Analysis:
The word "Polka" is "half a step" in Czech, which describes the rapid alternation of one foot and the other in 2/4 time. Originally a peasant dance in Czechoslovakia, it developed in the former East Bohemia of Czechoslovakia. Although it should have developed from Czech folk dance, Bohemian historians believe that it was invented by a peasant girl who entertained herself on Sunday.
1833, Polka entered Prague ballroom for the first time. 1840, a dance teacher in Prague performed Polka in Paris, which made Polka suddenly break into salons and dance halls in Paris. A wave of Polka fever has awakened many young people who have no chance to dance. All the dance academies went into battle to teach Polka, but they still couldn't meet people's requirements for learning dance.
/kloc-In the middle of the 0/9th century, polka spread to Britain and America, and waltz replaced country dance and Cotilin dance. Polka fever made other Central European dances popular, such as Garoup, Polonaise, Redova, Mazzuca and scottie, which were relatively easy to learn. Galoppe's dance steps are similar to waltz and Polka, but the rhythm is similar to Polka, both of which are 2/4 beats. Dancers dance very fast, only spinning occasionally. Polonaise's main sacrifice is 3/4 beat, with moderate speed. It is a solemn and dignified queue dance, which is often used in the opening of masquerade balls. But it may be because of its queue form that it has not become popular in dance halls dominated by duets. The redova in Bohemia consists of three basic dance steps: the catch-up dance, the ordinary waltz dance and the two-speed waltz dance. Its music is a slow waltz. Mazzuca was originally a Polish folk dance, which used waltz music, but there was always stress on the second or third beat. Dance steps include three basic components: jumping, sliding and heel strike, and the combination of movements is more complicated. Scottie Sk is a German folk dance, which consists of two steps: sliding and jumping, with a rhythm of 2/4 and 4/4 beats. Due to the popularity of these dances, some dances composed of the above dances in different orders and proportions appeared in the ballroom, which greatly enriched the varieties and styles of ballroom dances.
But there are ups and downs in any dance. Polka, even the oldest dance in Central Europe, will inevitably decline. In the 20th century, new dances such as ragtime and jazz overwhelmed Polka with their brand-new vitality and appearance. Nowadays, in the land outside Poland, we can only see Polka in some classical ballets within the scope of Polish immigrants in the United States. Polka dancing is no longer popular in dance halls.