A New Spin on Spin: Reviving a Bolognese Folk Dance The polka chinata, in which two men whirl together in a crouch, is revived in a dance by Alessandro Sciarroni, coming to PS21 in Chatham, N.Y.

The festivals, inspired by the annual celebration in Munich, Germany, bring together Bavarian traditions like stein-holding ...

Dancing together they earned bronze and silver medals in traditional Swedish Polka dancing and are continuing their training annually at camps in Sweden and the United States.

The Hampton Beach Village District invites folks to come in traditional dress or costume and plan to participate in traditional polka dancing.

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 ...

The public is invited to celebrate Polish culture with live entertainment, arts and crafts, re-enactments, and more.

Before that, dancing was either the formal ballroom styles of the upper classes or else traditional ethnic dances that weren’t terribly exciting. But polka was fun and happy and easy to do.

Polka dancing, live music, folk costumes and Czech food return this weekend in the annual Westfest in West.

Sept. 16: Dance to the John Stevens Polka band and feast on an all-you-can-eat menu that includes soft pretzels, Quaker Creek bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut and spaetzle.

From Cedarburg to Milwaukee's lakefront, there are plenty of places to enjoy German beer, food and music this September and October.