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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.
The polonaise (/ p ɒ l ə ˈ n ɛ z /, French:; Polish: polonez, Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈlɔnɛs]) is a dance originating in Poland, and one of the five Polish national dances in 3 4 time. [2] The original Polish-language name of the dance is chodzony (pronounced [xɔˈd͡zɔnɨ]), denoting a walking dance. It is one of the finest dances ...
The dance begins with an introductory pattern of repeated pitches with a unique accelerating rhythm, showing the dancers the exact tempo of the following dance. [2] The kujawiak is in triple meter. It has two mazur symmetrical four-measure phrases, [ 10 ] with the second part of each measure often extended and accented.
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.
Apart from the ethnic name, the word mazurek refers to various terms in Polish, e.g. a cake, a bird and a popular surname. Mazurek is also a rural dance identified by some as the oberek . It is said oberek is a danced variation of the sung mazurek , the latter also having more prominent accents on second and third beats and less fluent of a ...
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The Krakowiak or Cracovienne is a fast, syncopated Polish folk dance in duple time from the region of Kraków and Lesser Poland. [1] The folk outfit worn for the dance has become the national costume of Poland, most notably, the rogatywka peaked hat with peacock feathers.
The polska (Swedish plural polskor) is a family of music and dance forms shared by the Nordic countries: called polsk in Denmark, polka or polska in Estonia, polska in Sweden and Finland, and by several different names in Norway. Norwegian variants include pols, rundom, springleik, and springar.