I prepared for this excursion and still forgot some things, paper and pen to write a few opinions in the the blog. The Handi Van got me there at a nice time and everything else was moving very nicely. I got the first person to take my camera and she got the majority of the photos. Others did help too. And there was no truth to the rumor of a keg of beer.
They always set up a nice background for taking photos and they are very good. I put some in yesterday's blog, Dancing Nights. But then I had enough photos for three collages in that blog. I still got two collages for this one. We were lucky to get a few people willing to help getting these good photos.
It has been written many times that the Polka was a simple Czech dance that was known and danced in the early 1800s long before the nobles got hold of it - it is a truly Czech folk dance. By 1835, this dance had spread to the ballrooms of Prague. From there, it spread to Vienna by 1839 and in 1840 was introduced in Paris by a Prague dance instructor. It was so well received by both dancers and dance masters in Paris that its popularity was referred to as "polkamania." The dance soon spread to London and was introduced to America in 1844. It remained a popular ballroom dance until the late 19th century. There are people that believe it is still being danced today in the 21st. century."
They always set up a nice background for taking photos and they are very good. I put some in yesterday's blog, Dancing Nights. But then I had enough photos for three collages in that blog. I still got two collages for this one. We were lucky to get a few people willing to help getting these good photos.
It has been written many times that the Polka was a simple Czech dance that was known and danced in the early 1800s long before the nobles got hold of it - it is a truly Czech folk dance. By 1835, this dance had spread to the ballrooms of Prague. From there, it spread to Vienna by 1839 and in 1840 was introduced in Paris by a Prague dance instructor. It was so well received by both dancers and dance masters in Paris that its popularity was referred to as "polkamania." The dance soon spread to London and was introduced to America in 1844. It remained a popular ballroom dance until the late 19th century. There are people that believe it is still being danced today in the 21st. century."
"Beer Barrel Polka" by The Andrews Sisters. (1939)
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in
any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― - Oh, The Places You'll Go!
― - Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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