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 ...

Dancing can be a true test for a lot of couples.The ones who are good at it usually have spent some time working at it. It's about knowing where the other will step, not bringing attention to when the ...

PULASKI (WLUK) -- It's all about Polka in Pulaski this weekend. Thousands gather in the community to hear live bands, dance, enjoy great food and celebrate the Polish culture. Some of this year's ...

Part steamy small-town jamboree, part honest-to-God Czech cultural celebration, the National Polka Festival in Ennis is one of your best chances all year to escape the mess of the city and remind ...

The 19th-century European immigrants to Wisconsin arrived with polkas ringing in their ears. The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European popular ...

He’s a pirate and he calls himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul, a polka mass at St. Boniface Catholic ...