Polka may be the official state dance in Wisconsin, but outside its Midwestern strongholds, the music made famous by Lawrence Welk and given 21st-century shine by Grammy winning Brave Combo is ...

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 ...

Three nights a week at Art’s Concertina Bar you can step back to a time when couples went out to dance the polka and listen to the sounds of a concertina. But now owner Art Altenburg wants to sell his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Helen Koenig, 78, and her husband, Oliver Koenig, 84, dance together at the Polka and Waltz Club in DaCosta Hall on Sunday. The onset of Alzheimer’s disease has stolen pieces of Oliver Koenig’s memory ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. To match her romantic dress, Gerber slipped on another French girl staple: white ballet flats.

This week, a huge division of opinion nearly cleaved your Belleville News-Democrat newsroom into two nearly equal pieces. No, not Trump or Clinton. Not ketchup or mayo on fries. And not the ...

There is no line to get into the International Polka Association Hall of Fame and Museum, no audio tour or docent. But there is Dave Ulczycki. Ulczycki is always ready to guide polka enthusiasts and ...