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page 1Polka derivatives

forró
thumb|263px|Statues of Forró musicians
chamamé
Chamamé (Guarani for: party, disorder) is a folk music genre from northeast Argentina and Argentine Mesopotamia. In 2020, Chamamé was inscribed in UNESCO's Intangible cultural heritage list after it was nominated by Argentina in 2018.

choro
right|thumb|upright|Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado|Joaquim Callado (1848-1880), considered one of the creators of the choro genre
Choro (, "cry" or "lament"), also popularly called chorinho ("little cry" or "little lament"), is an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Despite its name, the music often has a fast and happy rhythm. It is characterized by virtuosity, improvisation and subtle modulations, and is full of syncopation and counterpoint. Choro is considered the first characteristically Brazilian genre of urban popular music. The se

schottische
thumb|255px|Chotis Madrileño August 2017
maxixe
Brazilian dance and the genre of music used to accompany to it
guarania
musical genre originating in Paraguay
Jenkka
Jenkka () is a fast Finnish partner dance found in Finnish folk dance, the Finnish version of the schottische. It is danced to music in Time signature| or 4/4 time| time signature, with about 140 beats per minute. The dance arose in the mid-19th century, and was being danced in rural areas in the 1960s.
norteño
genre of Mexican music related to polka and corridos
xote
Xote () is a Brazilian music genre and dance with a binary or quaternary rhythm. It is the local equivalent of the German schottische. Xote is a common type of forró dancing.