It may not take oom-pah-pah-precedence in Topeka this session, but some Kansans want lawmakers to declare the polka the state’s official dance. Senate Bill 158 continues an effort introduced last year ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the 1960s, it was the twist; in the ’20s, the Charleston. But these fads were mere blips on ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill to make polka the state dance. Topeka Democrat Vic Miller introduced the bill last week. It states the polish-folk dance which originated in the middle of the ...

The event will take place from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the Seashell Stage featuring the best polka bands in the region. "We are very excited to be hosting this event," said Chuck Rage, chairman of the ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s time to put on the dancing shoes for the 44th annual event drawing thousands of people to Pulaski. Experts say that the key to the perfect polka dance performance is ...

DOVER ‒ Helen Hahn, whose long life has lasted for more than a century, has centered it on devotion to family and a love of polka dancing. Hahn celebrated her 104th birthday on Oct. 15 at the Inn at ...

Jud and Cathy Murray embraced as they skillfully swirled among other dance pairs Wednesday at the Crow Wing County Fair. The Brainerd couple nearing a half-century of marriage began dancing together ...

Clarinetist David Krakauer and pianist Kathleen Tagg were thrilled when they were invited to a chamber music retreat in rural upstate New York during the early months of the pandemic. It was an ...

Sure, some teens might fit into convenient categories – geeks and goths and jocks and such. But Becky Livermore, who will be at the Great Lakes Folk Festival on ...

About two dozen people kicked up their heels and enjoyed a quick lessen in polish folk dances taught by the Dolina Polish ...