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 ... and the popular big-band dance music of the era’. One of the many musicians mentioned in this context is ...

At one time we had 11 German Polka bands in New Braunfels ... ist er auf sein Horse gejumpt und ist die Rout‘ runtergepratet.” I played a lot of dance music and a lady called me next morning and she ...

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, ...