The Lira Group Dance Company first facility opened doors on 28^th of May, 2007 to serve as a hub for the advancement of dance culture, and for studying and teaching Bulgarian and Cuban folklore. The founders of the dancing school are Angel Bobev /Cuban salsa/ and Loreta Dimitrova /Bulgarian folklore choreography/.

They run two dance halls in Sofia, and another ones in Blagoevgrad and Kostinbrod. Other professional instructors and rehearsal performers join the Lira Group team soon after:

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The Lira Group Dance Company emerged as a dancing school, which captures and revives the traditions of two nations – the passion of the Cuban salsa and the spirit of the Bulgarian horo. As it went on, the Lira Dancing School expanded its repertoire to discover traditional dances of nations across the globe, studying choreographies on-site in their places of origin: in search of ancient traditions and customs, the school organized tours to remote corners of the world. We visited the birth place of Salsa, Cuba, in October 2007, and the home of Bachata and Merengue, the Dominican Republic in May 2008, Northern India - November 2008, Barcelona - June 2010. 

A number of TV shows and competition folowed: bTV show - "The Bulgarian talents", Bulgarian National TV festal concert "3rd mach", TV2 Vuchkov's show guest, third place at the Grand Prix dance Sofia, 2010 .

The school is unique for its mixed folklore choreographies, which appeal for a world of dance without borders, where people from different cultures are able to express their identity through music and dancing. The school’s talented choreographers blend together the folklore of different nations.

The school leaders believe that dancing brings people in and lets them relate to others a mature and responsible way, and that belief is reflected in the school’s motto: Dance without Borders!

The performance team of Lira Group Dance Company participated in:

Balkanfolk - Bulgaria July 2007, Cuban salsa worshop in Cuba, October 2007; Latino Carnival in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 2008; Bachata and Merengue workshop and bulgarian folklore-dance exchange - Dominican Republik, May 2008; Balkanfolk - Bulgaria, July 2008, Punjab International Folk-Dance Festivals - India, November 2008, Christmass Salsa Night - Bulgaria, December 2008, Vuchkov's TV show - February 2009, IV National Festival "Where is the Bulgarians" - May 2009, Veselopopolis 2009, Father's Day - June 2009, National Festival "Pustra Trapeza" - September 2009, Balkan salsa Congress - October 2009, The Gladiators performance - December 2009, bTV show "The Bulgarian talents" - Jan 2010, Bulgarian National TV festal concert "Na treti mart s..." - March 2010

Coming: INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL IN BARCELONA, 2010 

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Lira Group Dance Company, Bulgaria, Sofia

Tel.(359) 888 503213, (359) 882 281500

e-mail: info@liragroup.eu skype: lira.group

L Leaders A short interview with the school founders and team members’ bios (instructors and rehearsal performers).