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 ...

I played a lot of dance music and a lady called me next morning and she was, “Oh, wir haben das so enjoyed!” But we all understood each other, so didn’t mean any harm. We were conversing. [POLKA MUSIC ...

But its shaping as so-called “expressive dance” or “free dance” is undoubtedly a specifically German contribution to modernism. Initially rather esoteric and confined to a small circle of initiates, ...