polka

polca

Música rápida y alegre para un baile en que las parejas giran y dan pasos pequeños.

En inglés sencillo: Fast, cheerful music played for a dance in which couples turn and take small steps.

• The band played a polka.
• We heard lively polkas at the village festival.
• Can you play this polka on the accordion?

Expresiones frecuentes: play a polka, lively polka

polca

Baile de pareja originario de Bohemia, con pasos rápidos y pequeños saltos.

En inglés sencillo: A lively dance for couples that began in Bohemia and uses quick steps and small jumps.

• They danced a polka together.
• She taught us the steps of the polka.
• The festival featured waltzes and polkas.

Expresiones frecuentes: dance a polka, traditional polka, lively polka

chaqueta corta

Chaqueta corta que llevaban las mujeres antiguamente.

En inglés sencillo: A short jacket worn by women in the past.

• She wore a polka over her dress.
• The old portrait shows a woman in a fitted polka.
• Two silk polkas were displayed beside the nineteenth-century dresses.

Expresiones frecuentes: wear a polka, short polka

bailar la polca

Bailar la polca, girando en pareja con pasos pequeños y animados.

En inglés sencillo: To do a lively dance in which couples turn and take small steps.

• They polka together every week.
• We polkaed around the hall until midnight.
• Would you like to polka with me?

Expresiones frecuentes: polka with someone, polka together