The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time ... is also the leader of one of the finest Czech-style polka bands in the Midwest, the Clete Bellin Orchestra. A proficient pianist and a very ...

Scholars note the oddity of a dance started by a Bohemian girl being named ‘Polish maiden’ and also theorise that the name ‘polka’ may have come from the Czech word ‘pulka’ or ‘half’, correlating to ...