My Polish grandparents' wedding reception in 1929 lasted 3 days. Thanks for posting this, the Polish weddings from my childhood are some of the best memories I have.
@Gryzter13 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with all the comments. The bride dances well enough to be one of the Polonaise group? The groom was good also and you could feel how much he was on a cloud that day. I've watched it over and over and it never fails to put a smile on my face. Jimmy Sturr is so special as well and is still the best by far. Just a treat for me
@theromanbaron3 жыл бұрын
My blood comes right off the border of Poland and Slovakia. I have both polish and Slovakian cousins! I love this music!!!! I play the accordion as well. I was privileged to play my clarinet at Wurstfest with Jimmy sturr in 2012!
@jokashaklest71632 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This is how I recall weddings in the 1950’s…does my heart good, thanks for sharing.
@stevedomagala83173 жыл бұрын
my wife and I are married 62 years and had our wedding at polish cadets in buffalo NY. we had 2 polish orchestras play at our festivities. lasted till 3 am Sunday morn. what a wonderful time 350 guest had. what's headache a lot of men had the next morning!
@christinaleclair5147 жыл бұрын
looks like my wedding 46 years ago......my dad and I danced like this. great time...nothing like Polish music
@garytopolski99395 жыл бұрын
Long lost tradition too bad GARCO*
@garytopolski99395 жыл бұрын
We're on our way back!!!!!
@LuvCrochet19 жыл бұрын
Typical Polish wedding; everyone out of breath; Love it! This brings back so many wonderful memories.
@sandracampbell152 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY I remember those weddings!!!!
@patriciabingham45867 жыл бұрын
I love watching this wedding over & over...Reminds me of our polish Wedding...
@josephvweissjr9 жыл бұрын
IMO, the Jimmy Sturr Orchestra is perfection, they possess a smooth and flowing tempo and watch the fabulous Polonaise Dancers, they are Polka Hopping on air !!!. This is First Class. Heaven at its very best. It doesn't get any better than this. Thank you for allowing me to post at this video. ~Joe W.
@RxPolak9 жыл бұрын
Wow! That is such a beautiful and traditional Polish wedding. Loved watching the dancing. Cheered me up. Looks like you just celebrated your 31 year so marriage. Sto lat!
@niceuse75965 жыл бұрын
This brings back so many wonderful memories I love it!!!
@soldierofchrist62205 жыл бұрын
I love the Polish culture. They have a lot of things that us Americans don't.
@keyman5510 жыл бұрын
Hats off to these people being able to dance like this! Love it!
@sbf544 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, fun, joyous Polish wedding. We Poles really know how to throw a party!
@elainehoffman8420 Жыл бұрын
Nothing like a Polish wedding! So much happiness.
@joekrze11 ай бұрын
Music is great. Dancers are phenominal! Love it. Brings back memories.
@ComputerKevAZ10 ай бұрын
12-12-81 42 years ago today for me and the Mrs. Starlite Ballroom, Stevens point Wisconsin. Duane Burclaw and the Golden Aces provided the polkas for us. Just brings back memories. Thanks for taping and sharing!
@Spice998572 жыл бұрын
This makes me wish I were Polish; they seem like they know how to have fun.
@cindycarlson42378 жыл бұрын
This video is awesome! The Polonaise Dancers are fantastic! Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra performed well. I've been to several Polish weddings in Indiana with Polish polka bands, but have never seen a Polish wedding reception quite like this one. This wedding reception had to cost some serious zloty!
@BernieMigas7 жыл бұрын
Boy they don't have weddings like this anymore in Buffalo NY miss them :)
@rally6189 жыл бұрын
looks like fun,nothing better than drinking beer and polka music :)
@susandhifaoui11 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for sharing this most beautiful video. Oh what fun! I must say it made me cry and I write this through tear-filled eyes now, as it reminds me of my mother and her 5 sisters. Oh how they loved to polka and could they ever..6 stunning beauties...all gone now except my 85 yr old mother. thank you for bringing back a flood of wonderful memories. May there be many more Blessed years of happiness to this couple.
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies'
@josephlukowski93825 жыл бұрын
I loved being part of the Polonaise Dancers.
@LuvCrochet12 жыл бұрын
How long did the group dance together? Fantastic dancers.
@jeanninethompson45679 жыл бұрын
I loved this so much, thank you for posting it. This celebration reminded me of every wedding that I attended during my childhood!
@LongIslandBraves9 жыл бұрын
Thanks glad you enjoyed it. Still happily married 31 years later
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies.
@LuvCrochet12 жыл бұрын
Some of my fondest memories are dancing with my Dad. (Between my Mom, my sister and myself, my dad sure got a workout.) All of the kids were invited to weddings, learning their heritage and customs.
@dolcevitausa10 жыл бұрын
KUDOS to the bride for being able to dance in her dress and veil...
@cfomahm11 жыл бұрын
This is great. Thanks for sharing. You can't help but be happy and laugh and enjoy as you watch this.
@LongIslandBraves13 жыл бұрын
@drc3po Thanks for the comment David & Laura still going strong 28 years later.
@teresa52177 жыл бұрын
Gratulacje dla wspaniałej Orkiestry Jimmy Sturr oraz dla Zespołu Tanecznego!
@kenborgie698011 жыл бұрын
Great polka music - not as loud as the fire and brimstone music of the recent wedding we were at. LOL
@doorcodad9 жыл бұрын
Those were the days! Love it!
@Civilsmith3 жыл бұрын
Sto lat!! Just beautiful
@Alycat23NYC12 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing, it brought back so many memories of this particular talented dance group. It was great to find this video on youtube and start saying names of people that I can recognize as they dance by. They used to be so much fun to watch and also dance with after they performed. Thanks for posting this, it really made me smile.
@HolyWarriorFury12 жыл бұрын
Proud to be (part) Polish! ♥
@christinaleclair5142 жыл бұрын
Love this!!!!!!! A real wedding!!!’n Mine was just like this
@dlzigmond2 жыл бұрын
A wonderful celebration! Perfect!
@68688187 жыл бұрын
awesome. i grew up in north east ohio. moved to Wilmington NC. Chardon polka band comes to St Stans in Castle Hayne every year.A blast from the past.
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies:
@edwardbaker24483 жыл бұрын
Although , I'm not Polish they love to have a good time and thet do it very well.
@filipsperez9 жыл бұрын
Love this video. thank you!
@lillymarie72611 жыл бұрын
boy oh boy! what youthfu memories this music brings back. we would dance to the king brothers polka music all night!
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies;
@1950accordionman2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@josephvweissjr9 жыл бұрын
Yeppers Wandziu, its the PolkaNutJoe, at video location 6:12, IMO, this IS THE perfect Wedding Dress for doing the Polka Hop !!!!
@swingshepherd9 жыл бұрын
The costumes look like something that originated in the mountain country of Southern Poland. These dancers remind me of the dancers on a ted matzamowitz album I acquired in 1955.
@lobaholic32658 жыл бұрын
they are Krakowiak costumes from the Krakow region
@lobaholic32658 жыл бұрын
+Jason Loboz at 3:35 is actual Krakowiak music....one of 5 national dances
@swingshepherd8 жыл бұрын
+Lewis Howes These polkas are on the Ted Matzamowitz album, my first every polka LP.
@25CTony10 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome. I see ther are 12 thumbs down......how could that possibly be?
@jamesjbilenkijrusnret73199 жыл бұрын
Marge, They've never been to a Polish Wedding!!! James J. (Jeep) Bilenki Jr. USN. Ret.Pasadena, Md.
@michaelbrusko68117 жыл бұрын
James j bilenki jr usn ret j
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies:
@blukatzen8 жыл бұрын
I assume the Bride and Groom danced with this dance troupe? Usually you have to either hire a troupe, or else, if they all showed up, they would be doing it celebrating the marriage of 1 or 2 of their dancing companions getting hitched. Of course, back in the day, all you needed to do was tell someone "my sister or my cousin" (or whomever, most everyone knew each other from School, growing up together in the 'hood or Church.) is getting married and you'd have at least 300-500 people there at the drop of a hat. That's the way Polish Weddings were when I was growing up. Fun times w/the family!
@stanleykijek325 Жыл бұрын
Expenses were much, much cheaper. The cooks who worked at the weddings were paid a pittance, food was much cheaper, the bride and groom ordered enough for several hundred people, there was no charging 'by the plate' as has been the standard practice for many years now, weddings were held in church or fire halls---nothing fancy but it was the cheaper way to go and have a lot of people attend weddings. Everyone came--kids, babies, the very old. It really was a better time back then.
@lilyworosz56183 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see David and Laura today in 2020!!!!!
@LongIslandBraves3 жыл бұрын
Still going strong
@maryloumcginley96219 жыл бұрын
Oh so much fun!!!!
@catsoandahalf9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video
@wigenyousefian881910 жыл бұрын
Vatna. Dobra.Top Super Beautiful wedding And Music and Dans.Wunderschon. Kracivoje. Jamilata. Ziba. Jafa.Ciruner. Muy Bello . Bonita. Bravo. Merci.
@morrieg711 жыл бұрын
Great, great, great polka dancing by REAL non-professional folks! WONDERFUL
@illa195612 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull!!!
@Goldberg12349 жыл бұрын
Very good energy!
@mcfrdmn10 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video !
@musicray65 Жыл бұрын
Remember the Polish Club on Mt.Vernon Ave...great bands played there Ed.
This was filmed at either a White Eagles Hall or a Knights of Columbus Hall.
@LongIslandBraves10 жыл бұрын
No, it was at the port Washington Polish hall Long Island ny
@1Immortalmortal10 жыл бұрын
Li Braves Is it a Polish thing? Every White Eagle Hall I've been in and Knights of Columbus Hall has pretty much that same dark paneling. Are there really big brass chandeliers hanging in there too? Our KofC hall has 6, I think.
@sireugenecourtney57978 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Freemason's décor, part of the dark , dank, Satanic culture.
@jakeniemiec85595 жыл бұрын
Happy 25th anniversary
@tablloyd56 жыл бұрын
Teach me to dance like that!!
@derail1412 жыл бұрын
name of the first song is IDZIA LA LA polka.
@stanleykijek325 Жыл бұрын
Expenses were much, much cheaper back then. The cooks who worked at the weddings were paid a pittance, food was much cheaper, the bride and groom ordered enough for several hundred people, there was no charging 'by the plate' as has been the standard practice for many years now, weddings were held in church or fire halls---nothing fancy but it was the cheaper way to go and have a lot of people attend weddings. Everyone came--kids, babies, the very old. It really was a better time back then.
@jakeniemiec85595 жыл бұрын
Looks similar to krakowiak. Learning polka now. Polish american. Hopefully I can marry a polish woman
@rayman466 жыл бұрын
OH WHAT FUN !
@jasoniachini70147 жыл бұрын
eieiei o! eieiei O! God Bless Poland!
@mayagaworska9 жыл бұрын
Looking at the video this seems to be quite old video ... Today in USA (and Canada) there aren't enough young Polish people ... But I bet this soon, if not already, is happening in ... England.
@krzysztof_kumor9 жыл бұрын
Oh no their are in the US, I grew up with a good number of them in Michigan. I chose to participate in the Hosana in my community because I love to sing.
@bohne197810 жыл бұрын
that escalated quickly!! :D
@bohne197811 жыл бұрын
Seriously 6 girls? How wonderfull :) God Bless
@maryzajac1136 Жыл бұрын
Mmmm, confused seeing both Krakowiak and Polka steps combined into one dance! But hey, they all looked like having a great time !
@ratattack15712 жыл бұрын
I need to get married lmao .
@tadekmataczyna63692 жыл бұрын
Lovely polished girls....
@lobaholic32658 жыл бұрын
this is more a Polish-American wedding. The 2-step is more of an American polka move, not so much Polish......but definitely fun.
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies'
@edcollins93778 жыл бұрын
The bride is the one who is wearing the clean Bowling shirt!
@gregorykopchak24198 жыл бұрын
Pani Mloda
@erniewitucki7051 Жыл бұрын
Saved this from You Tube 2 years ago. Check the groom out.
@paullacny10 жыл бұрын
very good, Where is the Sausage? B CCanada
@alh6255 Жыл бұрын
1970s:/1980s? ❤👌
@derail145 жыл бұрын
i often wonder why the boys are wearing what looks like a kilt.
@salbers11 жыл бұрын
How do I learn how to do that dance?
@annieidk17409 жыл бұрын
Well, you just have to be polish. They showed me how to dance like that when I was 8 yrs old in school.
@bstiger64822 ай бұрын
Does anyone know if the Polish dancers/costumes were a part of the wedding venue or a part of the Jimmy Sturr band? The dancers in their costumes make the whole atmosphere for the wedding special, in my opinion.
@LongIslandBraves2 ай бұрын
@@bstiger6482 They were the Polonaise folk dances from Maspeth, Queens, New York. They did a lot of dance appearances with Jimmy Sturr’s band, showing all the traditional dances. The wedding party hired the dance group as additional entertainment for the wedding.
@LongIslandBraves2 ай бұрын
@@bstiger6482 they were regular dance group that traveled to all different affairs and dances. Those were their traditional costumes represents different areas and what they wore back in those days.
@bstiger64822 ай бұрын
@@LongIslandBraves Thank you so much for the information.
@Skoot6111 жыл бұрын
Hi David & Laura, If you ever consider renewing your wedding vows for your 30th anniversary with Jimmy Sturr, can I PLEASE, PLEASE get an invitation?
@Skoot613 жыл бұрын
- Haha... after 7 years I just had to return to get another thrill of a real polish wedding again. z całego serca - Powodzenia!
@batorlilia58416 жыл бұрын
Dommage que lon ne portent pas las vetement au quotidien.
@lilyworosz56182 жыл бұрын
At 11:57 I didn't know that Mrs. Doubtfire was Polish!!!!!!!
@christymallesky86703 жыл бұрын
Where is the chicken and rigatoni
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies"
@eddiew.64852 жыл бұрын
Is this at the Polish Hall🇵🇱 in Port Washington, Long Island,NY?
@LongIslandBraves2 жыл бұрын
Yes 1984
@sinairoam2914 жыл бұрын
I harbaca & dence
@lilyworosz56183 жыл бұрын
Too bad that tall blond guy danced for a little while!!!!!
@cugierkoteczka5 жыл бұрын
A typical ? No kidding.
@batorlilia58416 жыл бұрын
Vivat krakow
@georgikamakedonu2 жыл бұрын
It looks nice , but quite different from Balkan as in music .
@derail1412 жыл бұрын
that family must be rich to hire the sturr orch,, jimmy sturr told me personaly he wanted to do a stint on the jay leno show,, leno turned him down!
@roncohen23543 жыл бұрын
May Jimmy & the dancers had a slow season and just settled for all the beer they could drink.
@LECHTIROUTE13 жыл бұрын
Super les Danses traditionnelles , mais à la sauce USA ....
@derail147 жыл бұрын
You dont have to be polish to dance this stuff, i knew a scotsman who could dance a polka just like in the vid.
@68688187 жыл бұрын
was this 1982
@frankwilliams82573 жыл бұрын
I still want to say Hi even I know that I might not get any replies"
@stevedomagala83173 жыл бұрын
@@frankwilliams8257 check out my comment I just posted. my wife and I meet in school(kindergarten) and married 20 years later. still together and dancing , but not as fast.
@elbertderf8035 жыл бұрын
the men are obviously gay, i praise the tolerance.