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Dear Zosia
2 questions...
There is a style of song that goes slow and then picks up in beat returning to slow.  My husband refers to it as 'baroque'?   Do you know what he may be referring to?  And if so, can you give us a song or two that represents the style?


Here is my 2nd question... my husband is Polish and from northern Wisconsin.   He actually adds a hop in his polka step - 1,2,3, hop  etc.
Is there a formal name for this extra hop in the polka step?

Marsha shuda

My Dear Marsha,

Zosia is most flattered by these questionings, but she is thinking that perhaps are places more suited for finding exactly technical English wordings.  Is probably easy mistake to make, but you have not noticed that this is not being Zosia's long suit.  Other readers are most welcomes to submit answers to these questions, but Zosia is happy to suggest that perhaps husbands word is fine for that purpose (most handsome gentleman musician friend calls it "tempo change").  Zosia is hearing wonderful examples of these different tempos in songs such as "L'Accordioniste" by Edith Piaf.  
For second answer she will suggest "Wisconsin Hop" for dance naming.
 
Fondest regards,
 
Zosia