POLKA

The Polka… …is a lively Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in the Czech lands

…and is still a common genre in Lithuanian, Czech, Croatian, Slovenian, Polish, German, Hungarian, Austrian, Italian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian and Slovakian folk music.

Origin of the name The name comes from the Czech word půlka—literally, little half—a reference to the short half-steps featuring in the dance. The word's familiar form has been influenced by the similarity to the Czech word polka, meaning "Polish woman". The name has led to the dance's origin being sometimes mistakenly attributed to Poland.

Music In light classical music, many polkas were composed by both Johann Strauss I and his son Johann Strauss II; a couple of well-known ones were composed by Bedřich Smetana, and Jaromír Vejvoda, the author of "Škoda lásky" ("Roll Out the Barrel").

skladatelé Bedřich Smetana

Johann Strauss I. and II.

Jaromír Vejvoda the author of "Škoda lásky" (Roll out the Barrel,Rosamunde,Sej-haj Rozi,Banda,Barril de Chopp…..)

Our childern at school

Our childern in the cinema