00754nas a2200109   4500000000100000008004100001100002400042245007200066300001200138520047200150020002200622                                       d1 aKaterina Cernickova00aNine years of distinction: slovacky verbunk and folk dance heritage  a264-2683 aThe dance Slovacky Verbunk (Dance of Recruits) was proclaimed a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2005. This paper discusses the role of verbunk competition in the process of safeguarding cultural heritage and creating new relations to other Czech folk dances. The following text is based on sources collected in field research and written documents and pays attention on changes related to the verbunk phenomenon in the last decade.  a978-953-6020-98-0