Thursday, May 21, 7-10 PM
Yuliyan Yordanov Bulgarian Dance Workshop at the Pulaski Club
4331 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85008 (SE corner of McDowell Road and 43rd Place).

Donations requested, but no one will be turned away.

A native of Dojrenci, a village in the Lovea region of north central Bulgaria, Yuliyan Yordanov was raised by his grandparents and learned dancing at a young age. A graduate of the acclaimed Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he worked professionally as a dance director, choreographer, and Bulgarian folk dance instructor beginning in 1993. He and his students participated in many concerts, celebrations, and international festivals throughout Bulgaria and the rest of Europe. In May 1995, they were selected to appear on Channel One of Bulgarian National Television. In 1997, Yuli was honored with an invitation to attend the traditional annual party for teachers of folklore and culture hosted by the president of Bulgaria. Since moving to the U.S., Yuli has taught Bulgarian dancing primarily in the Midwest, including the Door County Folk Festival in Wisconsin; the Autumn Leaves Festival in Nashville, Tennessee; the Appleton IFD Dance Weekend in Wisconsin; and the Balkanske Igre Spring Festival in Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, he leads the dance groups Nashencheta and Mitronija of Sveta Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he is a choreographer for the Na Lesa Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble. Yuli gets rave reviews wherever he goes. He will be featured teacher at California Statewide in San Diego on Memorial Day weekend.

http://www.phxfolkdancers.org/