related to the redowa and the schottische. Important people and places in its early popularization, some early sheet music titles, names of some popular polkas.
  • - The town of Kostelec nad Labem claims to be the birthplace of the polka.
  • - Essay points out that the polka, while popular among Polish-Americans, is not really a Polish dance like the polonaise or mazurka. Several photos. Includes bibliography.
  • - Theresa, a middle-school student from Wisconsin, gives tips on polka dancing for beginners.
  • - The official state dance in Wisconsin: its place in social life and culture. Also one way to dance the polka. Very generous, considering the webmaster is one of the few Wisconsinites who doesn't polka.
  • - Quotes about the polka and passion.


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