The International Dance Club provides free beginner’s dance lessons for its members. Non-members can attend, but they will be asked to consider joining after trying out the program for three classes OR support the club by attending some of the Sat. night dances. Locaated at 2422 Busch Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, the International Dance Club opened in 1997 and has been teaching Colorado Springs residents how to cha-cha, swing, polka, and move-and-groove ever since. Live bands come to play at the Saturday night club dances, and other times throughout the month.
“The polka is a dance of bohemian or polish origin, the name being derived from the Bohemian polka, which is the half-step characterization of the dance. The invention of the step is credited to Anna Slazak, a farm servant at Elbsteinitz, near Prague in about 1830. It was popularly introduced in Prague in about 1835, and in 1839 was brought to Vienna by the musical band of the Prague Sharpshooters, a military unit. There both the music and the dance met with extraordinary acceptance. In 1840 it was received with tremendous applause at the Odeon Theater in Paris and was soon the favorite dance at all the public and private balls. It spread rapidly into every other country in Europe and is now popular all over the world.” – History of Polka, Encyclopedia Britanica.
If you’ve ever been to an Oktoberfest, this is the music. For more information about how to join in on this lively dancing fun, Call the Nelsons at 593-2011 or visit the website:International Dance Club, Colorado Springs
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