Polka began as a Czech peasant dance. The basis of polka dancing is in the pattern of lightly stepping from one food to the other. This movement, derived from the Czech word “pulka,” meaning ...
If there’s an Oktoberfest event at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul, a polka mass at St. Boniface Catholic Church ...
Polka dancing is a big part of the annual St. Stan's Polish Festival in Bay City. Four days of entertainment that begins Thursday, June 27, brings plenty of polka music and dancing to the festival ...
The White Rose Polka Dancer’s Association will sponsor six classes on basic polka and figure dances, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 2-16 and March 1-15, in the Sinking Springs Elementary School cafeteria, ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With his bushy (fake) beard and thick-rimmed (real) glasses, DJ Kishka is easy to spot in a crowd. This Cleveland DJ has been spinning old Polka records for over 10 years, starting ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Have you ever danced the polka? Kansas lawmakers are working to get the polka named as the official state dance of Kansas. Originally a Czech dance, the polka spread throughout ...
Helen Koenig, 78, and her husband, Oliver Koenig, 84, dance together at the Polka and Waltz Club in DaCosta Hall on Sunday. The onset of Alzheimer’s disease has stolen pieces of Oliver Koenig’s memory ...
Calling all polka dancers – and anyone who likes to dance. The General Pulaski Association is looking for dancers to help set a new world record for the World’s Largest Polka Dance as part of the ...