Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the 1960s, it was the twist; in the ’20s, the Charleston. But these fads were mere blips on ...
The onset of Alzheimer’s disease has stolen pieces of Oliver Koenig’s memory. Names and faces aren’t as clear as they once were, his wife, Helen Koenig, said. But there’s one thing 84-year-old Oliver ...
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 popular ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Have you ever danced the polka? Kansas lawmakers are working to get the polka named as the official state dance of Kansas. Originally a Czech dance, the polka spread throughout ...