Swing nights and polka bands are the big draws.

The polka band was hot, and the governor not only liked to dance, he was good at it.

"Our high school dances had a polka band," he said.

The two polka bands made sure they could.

"Practically all of the polka bands have slowed down the tempo to get more people dancing," he said.

The ships no longer offer live polka bands, as they did in those early days.

The nine polka bands scheduled to play at Westfest run from traditional to new wave.

Music was her family's passion, and her father played in a polka band.

This inspired Abronski to form a "really loud polka band" for the occasion.

He drives around in an old Porsche, leads a polka band and sometimes seems over-ambitious.