The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European popular dance craze in the 1840s. In elite Paris salons and in humble village squares and taverns ...

“They’ll dance when Jimmy Sturr starts playing,” Nardone said, explaining that Polka Bandski, which served as opening act, was playing the kind of polka music you listen to rather than dance t ...

"They'll dance when Jimmy Sturr starts playing," Nardone said, explaining that Polka Bandski, which served as opening act, was playing the kind of polka music you listen to rather than dance to.