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Lira Dance Ensemble
Lira Dance amateur ensemble holds two third-place awards for 2010 and 2011 at the competition Grand Dance Prix of Sofia, and in 2013 – second place and the audience award in the category Character Dance in the same competition. ПLira Dance ensemble is an honorary member of the Association of Dance Activists in Bulgaria, and since 2013 – member of UNESCO’s International Council Of Organizations For Folklore Festivals And Folk Art – CIOFF.
Participation in Latin dance and folklore festivals: Cuba 2007, Dominican Republic – 2008, India – 2008, Barcelona, Spain – 2010, Berlin, Germany – 2011, Greece – 2011, Ohrid – 2012, Rimini, Italy – 2013, Thasos Island – 2014, Paris – 2015, Delhi, India – March 2016, Romania – May 2016, Peloponnese, Greece – September 2016..
The rich repertoire and dance style blending makes the Lira Dance ensemble a favorite for the development of many dancers, and the colorful performances – sought after and exciting for its audience
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The classes in other nations’ dances teach:
Russian dances, Moldovan dance, Greek folk dances, Tarantella, Czardas, Gypsy dances, Romanian folk dances, Serbian folk dances.
The classes in Latin dance teach:
Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-cha, Cumbia.
The classes in theory teach:
Elementary theory of music, Bulgarian folk instruments, and ethnography.