TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Have you ever danced the polka? Kansas lawmakers are working to get the polka named as the official state dance of Kansas. Originally a Czech dance, the polka spread throughout ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the 1960s, it was the twist; in the ’20s, the Charleston. But these fads were mere blips on ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local polish groups in Buffalo were hoping to break the record for the world's largest polka dance this weekend on Sept. 23, and the public was invited to come and join in on the fun.

Performances in N.Y.C. The polka chinata, in which two men whirl together in a crouch, is revived in a dance by Alessandro Sciarroni, coming to PS21 in Chatham, N.Y. Two dancers doing polka chinata, ...

Jimi Jimi Jimi (in red vest) leads Cathryn Polsfuss during a polka dancing class at Tapestry Folk Dance Center in Minneapolis. — Photos: The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS What kind of person can coax shy ...

Get your beer-and-schnitzel taste buds ready and unpack your finest lederhosen or dirndl. It’s time for Oktoberfest at The Wharf at one of the coolest locations in Southwest D.C. “We’ve been hosting ...