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Sunday July 20th Highland, Il Knights of Columbus Polka Dance Sunday July 27th Club Dance and Meeting The next meeting and dance of the St Louis Metro Polka Club is scheduled for Sunday July 27th. a Our meeting will start at 1:30 with the dance following at 2PM with the Rendition Band. Dancing will be from 2-5PM. The meeting and dance is open to the public, and if you're not a member; of course you can join at any of our events. The event takes place in Caseyville. Learn the Hop Polka Mollie B has an excellent instructional polka video on how to do the hop polka. It is easy, if you can skip, you can easily learn how to hop. The video is about 20 minutes long, but it is very very good. Highland Il Knights of Columbus 2025 Polka Dance Schedule Sunday Jul 20 - Butch's Polka Kings
Sunday Aug 17 - Dave Hylla's Good times Band Sunday Oct 19 - Rendition Band Sunday Nov 16 - Butch's Polka Kings PNA Sponsored Polka Dance Sunday October 19th. The PNA club is bringing in the IPA Tribute Band from Chicago IL for a one day event to be held at the German Culture Society at 3652 S. Jefferson Avenue St Louis MO. It will feature 2 Polka Music Hall of famers - Rick Rzeszutko and John Gora. All the details are available on this link. DISCOUNTED TICKET PRICES UNTIL THE END OF JULY, SO DON'T DELAY! Merchandise is Now Available! Want to feel a part of this group by sporting their clever logo on your clothes when you attend local events and events around the country? We have sweat shirts, short sleeve shirts and t-shirts available for purchase. Click on this link for pictures. Tune Into Internet Sites for Polka Music at Any Time Polka! Hosted by Mollie B PBS out of Wisconsin recently aired a documentary filmed in 2016 on the polka, and is hosted by Mollie B. The documentary is excellent and includes the history of the polka, with interviews with several musicians, and even has a few of our club members dancing in the background, hope you can pick them out. POLKA! video opens in a new window What's a Polka Fest? In case you've ever wondered what it's like to go to a Polka Festival, you can't beat the one that's held in New Glarus Wisconsin in June - the Roger Bright Memorial Polka Fest. This a combination indoor and outdoor festival with great music and lots of fun held in a small town which happens to brew the state of Wisconsin's best selling beer - Spotted Cow. Photos from 2013's event are posted http://www.flickr.com/photos/o2bkjn/sets/72157636132800615/. Many thanks to Dancin Donna for setting up this set of photos. Roger Bright's band played for the St Louis Metro Polka Club's festivals for many years. He passed away in 2001, but his music lives on, as does this festival.Our Polka Dancers in Action Youtube Video When you have some time to sit in front of your computer, you might enjoy seeing club members in action. We'll keep posting the videos for your enjoyment. The Button Box Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Az6VAscYx4&feature=em-share_video_user Eddie Korosa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pErJB9ZN2Y&list=UUh7Xm4MwwXSCoDuB75Ne3Dw&index=1 Polka Connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXYvqROwZWE&feature=em-share_video_user Polka Stampede http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJGVhPwl3bU Eddie Korosa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW6bqKyUul4 Need to Polka for an Upcoming Wedding or Event? Don't panic. There is no better place to learn how to polka dance than at at any polka function. Lots of skilled dancers are present and are willing teach you how to dance. The best time to learn is at the St Louis Metro Polka Club functions. You'll have better success if your shoes have leather soles, and if you have a musical choice for the polka, opt out of the Beer Barrel Polka, the tempo is a little ambitious for a beginner.Become A Member The club is always looking for new members. It's only $12 a year -- join in January for the maximum benefit. The benefits of membership include a quarterly newsletter, information on special events, and an opportunity to meet some of the nicest people who just happen to enjoy polka music and polka dancing. Consider joining at one of our meetings and get a blue and white pompom to help welcome the bands If you'd like to join by mail please complete.Application to Join Club and mail it to one of the officers listed on the application. Sorry, no on line applications can be accepted at this time. |
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