polka
noun
- a fast dance for couples, developed in Bohemia in the early 19th cent.: the basic step is a hop followed by three small steps
- music for this dance, in fast duple time
intransitive verb
to dance the polka
See polka in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pōlˈkə, pōˈkə)
noun- A lively dance originating in Bohemia and performed by couples.
- Music for this dance, having duple meter.
verb, intransitive pol·kaed,
pol·ka·ing,
pol·kas To dance the polka.
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