What kind of person can coax shy, diffident Minnesotans to boogie down on the dance floor? He’s a pirate and he calls ­himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill to make polka the state dance. Topeka Democrat Vic Miller introduced the bill last week. It states the polish-folk dance which originated in the middle of the ...

It may not take oom-pah-pah-precedence in Topeka this session, but some Kansans want lawmakers to declare the polka the state’s official dance. Senate Bill 158 continues an effort introduced last year ...

The event will take place from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the Seashell Stage featuring the best polka bands in the region. "We are very excited to be hosting this event," said Chuck Rage, chairman of the ...

Jud and Cathy Murray embraced as they skillfully swirled among other dance pairs Wednesday at the Crow Wing County Fair. The Brainerd couple nearing a half-century of marriage began dancing together ...

Sure, some teens might fit into convenient categories – geeks and goths and jocks and such. But Becky Livermore, who will be at the Great Lakes Folk Festival on ...