The 19th-century European immigrants to Wisconsin arrived with polkas ringing in their ears. The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European ...

In the last two decades of the 19th century, the dance known as the tango emerges out of the immigrant culture of Argentina's dockside slums. The tango fuses New World, African, and European dance ...

But new folk dance melodies continue to be added by musicians who write in a truly popular vein. This is perhaps why Swiss folk music is still very much alive today. In the preservation and ...

Poland’s Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble opened a new European tour with a concert in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday.