Dancers from the Nessebar sport dance club won 51 medals at the Stara Zagora Open 2026 international tournament: 17 gold, 26 silver and 8 bronze. Dancers from Bulgaria and abroad took part in the 14th edition.
Coach Nikola Abrashev called it one of the best results in the club's history. He said the success came from steady work, team spirit and the will to win.
Nessebar mayor Nikolay Dimitrov congratulated the dancers and their coach. "Once again our young dancers show that Nessebar is a city of talent. I am extremely proud of their brilliant performance," he said. The mayor said the results show that talent, the right support and good training conditions bring quick success.
The pair of Alex Andrianov and Bozhidara Pencheva won the most medals: 10, of which 6 silver and 4 bronze, in the Stara Zagora Cup, Juvenile, Rising Stars and the cha-cha-cha and jive cups.
Six of the 7 medals won by Dimitar Stoyanov and Hrisiya Velikova are gold. They won them in Rising Stars over 13 in standard and Latin American dances, in Junior II Open Latin and in the cha-cha-cha, rumba and jive cups. The pair took silver in Junior II Open Standard.
Alexander Goncharov and Niya Radeva have 9 medals, 2 gold and 7 silver. They were first in BASIC under 11 in standard and Latin American dances, and their second places came in BASIC, Juvenile and the cha-cha-cha, jive and rumba cups.
Borislava Dimitrova won 8 medals, 4 gold and 4 silver. She won in BASIC and Junior I, and took silver in BASIC, Junior II and the cha-cha-cha and rumba cups.
Maraya Hristova has 4 bronze medals from BASIC under 13 and under 15. Katerina Romanyuk won 3 medals, 2 gold and 1 silver. She is first in BASIC under 11 in standard dances and second in BASIC under 13.
Esenia Skulinets is first in BASIC under 13 in Latin American dances and second in standard. Bozhidara Hristeva won gold and silver in the solo events in BASIC under 13, and with Slavi Borunsuzov she is second in the couples under 13 in Latin American dances.
Elena Vasileva and Alisa Demchenko each have two silvers in the BASIC categories. Anton Stoyanov and Rayana Zlatkova won Couples Rising Stars under 7 in Latin American dances, and Stanislava Dasheva is third in BASIC under 13.
Varvara Peshkova was second in standard dances under 11 in the Gold and Silver levels and fourth in Standard under 13 Gold. She also finished fourth in Latin under 11 and under 13, and reached the final in the cha-cha, jive and rumba cups under 11.