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Nikolay & Pavlina

 

                   Nikolay  Manolov  &  Pavlina  Valcheva are one of Bulgaria’s most successful dance couples.

  • Bulgarian Professional Latin Champions.

  • World Professional Latin Championship quarter finalists.

  • World Professional Latin American Showdance championship semi finalists .

  • European   Professional Latin Championship semi finalists. 

  • The first ever Bulgarian dance  couple to take part in world known dance sensation “Burn The Floor” joining their cast for the world tour in  Australia and USA with their new show “Floor Play “ in 2006 and  touring USA in 2009 with “Let’s Dance feat. Burn the Floor”.

  •  Finalists in the Bulgarian edition of the most popular dance TV-show -  Dancing With The Stars .

  • Champions of the first season Dancing With The Stars - Turkey , Yok Boyle Dans.

  • Choreographers of season 3 and season 4 of Dancing With The Stars - Middle East , MTV Lebanon .

  • Judges in the dance format “ Dance with me “ ,broadcasted by Bulgarian TV channel BTV  in “ Slavi’s Show “.

  • Bronze medalists 1st Nations Cup –professional team match, Athens-Greece’2008. 

 

      Nikolay & Pavlina are World Dance Council licensed adjudicators, approved for both Latin & Standard.

      Travelling the world and having competed and performed in Europe , Australia, USA and Asia,

 Nikolay and Pavlina have the chance to learn  and work with some of the best teachers in the world : Jason Gilkison & Peta Roby , Bianka Schreiber -Orschitt ,Allan Tornsberg , Prof. Dr. Ruud Vermeij , Barbara Ambroz , Michael Chapman , Peter Townsend , Darren Bennett , Maximiliaan Winkelhuis , Julie Fryer.  

PERFORMING GREDITS 

Television / Film

  • Dancing With The Stars Middle East , choreographers - MTV

  • Dancing Stars -Bulgaria   ,Pro dancers , consultants- BTV

  • Dancing With The Stars- Turkey , Pro dancers      ShowTV

  • Dance With Me in Slavi's Show - judges                           BTV

  • The Voice of Bulgaria - guest performers                        BTV

  • Slavi's Show - guest performers                                         BTV

  • Dancing With The Stars-Turkey ,guest performer Show TV 

  • Bezdelnik - guests                                                  RecordingTV

  • Style advert - featured dancers

  • Bon shua advert - featured dancers

  • Elinor advert                                                                 ShowTV

 

 

Shows / Live Performances / Music Videos 

  • Burn The Floor presents FLOORPLAY 2006 tour ,Australia , USA - performers

  • Let's Dance feat. Burn The Floor 2008-2009 , USA - performers

  • National Art - Uncensored Tour 2013 ,performers

  • Pirin Folk with Nevena Coneva 2013 - performers

  • Turkish superstar Nez - Sakin Ha music video , featured dancers

  • Nez - National tour , Turkey , performers

  • Panterite - Tancuvasht sviat music video , featured dancers

  • Bulgaria Dance Superstars Gala 2006,2007, 2010 - performers

  • Trakia Folk with Extra Nina - performers

  • Annual concert of the Ministry of Defence celebrating 6 May - National Bulgarian Armed Forces Day 

CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Dancing With The Stars Middle East  choreographers        MTV

  • Dancing Stars 2 - Bulgaria            project choreographers    BTV

  • Bulgaria Got Talent                        choreographers                   BTV

  • Dancing With The Stars - Turkey   choreographers         Show TV

  • WDSF European Cup Standard -Sofia  opening ceremony  choreographers        

AWARDS ,  TITLES AND OTHER CREDITS

  • World Professional Latin quater finalists

  • World Professional Latin Show Dance semi finalists

  • European Professional Latin semi finalists

  • 2011 Dancing With The Stars - Turkey          - 1st place

  • 2010 BDSF Superstars Gala Awards

  • 2009 Dancing Stars 2 - Bulgaria                       3rd place

  • 2008 Sportsmen of the year Awards

  • Nations Cup Professional Latin - Greece ,2008  3rd place

  • 2007 Sportsmen of the year Awards

  • 2007 Bulgarian Professional Latin                     1st place

  • 2007 BDSF Superstars Gala Awards

  • 2006 BDSF Superstars Gala Awards

  • 2005 Grand Cup Amateur Latin                         1st place

  • 2003 Acropolis International Open - Athens, Greece 1 st place

TEACHING

   In 2000 Nikolay and Pavlina have established their own studio ,

Dance Club Grand and since then it has grown having branches in three cities .Teaching for over 13 years Nikolay and Pavlina have developed their special holistic  method of teaching ballroom and latin dancing they named DANCE FOR BODY , MIND AND SOUL .          Their students are some of the best couples in Bulgaria achieving great results both national and world wide . Some of their credits include :

  • 2015 Bulgarian Youth Latin Champions

  • 2015 Bulgaria Cup Youth Latin                          1 st place  

  • 2015 Bulgarian Youth Latin Rank List               1 st place

  • 2014 Bulgaria Cup Youth Latin                          1 st place

  • 3 times 2014 Blackpool Junior Dance Festival  finalists :

                                                                                     2nd place Junior Jive ;

                                                                                     4th place Junior Latin ;

                                                                                      4th place  Junior Samba.

  • 2014  Europapokal Sparda Cup Youth Latin-Munich ,Germany :

                                                                                       3rd place

  • 2013 Bulgarian Junior Latin Champions

  • 2013 Bulgarian Cup Junior Latin                                1st place

  • 2013 Bulgarian  Junior Latin Rank List                         1st place

  • 2013 WDSF Burgas Cup Junior Latin                           1st place

  • 6 times Bulgarian National champions in Juvenile Latin ,Standrd and 10-dance . 

 

 

 

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