Alpine music — and more specifically Polka and Oberkrainer — are considered ancient German. But what many ... why it is actually dance music and why it is sometimes confusingly joyous.

Susan Jurgelski Jul 24, 2006 Jul 24, 2006 Updated Sep 11, 2013 At long last, he and his fellow keepers of German culture in the Lancaster Liederkranz folk-dance group Alpenrose Schuhplattler ...

Norm stresses the singing of the old Polish songs but also includes in the band's repertoire German ... music, join square dance clubs, or do Country line dancing, but instead choose to polka.

The Polish American polka blended Polish, Czech, German, Slovenian and Mexican influences ... You also find that ‘they were trained in theory and the classics, as well as in jazz, voice, and the ...

including polka music. Those who come to Bockfest can expect to dance to live music all day long. River City Baskapelle, a West Bend-based band, is slated to play German music from 11 a.m. to noon.