Clad in their polka-dot and plaid pajamas, the Parmas grabbed their dog, Boo, and fled.
In the mid-1960s, Mr. Henry wrote "Ballroom Polka, " which went on to become a standard.
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Still in polka-dot and plaid pajamas, the Parmas grabbed their dog, Boo, and drove to the church.
Lightner said the polka version is a favorite of the grandmother of Pulaski band director D.
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From polka-dot PVC trench coats to daytime shift dresses, Smith has an eye for youthful and feminine.
State Rep. Linda Gentile, sponsor of the polka bill, says it is time Connecticut gave polka a fair shake.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
Polka-dotted blazers, floral cravats, seersucker pants and quirky woven ties sure look dandy-ish.
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The music evolved as Americans added their own twists, says Barb Haselow, president of the U.S. Polka Association, in Cleveland.
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Mr. Jutila says the bill known as "An Act Concerning the State Polka" will get due consideration by his committee.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
Growing up, polka was part of daily life, says Mr. Henry's son, Mark Mocarski, who lives in Goose Creek, S.C.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
"I consider stripes and polka dots to be neutrals, " said Ms. Tomasi Hill, who's known for her artfully mixed-up ensembles.
In traditional test marketing, a game designer might test different versions of, say, a polka-dot cow with a focus group.
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"It's a polka that most bands know, even the young ones" today, says Ms. Haselow of the U.S. Polka Association.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
How do you feel when you lose because your little brother made Yellow Toad accidentally hop on your polka-dotted cranium?
It had a dark blue bodice with tiny white polka dots, a black skirt and a pink and white striped apron.
And today the Russian coal and steel company Evraz Group polka-danced off with the Czech Republic's major steel maker Vitkovice Steel.
Their mix of explicit lyrics, accordions, tubas and 12-string acoustic guitars make for an odd cross between gangsta rap and polka-esque folk music.
According to the media, the well-dressed woman this spring will be wearing bold patterns in stripes, checks, polka dots and animal prints.
Vintage wallpaper, gilded mirrors, polka-dot ceilings and walls of books give a discrete charm to the perfectly lit Casa do Livro bar.
And lungworts (Pulmonaria), one of the first shade-loving perennials to return each spring, have white polka dots covering their spiky green leaves.
The result a grid of cubbyholes filled with art books and collectibles, like a polka dot paperweight by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
"It doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, pink, purple, orange, polka-dotted, from Mars, from the moon or any other place, " Wing-Kovarik said.
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As a slight rain started to fall, each woman opened a wide umbrella, a rainbow of polka dots popping up amid the ocean of green.
There were some clever costumes (furs, black-and-white polka-dot flamenco dresses, natty gangster suits for the smugglers) and ideas (the smuggled "goods" were people).
By the late 1980s and early 1990s, as polka's most devoted fans aged, enthusiasm for the music in Connecticut began to peter out.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
In Connecticut, musicians such as Ray Henry, an accordion virtuoso who wrote the proposed state polka, were at the forefront of the evolving styles.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
But as the terrain flattened, the main pack gradually began to reel in the Gerolsteiner rider, who will wear the polka-dot jersey in stage eight.
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Pitchers of crowd pleasing Czech lagers like Staropramen and Czechvar (aka Budvar) are served under wide umbrellas and large trees, to the sound of neo-polka music.
According to ACA president Matt Polka, "the outcome is certain, " that metered pricing is on the way -- even if there aren't standardized plans in place yet.
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Black vinyl floors polka-dotted with chewing gum are overlooked by walls part covered with grey-beige corrugated metal and finished with brickwork rendered filthy by the water from above.
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