what is the history of polish traditional dance polonez?
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It originated from a folk dance. First noticed in the 16/17 century, polonez was accepted into noble mansions, and royal court. Since it's a slow, full of dignity one, it has done well as a parade dance in the court. \nIt is said that the original, folk version of the melodies were later accepted for the - now traditional - Polish christmas carols.
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History of Salsa\nSalsa is not easily defined. Who invented salsa? The Cubans, Puerto Ricans? Salsa is a distillation of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances. Each played a large part in its evolution.\n\nSalsa is similar to Mambo in that both have a pattern of six steps danced over eight counts of music. The dances share many of the same moves. In Salsa, turns have become an important feature, so the overall look and feel are quite different form those of Mambo. Mambo moves generally forward and backward, whereas, Salsa has more of a side to side feel. \n\nA look at the origin of Salsa\nBy: Jaime Andrés Pretell \n\nIt is not only Cuban; nevertheless we must give credit to Cuba for the origin and ancestry of creation. It is here where Contra-Danze (Country Dance) of England/France, later called Danzón, which was brought by the French who fled from Haiti, begins to mix itself with Rhumbas of African origin (Guaguanco, Colombia, Yambú). Add Són of the Cuban people, which was a mixture of the Spanish troubadour (sonero) and the African drumbeats and flavora and a partner dance flowered to the beat of the clave. \n\nThis syncretism also occurred in smaller degrees and with variations in other countries like the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Puerto Rico, among others. Bands of these countries took their music to Mexico City in the era of the famous films of that country (Perez Prado, most famous...). Shortly after, a similar movement to New York occurred. In these two cities, more promotion and syncretism occurred and more commercial music was generated because there was more investment. New York created the term "Salsa", but it did not create the dance. The term became popular as nickname to refer to a variety of different music, from several countries of Hispanic influence: Rhumba, Són Montuno, Guaracha, Mambo, Cha cha cha, Danzón, Són, Guguanco, Cubop, Guajira, Charanga, Cumbia, Plena, Bomba, Festejo, Merengue, among others. Many of these have maintained their individuality and many were mixed creating "Salsa". \n\nIf you are listening to today's Salsa, you are going to find the base of són, and you are going to hear Cumbia, and you are going to hear Guaracha. You will also hear some old Merengue, built-in the rhythm of different songs. You will hear many of the old styles somewhere within the modern beats. Salsa varies from site to site. In New York, for example, new instrumentalization and extra percussion were added to some Colombian songs so that New Yorkers - that dance mambo "on the two" - can feel comfortable dancing to the rhythm and beat of the song, because the original arrangement is not one they easily recognize. This is called "finishing," to enter the local market. This "finish" does not occur because the Colombian does not play Salsa, but it does not play to the rhythm of the Puerto Rican/Post-Cuban Salsa. I say Post-Cuban, because the music of Cuba has evolved towards another new and equally flavorful sound. \n\nThen, as a tree, Salsa has many roots and many branches, but one trunk that unites us all. The important thing is that Salsa is played throughout the Hispanic world and has received influences of many places within it. It is of all of us and it is a sample of our flexibility and evolution. If you think that a single place can take the credit for the existence of Salsa, you are wrong. And if you think that one style of dance is better, imagine that the best dancer of a style, without his partner, goes to dance with whomever he can find, in a club where a different style predominates. He wouldn't look as good as the locals. Each dancer is accustomed to dance his/her own style. None is better, only different. ¡¡¡Viva la variedad, ¡¡¡Viva la Salsa!!!
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It depeneds what is interesting for you:)\n-In Poland people wear wedding ring on the rigt hand\n-Goverment is silly ( it's hard to explain, you must live here to understand) and \n-Sallary is low, and a lot of people are looking for work abroad\n-They have wonderful sights and cities( Kraków rules:)\n-They are really easy-going\n-They drink a lot of voodka ( Polish voodka is really good;)\n-Now they don't steel cars(it's unreal stereotype), they buy them on the West
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In Polish - Jerzy Krzak
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Go to:\nhttp://www.naz.edu/welcome/aboutnaz.cfm
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If you go to wikipedia.org and search "ballet" you can probably find the history of ballet, plus extra stuff you might like to know about ballet.
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poland,poland,poland,poland,poland
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try this site http://poland.pl/
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polish traditional gifts are wooden plates, & painted eggs, christmas tree ornaments are popular too
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"bungkul dance" maybe i just guessing..never heard of it b4 what is it accually ...tell me
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Poland 1980 \nThe rise and fall of Solidarnosc (Solidarity). \n\n"ten million workers (out of 13 million employees) had left the 'official' state-run unions to set up their own independent unions under the umbrella of 'Solidarnosc'. Peasants and students set up their own committees. Even 40,000 police set up an independent union!"\n\nThe full story at the site below
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My first guess would be Slovak.\n\nYet I will do a bit of research and get back and edit if necessary.\n\nMy next three guesses are:\n\nPolish\nCzech\nSorbian or Byelorussian.\n\nIt might even be some ethnic group that was absorbed into the Polish in the middle ages.
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try this site \n\nhttp://www.barbershopantiques.com/Historyofthebarberpole.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_swimming
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http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ethno.html
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He is originally from Poland.
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Slyszalam ze jest monarchie z descendacia Krol Stephan Batory kturi zyja teras w Austrie ale nie wiem wiencej. Jest mozliwoszi odrestaurowc pres clonia z DNA wrzente od ciala monarchie kture leza w Wawelu w Krakowie.