SONYA GEORGIEVA
Judge, Ballet Pedagogue, and Choreographer
• Active ballerina until the age of 19 with the Classical Dance Ensemble in the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, awarded the “Cyril and Methodius” Order, 2nd degree.
• Since 2000, lecturer and teacher at an art-focused school in Gorna Oryahovitsa.
• From 2001 to 2003, ballerina at the Konstantin Kisimov Music and Drama Theater in Veliko Tarnovo.
• In 2004, enrolled and graduated in Ballet Pedagogy at the Academy of Music, Dance, and Fine Arts “Prof. Asen Diamandiev” in Plovdiv.
• From 2004 to the present, ballet pedagogue, artistic director, and choreographer of the ballet school “Gracia.”
• In 2017, participated in the Bogoewa Academy.
• In 2018, organized a Guinness World Record attempt with 215 dancers in Gorna Oryahovitsa, in collaboration with 49 cities across Europe.
• Since 2019, a judge in the ranks of the Bulgarian Sports Dance Federation (BSTF).
• Served as a jury member at the following events:
• 2021: “The Magic of Dance and the Sea” in Primorsko
• 2022: “Sofia Dance Fest” in Sofia
• 2022: “Borovets Dances” in Samokov