Polka facts for kids

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POLKA is a type of music that has influences of dance music that is popularized by Central Europeans. Polka is a popular folk music in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Slovakia. Local varieties of this dance are also found in the Nordic countries, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Latin America (very much so in Mexico), and in the United States.

Images for kids

Street musicians in Prague playing a polka
Polka, c. 1840
Polka rhythm
People dancing polka in Tampere, Finland in 2006
Polka
Texas Polka Music Museum in Schulenburg, Texas

See also

In Spanish: Polca para niños

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