Then we have The Polka Warriors rocking the stage from 5-7 to bid our Polka Fish Fry Farewell until next year. Then from 8-11 we have Jake Speed and the Freddie's tearing down the house for their annual Baseball themes show to celebrate Opening Day!

It originated in the middle of the nineteenth century in Bohemia, and is still a common genre in Czech and Slovakian folk music. Polka is still a very common folk music genre in Poland.

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polka, lively courtship dance of Bohemian folk origin. It is characterized by three quick steps and a hop and is danced to music in 2/4 time. The couples cover much space as they circle about the dance floor.

The first records of polka music can be found in the written recordings in Poland and Czech music papers in the early 1800s. However, during that time this music and dance style was limited to the peasant population of the territory Bohemia, now a part of Czech Republic.

Learn what the polka dance is, its origin, history, basic steps, polka music, regional styles, and cultural legacy.

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