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polka

Bohemian dance in quick duple time (2/4). Originating in the 19th century, it became popular throughout Europe. The basic step is a hop followed by three short steps. The polka spread with German immigrants to the USA, becoming a style of Texas country music. It was also used by European composers, including Bedřich Smetana in The Bartered Bride (1866) and Bohemian Dances (1878), Antonín Dvořák, and others.



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The hall was empty, and they had a grand polka, for Laurie danced well, and taught her the German step, which delighted Jo, being full of swing and spring.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
She would have been more so if she had seen her reprehensible brother-in-law dancing a triumphal polka down the hall with Rose in honour of having silenced the enemy's battery for once.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
I am going to teach you to jump and bow, to dance a waltz and a polka, and even to stand on your head.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
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