polka

Also known as barn dance

thumb| A polka dance

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Key facts

Music genre.name: Polka
Music genre.cultural_origins: Early to mid-19th century, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Etymology
Origin and popularity
Styles and variants
Belarus
United States
South America
Ireland
Philippines
Nordic countries
Polka in the classical repertoire
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb| A polka dance

Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in 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.

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