Mazurka
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The Mazurka is a Polish musical form based on stylised folk dances in triple metre, usually at a lively tempo, with character defined mostly by the prominent mazur's "strong accents unsystematically p
Mazurka; 1845
Polka
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Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in 24 originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture, po
Mazurka
…with character defined mostly by the prominent mazur's "strong accents unsystematically placed on the second or third beat". The Mazurka, alongside the polka dance, became popular at the ballrooms and salons of Europe in the 19th century, particularly through the notable works by Frédéric Chopin. The mazurka…
A polka dance
Street musicians in Prague playing a polka
Polka, c. 1840
People dancing polka in Tampere, Finland in 2006