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  2. Polka - Wikipedia

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    Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in 2 4 originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia , now part of the Czech Republic . Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture , polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas.

  3. List of classical music genres - Wikipedia

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    Mazurka – Polish folk dance in triple meter, often lively and with strong accents on the second or third beat. Odzemek – Traditional Czech dance often in a fast duple meter. Polka – Lively Bohemian dance. Polonaise – Dance of Polish origin, in triple meter. Saltarello – Lively, jumping Italian dance in a quick triple meter.

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In cut-time; two beats per measure or the equivalent thereof alla marcia In the style of a march alla polacca In the style of a polonaise, a 3 4 dance alla Siciliana In the style of a graceful Sicilian rustic dance; [1] allargando Broadening, becoming progressively slower allegretto A little lively, moderately fast allegretto vivace A ...

  5. List of dances - Wikipedia

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    This is the main list of dances.It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances.

  6. Furiant - Wikipedia

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    A furiant is a rapid and fiery Bohemian dance in alternating 2/4 and 3/4 time, with frequently shifting accents; or, in "art music", in 3/4 time "with strong accents forming pairs of beats".

  7. Schottische - Wikipedia

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    Schottische in Madrid August 2017. The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. [citation needed] It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (chotis Spanish Wikipedia and chamamé), Finland (), France, Italy, Norway ("reinlender [] "), Portugal and ...

  8. Serenade for Strings (Dvořák) - Wikipedia

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    The fifth movement is a lively, offbeat finale, conveying the spirit of a Bohemian village dance. The principal theme is a descending figure based on thirds with accents on weak beats. More thematic material enters at bar 32 as the violins and cellos trade calls and responses over running eighths in the violas.

  9. Oberek - Wikipedia

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    The oberek, also known as obertas or ober, is a lively Polish dance in triple metre. Its name is derived from the Polish obracać się, meaning "to spin". It consists of many dance lifts and jumps. [1] It is performed at a much quicker pace than the Polish waltz and is one of the national dances of Poland.