A national dance of Poland believed to have originated in the sixteenth century It is in triple time, usually in two or four sections (each section of eight bars) and with accent usually on the second or third beat Dancers of the mazurka were allowed to improvise steps, and for this reason the musical form is comparatively elastic Chopin brought the mazurka into the concert hall with his fifty-one works in that form for the piano The twentieth century nationalist composer Karol Szymanowski, also wrote effective mazurkas for the piano
Polish country dance in triple time It first became popular outside Poland in the 18th-century The mazurka was brought into the concert repertoire by Chopin, who wrote 50 or so
a fast traditional Polish dance, or the music for this dance (from Mazur ). Polish folk dance in 3 4 time for a circle of couples, characterized by stamping feet and clicking heels, traditionally danced to the music of bagpipes. Originating in Masuria (northeastern Poland) in the 16th century, it became popular at the Polish court and spread to Russia and Germany, reaching England and France by the 1830s. The 50 piano mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin reflected and extended the dance's popularity. It had no set figures and allowed improvisation among its more than 50 different steps
The Mazurka is a Polish dance In Russia the Polonaise opened the ball, and the Mazurka ended it In the Mazurkathe couples follow the leader in circular formation around the room Sometimes the woman kneels down while her partner executes a chasse around her, and then this figure is reversed