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Week Twenty-One – Exit Stage Left
The National Polka Festival (NPF) in Ennis, Texas has been in existence for as long as I have, 45 years. This has always made the event seem even more special to me and has been one of the many reasons I have tried so hard to return to the festival of the celebration of my…
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Week Eighteen – It is May, Do You Know What That Means?
It means that it is time to prepare and go to the annual National Polka Festival, of course. This year I decided not to make new costumes. I will be doing that next year, hopefully for the whole family. This year I decided to spruce up and adjust some of the current costume components. Starting…
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National Polka Festival 2009
Things around here have been so crazy that I have been unable to post this years collection of images from the Polka Festival. Now that the mid-terms are over and the grandson has returned home I can finally turn my attention to more entertaining subjects. Ebby enjoyed the trip to Dallas. The trip back was…
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Everybody Dance // This Year’s Costume Trial Run
I finally reached a point in my semester work where I could take a short break and work on something fun. My wonderful and talented husband agreed to do a photo shoot of me in my costume for this year’s Polka Festival. Every year I get nervous when the festival draws near thinking that my…
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Czech Costume Creation 2009 // Womens Kroj
The first costume for the 2009 National Polka Festival is essentially finished. This is the costume that I will wear in this year’s King and Queen Dance Competition. I am so excited! There are still some tiny details (none noticeable to the camera) to be attended to, but I was dying to get this one…
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Czech Kroj – Men’s Vest
Finally, I am off and running on this year’s costumes. I have been procrastinating about the construction of this year’s costumes, partly out of a lack of time and partly out of a lack of enthusiasm. But now I have the first finished piece to show you and I’m back baby!! Here is the vest…
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Dancing With The Stars
So, who are you voting for? Not in the political arena, the ballroom one. There are still too many couples in it at the moment for me to decide, but, who knew Warren Sapp could dance? Wow! On a sad note, I was really looking forward to seeing more of Misty May Treanor, and it…
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National Polka Festival 2008; Ennis, TX – Day Two
Day two of the festival began with a grand parade complete with Bud girls, Clydesdales, firemen, and even a marching band. Following the parade, it was a quick visit to the vendors (especially those vending food) and then off to the dance halls for the remainder of the day and evening. I hope you enjoy…
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National Polka Festival 2008; Ennis, TX – Day One
The first day of the festival was actually a half a day and a night. Most of the day was spent settling into the hotel and going into town to look around and take pictures. The evening was spent at the Sokol Hall dancing to the sounds of the Jodie Mikula Orchestra and dancing with…
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National Polka Festival 2008; Ennis, TX – King and Queen Dance Contest
Too Much Fun There will be no knitting content this week. Instead, I will be updating this blog with several posts throughout the week about the festivities throughout the 2008 Memorial Day weekend. If you are interested in Polka music, Czech culture, or Costume design, you may be interested in these posts. The weekend went…
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