polka
n. countablen. a fast and lively dance for couples that comes from Central Europe. It is also the name for the upbeat music that goes with the dance.
n. a lively couple dance in duple time of Bohemian origin, or the musical composition that accompanies it. Characterised by a quick, rhythmic step-hop pattern.
The band played a fast polka and everyone started dancing.
At the traditional wedding, the older guests were the first to hit the floor when the band began a polka.
While the polka originated as a folk dance in the mid-19th century, it rapidly achieved international popularity, influencing ballroom culture across Europe and the Americas.
Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Often used as a modifier in the phrase 'polka dot' to describe a pattern of small circles.