Dancers looking to learn some traditional moves for this year’s Oktoberfest could take part in free polka lessons at the Concordia Ballroom on Sunday. The event lasted from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and was ...

WILKES-BARRE – Dance instructor Bernadine Tarasek demonstrated the footwork for a Polish line dance as the students behind her watched intently and tried to duplicate her moves. “Front to back, back ...

MILWAUKEE -- 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 ...

The start of Spring has us looking ahead to Easter and beyond. In Buffalo that means Dyngus Day is just around the corner. The celebration of Polish pride wouldn’t be complete without a little dance.

EUCLID, Ohio –– It’s 10 a.m. Friday, and Shore Cultural Center is filled with students and music. The students, grades one through six, are from Euclid, Cleveland and Conneaut. The music? Polka. These ...

MANY visitors to Paraguay never get beyond Ciudad del Este, the second-largest city. Brazilian day-trippers cross the Paraná river on the Friendship Bridge, shop in grungy malls and return laden with ...

Dancers looking to learn some traditional moves for this year’s Oktoberfest could take part in free polka lessons at the Concordia Ballroom on Sunday.

Joel Kieckhaefer, 33, of Milwaukee, polkas at Art’s Concertina bar Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, in Milwaukee. A fragmented effort is underway in the polka community to make sure the dance doesn’t die — ...