The name’s explanation calling on the Czech word for ‘half’ is highly plausible, as it’s tightly linked to the nature of the dance: the polka is based on a pattern of stepping from one foot to the ...

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 ...

Wanting to foster a feeling of togetherness and pass on Polish traditions to their children, London’s post-war Polish immigrants quickly built a rich social life through organising a widespread ...

Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...

(WTRF) — The 11th annual Wheeling Polka Festival was held ... hundreds of people came out again to dance, eat, and listen to some of the best Polish music in the Ohio Valley.