Stanny

Hi,

Just a quick check to see whether in the English speaking world the dance term Polonaise is commonly known. As you might know, this is a Polish, marchlike dance, where participants put their hands on their predecessor's shoulders in order to form a trail... this all happens on a humpapa-like music, as my daughter describes it. I'll be glad if I could get an answer on my daughter's question... Thanks.

Cheers,
Stanny.

dusio

Hallo, I'm from Poland and I think that Polonaise is very beautiful but I aloso sincerly doubt that many people in the English speaking world, as you said, would know something about it.

sonniesays

hello guys , im from holland the polonaise is almost old fashion here . we used to do that on weddings and parties with humpa pa music yes. its nice to start a dance also if youre shy , just follow the end of the polonaise and lay youre hands on the person shoulders and follow.

dusio

Hallo to you; here, in Poland Polonaise is quite old-fashioned too... But it opens every graduation prom... Well, not everybody likes it. It's not very dynamic dance, I would say, but very sublime.

PieceofFiction

I'm an American, and I know the Polonaise. I learned it from studying classical ballet, it's in a couple of the old ballets. I think other people might be familiar with it if they have a good knowledge of history. A typical dress from the colonial period is even called the Polonaise skirt because it showed off the feet of the dancers performing the Polonaise. So, alright, it may not be commonly known here, but it's common esoteric knowledge.