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100 1  Keil, Charles. 
245 10 Polka happiness /|cCharles Keil and Angeliki V. Keil ; 
       with photographs by Dick Blau. 
264  1 Philadelphia :|bTemple University Press,|c1992. 
300    xii, 221 pages :|billustrations ;|c26 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Visual studies 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and 
       index. 
505 0  Polka Time. Pt. I. A History of Polish-American Polkas. 1.
       Made in America. 2. From Eastern to Chicago Style -- Polka
       Movement. Pt. II. The International Polka Association. 3. 
       Organizing a Cultural Network. 4. An Annual Ritual -- 
       Polka Place. Pt. III. The Polka Scene in Two Cities. 5. 
       Milwaukee. 6. Buffalo. 
520    Polka Happiness celebrates an extraordinarily durable 
       style of dance music that was immensely popular in 
       nineteenth-century Europe and has delighted millions of 
       Americans throughout the twentieth century. Virtually 
       ignored by scholars until recently, polka performance 
       remains an important part of Polish-American family 
       gatherings, weddings, local institutions, and national 
       festivals. For twenty years, Charles Keil, Angeliki V. 
       Keil, and Dick Blau have been a part of the social world 
       of polka music and dancing in the Polish-American bars, 
       church halls, and ballrooms of Rust Belt America. Their 
       exuberant descriptions and images reflect the infectious 
       enthusiasm embodied in polka sociability. 
520 8  The polka scene is more than music and dance. It is a year
       -round carnival that is improvised anew every weekend: a 
       secular ritual full of high jinks and theater, hilarity 
       and tears, that draws its power from sources deep in both 
       Polish and American experience. After tracing the history 
       of polka's spread throughout the world and the emergence 
       of its distinct styles in the United States, the authors 
       focus on Polish-American polkas in Buffalo and Chicago, 
       comparing them with Slovenian-American polka in Milwaukee.
       Interviews with musicians and fans, old-timers and young 
       enthusiasts, illustrate how polka culture has resisted the
       melting pot for more than a century. 
520 8  Polka Happiness celebrates the energy, excitement, and 
       sense of belonging that are shared among generations. 
       Numerous photographs portray the stars of the polka scene 
       - Li'l Wally, Walt Solek, Eddie Blazonczyk, Frankie 
       Yankovic, the DynaTones, and many others - as well as the 
       musicians and the effervescent fans who keep the party 
       going. The book focuses on the importance of the 
       International Polka Association for establishing networks 
       and promoting events, and it describes the intense rivalry
       between Chicago-style and Eastern-style polka dancers. The
       rich and raucous experience of the polka comes alive in 
       these pages and attests to the joy of all who join in. 
650  0 Polka (Dance)|xHistory. 
650  0 Dance|xSocial aspects|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Popular culture|zUnited States|xHistory. 
700 1  Keil, Angeliki V.,|d1936- 
830  0 Visual studies. 
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