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Definition of Polka
1. Noun. Music performed for dancing the polka.
2. Verb. Dance a polka.
3. Noun. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time.
Definition of Polka
1. n. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.
Definition of Polka
1. Noun. A lively dance originating in Bohemia. ¹
2. Noun. The music for this dance. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To dance the polka. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polka
1. to perform a lively dance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polka
Literary usage of Polka
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"As a composer, dance music was his great forte, and he was the first to seize on
the polka, which was introduced into England about 1844. ..."
2. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1878)
"polka Frey. Home, Sweet Home. Variations Kinkel. This pretty title may apply to
many of the nimble fingen that will bring out the ..."
3. Music (1896)
"What particularly pleased the zealous friends of the polka was the act of the
Viennese composer Strauss who, recognizing the polka as a Bohemian folk dance, ..."
4. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1844)
"Every one is mad about this polka," said a fat girl, whom we shall call Sophy.
" Those who can dance it, are giving polka parties; those who ca? ..."
5. A Handbook of Rhythmical Balance Exercises by Ethel Perrin, Mary Seely Starks (1906)
"4t 5, 6, 7, 8 L polka-step «— uw 180° R l R polka-step —^ \.o<n 180° LI it 2, 3, 4.
5» 6, 7, 8 L polka-step fl R polka-step f ..."
6. A Handbook of Rhythmical Balance Exercises by Ethel Perrin, Mary Seely Starks (1906)
"Numbers 171-175 inclusive progress .t, in a straight line. L polka-step ...
6, 7, 8 9-12 13-16 L polka-step fl R polka-step f uuu 180° R l L polka-step J, ..."
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