A polka is a fast lively dance that was popular in the nineteenth century. a very quick, simple dance for people dancing in pairs, or a piece of music for this dance (and , from pulka , from pul ). Lively couple dance of Bohemian folk origin. The polka (Czech for "Polish woman") is characterized by three quick steps and a hop and is danced to music in 2 4 , or duple, time. It originated in the early 19th century and became popular in ballrooms across Europe and in North and South America. It has remained popular into the 21st century as both a folk dance and a ballroom dance
This dance was introduced to society in 1844 Every now and then it is revived because of its boisterous charm It was supposed to have been originally created by a Bohemian girl The basic step consists of a preparatory hop followed by a chasse done first to the left then to the right Curiously enough, it reappeared in the 1940's in the Cha Cha as one of the more popular steps Still danced quite often throughout the country