Picture No | 10107069 |
Date | circa 1840 |
Description | Polka (Bohemian) |
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'Polka' means 'half-step' in Czech, and this step which took first the dance halls and then the ballrooms of Europe by storm, scandalising many, is of Bohemian origin.
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Source | Lithograph by an unnamed artist, probably a music sheet |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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