Intermittent rain may have kept attendance down at Musikfest’s East Coast Polka Championship and Chicken Dance Dance-Off on Saturday, but there was no stopping the enthusiasm of audience or the ...
The 51st version of Wurstfest, the annual celebration of German culture, returns to New Braunfels on Friday, showcasing a new performance space for people who want to Chicken Dance and Schottische.
It's that month again: June. Moon. Spoon. Chicken dance. "We're doing the chicken dance like you wouldn't believe," says Jim Schwobel, tuba player with the New Austin Polka Band, which is called upon ...
LBC Harrisburg Marketing Director Pat Casey and the rest of the crew decided to create their own event, featuring traditional elements one would expect from an Okto­berfest celebration as well as more ...
If you’ve ever done “The Chicken Dance” at a party, you have Stanley Mills to thank. The music publisher promoted the polka ditty until it became a ubiquitous number at weddings and other gatherings ...
Walt Groller’s parents gave him his first accordion when he was 4 years old. There was one problem, though. The boy played it so much that his mother became tired of hearing it and threw it down the ...
Part steamy small-town jamboree, part honest-to-God Czech cultural celebration, the National Polka Festival in Ennis is one of your best chances all year to escape the mess of the city and remind ...