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The Polish-American oberek is a social dance, originally brought to America by Polish immigrants in late 1800s and early 1900s. This social dance derives from the folk dance oberek; however, the steps are slightly altered and the music is slightly different. [clarification needed] Obereks are played by Polka bands throughout the United States.
At its core Czech American polka music is dance music (polka, waltz, two step, čardaš) with many different local variations developing into distinct folk dances such as the: Seven Step Polka, Garden Waltz, and Schottische. Historically dances were key to the cohesiveness of Czech American communities, and offered a safe space for Czech Americans.
Polonaises Op. 40 by Chopin, 1838 Dancers from the Polanie Folk Dance Group in Ottawa wearing costumes from the Kraków region. 2019. Polish folk dances are a tradition rooted in ten centuries of Polish culture and history. Many of the dances stem from regional customs and historical events and are distinct from Czech, Slovak and Germanic styles.
Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in 2 4 originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia , now part of the Czech Republic . Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture , polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas.
The music includes a wide variety of popular bands performing Polish-American polka music, as well as presentations of traditional Polish folk genres. The dancing presentations are performed by dance troupes versed in the traditional Polish styles , such as Krakowiak and Górale (highlanders).
Norwegian-American folk music in the United States is mostly found in Minnesota and surrounding states. Reinlenders, polkas and waltzes are played; of these, waltzes are by far the most common . Instruments include the psalmodikon, fiddle and accordion. Celebrations like Syttende Mai have become an important outlet for traditional Norwegian music.
The folk origins of the Mazurk are three Polish folk dances which are: mazur, most characteristic due to its inconsistent rhythmic accents, slow and melancholic kujawiak, fast oberek. The mazurka is always found to have either a triplet, trill, dotted eighth note (quaver) pair, or an ordinary eighth note pair before two quarter notes (crotchets).
The polonaise dance influenced European ballrooms, folk music and European classical music. The polonaise has a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska, and the two dances share a common origin. Polska dance was introduced to Sweden during the period of the Vasa dynasty and the Polish–Swedish union.