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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.
Folk dancers in traditional costumes from Kraków (regarded as Polish national costumes). Krakowiak rhythm on score. The Krakowiak or Cracovienne is a fast, syncopated Polish folk dance in duple time from the region of Kraków and Lesser Poland. [1]
National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are typically not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions. [1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status. [1]
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. It is the second-most popular dance in Polish-American music, after the polka. [citation needed]
Polka is popular in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the "Beer Barrel Polka" is played during the seventh-inning stretch and halftime of Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks games. [17] Polka is also the official state dance of Wisconsin. [18] The United States Polka Association is a non-profit organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. [19]
Mazowsze in the 1970s. Mazowsze at Przystanek Woodstock in 2013. Mazowsze (Polish: Państwowy Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca „Mazowsze” im. Tadeusza Sygietyńskiego) – "State Folk Ensemble of Song and Dance 'Mazowsze'") is a famous Polish folk dance and song ensemble.
It combines elements of the waltz, mazurka, and polka. The dance originated around 1850 in Warsaw, Poland. The words varsovienne and varsoviana are French and Spanish feminine adjectives, respectively, meaning 'from Warsaw'. The dance was popular in 19th-century America, where it was danced to the tune Put Your Little Foot.
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.