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 ...
What kind of person can coax shy, diffident Minnesotans to boogie down on the dance floor? He’s a pirate and he calls ­himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event ...
Performances in N.Y.C. The polka chinata, in which two men whirl together in a crouch, is revived in a dance by Alessandro Sciarroni, coming to PS21 in Chatham, N.Y. Two dancers doing polka chinata, ...