Polonaise
DEFINITION
A Polish dance in triple meter. The polonaise originated as a court dance.the polonaise is a Polish dance in triple metre. Although the title is found in French suite no. 6 of Johann Sebastian Bach and elsewhere in the earlier 18th century, the form is best known from the piano pieces written by Chopin a hundred years later, works that elevated the original dance to a higher level, while capturing the current spirit of Polish nationalism.