Krakowiakn.
/krəˈkəʊvɪak/ = Cracovienne n.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > Poland
mazurka1818
Cracovienne1844
polka-mazurka1873
obertas1877
oberek1883
Krakowiak1888
1888 F. Niecks Frederick Chopin II. xxx. 233 Chopin has only once been inspired by the krakowiak—namely, in his Op. 14, entitled Krakowiak, Grand Rondeau de Concert.
1958 P. Kemp No Colours or Crest xii. 278 Waltzes and foxtrots were abandoned for the whirling, stamping folk dances of Poland—the Krakowiak, Oberek, and Kujawiak.
1966 New Statesman 1 Apr. 465/2 A yellowing piece of paper testifying that in 1952 its bearer danced the Krakowyak satisfactorily before an audience of experts.
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