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There are three main types of polskas:
The oldest form of the polska is the eighth-note one, distinguished by a long second beat and a highly accented first and third beats. Style of polskas vary considerably in different Nordic regions. In Finland , the sixteenth-note polska is played almost exclusively. A Norwegian variety of polska, played with faster music, is called Pols . A version of sixteenth-note polska related to the Polonaise is '' Slängpolska '', which includes turns under the arms similar to Swing Dancing or Salsa . The largest local variety of polskas preserved in Swedish can be found in the regions Dalarna and Småland , where places like Malung , Orsa , Bingsjö , Rättvik , and Boda all have distinctive their names to a special variety; ''bingsjöpolska'' is danced smoothly and evenly, where the heads should not dip up and down. See also:
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