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Once banned, Poland's stately 18th century dance garners UNESCO honors (2024)
Once banned by rulers dispatched from Moscow, Poland’s stately polonaise dance is now honored by UNESCO.
Once banned by rulers dispatched from Moscow, Poland’s stately polonaise dance that nurtured the country’s spirit even through the dark years of its partition is now honored by the United Nations’ education and culture agency, UNESCO. On Dec. 5, this living tradition was ensconced into the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage as a “form of joint celebration,” which “commemorates important moments in family and community life and symbolizes cooperation, reconciliation and equality.” In his 1773 book “The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands and United Provinces,” British musician Charles Burney described the polonaise as being very popular across Saxony and especially at the court in Dresden where Poland’s elected king Augustus II The Strong had introduced it decades earlier.
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