If everyone knew how to polka, crime would be lower, people would always be friendly and Brett Favre would not be a Minnesota Viking. OK, it may not be the answer to all problems, but those who polka ...

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 ...

LINCOLN — The hammered dulcimer, accordion, trombone and bass blend to create unique polka melodies and the 100-year-old dance tradition of the Volga Germans. Meet the musicians, dancers and families ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local polish groups in Buffalo were hoping to break the record for the world's largest polka dance this weekend on Sept. 23, and the public was invited to come and join in on the fun.

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Bring your dancing shoes to the small town of Cedar for the 42nd Polka Fest. The annual festival starts today celebrating the town's rich Polish history. During ...

Almost all states with an official dance choose the square dance, but not Wisconsin. Not by a longshot. We picked the polka in 1993, as a nod to ethnic heritage, but the dance doesn’t acknowledge just ...

Armed with an accordion and donning a puffy-sleeved purple shirt, white pants and white patent leather shoes (a la "Polka King" Frankie Yankovic), current Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla took ...

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 ...

Approaching the entrance of the Chandelier Ballroom in the Heights, I began to hear the faint echoes of accordions and trumpets and a pang of dread surged in my spine. I was entering the world of ...

It was a picture-perfect summer day for the recent Polka Party at the Hammond Marina. The ever-popular event took place during the city’s annual Festival of the Lakes celebration. The day was ...

Polka fans once packed the dance floor and lined the bar six-deep to catch Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones; now a good gig is one that doesn’t lose money. The crowd is not all that has changed over the ...