mazurkas

Noun

mazurka (plural mazurkas)

1. A traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
   • There is plenty of company, consisting of young men and women, all very neatly dressed in white and black - a true Portuguese habit. Quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas are danced with great vigour and much skill.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 48
2. A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
3. (figure skating) A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.