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The 18th edition of the international dance festival "Magic World" in Haskovo ended with the Gala Best concert of the best performers. Among all 1123 choreographies in the competition, the 5 best solos, duets and top 15 in groups and formations were presented to the audience in the "Zarya" community center. The director of the festival, Milena Nalbantova, presented a special award to the oldest participant - Nikolay Serafimov, 65 years old. The jury chose Maria Uzunova from Dance studio Amelia as the Best Pedagogue. The best choreographer is Liena Benigna, Dance School Demo - Latvia. A special prize of the jury was awarded to Denislav Ivanov for a talented young artist. The biggest GRAND PRIX prize was won by dancers from Dance School Demo, Latvia. Second place at the Gala was won by dance studio "Amelia" from Sofia city, third place - FTA "Balkanski ogon" from the town of Lovech. The fourth place was won by the dance school "Sense" from the city of Varna, and the fifth place was awarded to the ballet "Kalina" from the city of Gorna Oryahovitsa. The cup of the mayor of the municipality of Haskovo went to the city of Burgas to dance school "Estrella". In the XVIII edition of the competition, 1,400 dancers from 9 countries took part, evaluated by an 18-member international professional jury.

The mayor's cup from the "Magical World" international festival in Haskovo was awarded to the dancers from "Kosara" ballet - Asenovgrad. The award was presented by the deputy mayor Maria Valcheva. The award ceremony was after the gala concert of the best performers in the "Zarya" community center. Many more individual and team honors were handed out. 77 collectives and 8 individual performers from Bulgaria, Greece and Romania participated in the edition. The big winner and winner of the Grand Prix is ​​the ballet "Kalina" from Gorna Oryahovitsa. Denislav Ivanov and Kalinka Geonova won the "Best Pedagogue" award, and the “Best choreographer” went to Milos Isailovic, Serbia for the dance "God's eye".

The Mayor's Cup from the international dance festival "Magical World" in Haskovo was awarded to the Varna Ballet "Element". The most prestigious trophy of the traditional festival was presented to the winners by the deputy mayor Maria Valcheva. This happened at an award ceremony after the Gala concert of the best soloists, duet performances and groups late last night at Zarya community center. The mayor's cup is awarded to the best team outside of Haskovo. The Grand Pri went to the Cowboy Rhythms dance by "Estrella" (Burgas) with the participation of 30 dancers. Many special awards and scholarships were given out at the ceremony. Nearly 2,000 dancers from 70 clubs performed in the three-day festival, directed by Milena Nalbantova and organized with the support of the municipality. Over 900 performances were presented on two stages, judged by an international jury.