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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A decade old tradition is happening this weekend in Leelanau County. The 37th Annual Polka Fest kicked off in Cedar on Thursday. Attendees can't help but dance ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MUSKEGON, MI — The fryers will be bubbling, the accordions tuned and the flower crowns arranged just right for the 10th annual Muskegon Polish Festival. Founded a decade ago by Polish community ...

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 ...