The Beseda
The Czech National Dance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11223947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Chadima (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 23-28 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dance Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-7677 • E-ISSN: 1940-509X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1477781 |
| OpenAlex | W2320035749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The nineteenth century brought a tidal wave of immigrants from many European countries to the United States. The immigrants tended to cluster in various areas across the country. One group came from what is now known as Czechoslovakia and settled in an area of eastern Iowa. Today, Cedar Rapids has the largest Czech community in the state. The population of the town and its metropolitan area is 125,000 and the Czech population is estimated at 30%, counting third and fourth generation Czechs. From their earliest arrival in the community around 1852 the Czechs congregated in an area that became known as “Little Bohemia,” where they formed their own community life. They continued their traditional hobbies of lace-making, egg-painting, theater, music, gymnastics, and dancing
Archaeology · Art · Czech · Dance · Documentation · Entertainment · Frontier · Geography · Linguistics · Media studies · Newspaper · Population · Sociology · Visual arts · Demography · Diversity and Impact of Dance · History · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |