Title: Dancing with the Stars
By Justin Pfeifer and Jared Rack

On Friday November 20, Leo Dorzweiler and his wife came to HFE to teach the students how to dance the polka. His mother taught him how to dance at the age of six, and he said he dances all day as long as his eyes are open. Leo met his wife at a polka dance. He said his favorite song is the “Cattleman’s Polka.” He said that our polka music didn’t originate in Germany but he believes that it started in Russia. He said that Argentina and Brazil have the same polka music.

When he came to the U.S., he didn’t know a word of English. He wasn’t the only one who knew German. Katie and Nate Walters can “winch” in German.

Leo runs the Oktoberfest and said the hardest part of being in charge is finding volunteers.

If you are interested in learning to dance the polka, they teach it at the HRC.

Polka lovers will be happy to know that the polka mass is during the Oktoberfest and is at St. Fedelis in Victoria.