The White Rose Polka Dancer’s Association will sponsor six classes on basic polka and figure dances, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 2-16 and March 1-15, in the Sinking Springs Elementary School cafeteria, ...

As the horns pulse and the bass drum pops, dozens of couples work in unison to alternate their footwork and swing their bodies to the much-celebrated and interactive state dance — polka. This was the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Have you ever danced the polka? Kansas lawmakers are working to get the polka named as the official state dance of Kansas. Originally a Czech dance, the polka spread throughout ...

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Kansas Czech-Slovak Princess Brooklyn Webb encouraged legislators Thursday to support a bill declaring polka the state's official dance. She said the style of dance had its roots in European culture ...

PULASKI (WLUK) -- A fun summer tradition has returned to Pulaski once again. Despite rain in the forecast, Pulaski Polka Days is back for its 46th year as hundreds of people are already joining in on ...

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, ...

Belton is kicking off a new fall tradition with Polka on the Square, a lively two-day festival filled with dancing, music, ...

Apr. 5—Promoter Joe Nardone smiled with satisfaction Saturday afternoon as his gaze took in the hundreds of people gathered in the Keystone Ballroom at Mohegan PA for Pennsylvania PolkaFest 2025.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – A debate over the state’s official dance could end in a compromise. Kansans have been arguing over whether the polka or square dance should be the official state dance of Kansas.