Polka Hall of Fame Polka Hall of Fame The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Euclid, Ohio, United States. It traces the history of the Cleveland-style polka, from its Slovenian roots from the 19th century, through American factory and mining towns where it absorbed jazz and country expressions, to the post-war years when top ten polka hits got the nation on the dance floor. The Polka Hall of Fame holds an annual awards show on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The show awards local and national polka groups and talents. The show is held in the Grand Ballroom of
Polonaise (clothing) the back," with the bodice closed at the top center front and sloping away at the sides, leaving a triangular gap that was filled by a false waistcoat. Sleeves could be three-quarter length or long, and various styles such as the Irish, Italian and French "polonaise" were described by contemporaries. A variation on the "robe à la polonaise" was the "robe à la circassienne", cut the same but trimmed with "oriental" tassels or fur. The term "polonaise" was applied to a variety of garments throughout the 19th century, often because their styling was thought to be Polish in inspiration. One