DJ Shotski plays vintage polka records at an Oktoberfest event

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Green County Cheese Days

September 20-22

Come to Cheese Days in Monroe! The biennial celebration of cheese, Swiss culture, and good things in Wisconsin will be extra fun in 2024 when we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the law that made polka Wisconsin’s state dance.

Cheese Days and DJ Shotski aim to break the world record of the number of polka dancers in a street dance on Saturday, September 21. Sign up now, so we can start counting dancers. To participate in the dance, go to cheesedays.com and register under the Schedules tab. Invite your friends by tagging them in the Facebook announcement post.

Other DJ Shotski events at Cheese Days to be announced.

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The law that made polka Wisconsin’s official state dance was enrolled on April 21, 1994. It was signed by Governor Tommy Thompson in Pulaski on April 29, 1994. In honor of the importance of the polka to Wisconsin’s history and traditions, Governor Tony Evers signed a proclamation recognizing April 21 as Wisconsin Polka Day.

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