MN has a rich polka history. Families and communities are finding ways to keep it alive
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New Ulm in southern Minnesota is known as the polka capital of the nation. The history of polka in Minnesota stretches back more than a century to the Polish, Czech and German immigrants who brought with them the music and dance they loved.
Generations later, the tradition is still alive but there are concerns it could fade away.
Pete Mrozinski is a board member of the Midwest Polka Association and a polka musician. Alexandra DeYoe wrote about the history of polka in Minnesota for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. They both joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about polka's rich history and what its future might look like.
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