Polka in the United States is an example of the way some polka bands have tried to break free of the restrictions of genre and adapt to modern culture. From tiny ethnic dance halls to larger-scale national organizations, there is a huge network of people working to keep the polka alive. One Web site lists a total of 49 formal polka clubs nationwide, and there are many other smaller organizations . The largest organizations today include the International Polka Association (IPA), the United States Polka Association, the Polka Lovers Klub of America (Po.L.K. of A.), the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, the Penn-Ohio Polka Pals,
Polonaise (clothing) an underskirt, sometimes with a waistcoat effect. This could be draped or undraped. In July 1894, "The Sydney Mail" stated: The polonaise underwent another revival in the mid-late 1910s. A 1914 newspaper advert for McCall Patterns found in the "Evening Independent" announced the 'redingote polonaise' to be the height of fashion in Paris and New York. The "Reading Eagle" ran a fashion column in November 1915 describing the polonaise of 1914/15 as a French design consisting of a long coat-like overdress of metallic lace or elaborately decorated sheer fabric worn over a plain underdress. Another version of the polonaise was