International Folklore Festival - Veliko Tarnovo

Foreign Ensembles
have taken part in the Festival:

PUERTO RICO

BALLET FOLKLORICO "GUAMANIQUE", INC. LAS PALMAS
Folklore Ensemble "Guarionex"

BALLET FOLKLORICO "GUAMANIQUE", INC. LAS PALMAS

ALBANIA,
ARMENIAN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE,
BELGIUM,
BULGARIA,
BURYATIYA,
CANADA,
CHINESE TAIPEI, CROATIA,
COLUMBIA,
COSTA RICA,
DENMARK,
EGYPT,
GEORGIA,
GREECE,
HUNGARY,
INDIA,
INDONEZIA,
IRAN,
ISRAEL,
ITALY,
JAPAN,
JORDAN,
LATVIA,
MACEDONIA,
MEXICO,
MORDOVIA,
NIGERIA,
PERU,
POLAND,
PORTUGAL,
PUERTO RICO,
ROMANIA,
RUSSIA,
SCOTLAND,
SERBIAand MONTENEGRO, SPAIN,
SWITZERLAND,
TAIWAN,
THAILAND,
TURKEY,
UKRAINE,
USA

"Guamanique" is a professional company of Puerto Rican Folk Dances, founded and affiliated to the Puerto Rican Culture Institute in 1994.

The company is formed by 9 couples of dancers and 6 musicians who preserve Puerto Rican customs and traditions through the magic of the folk dances, not only though out
the island but internationally, in countries such as USA, Argentina, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and France.
"Bailes de Campo" /Dances of the mountain region/ - Five hundred years ago, Spaniards discovered Puerto Rico. They brought with them their music and dances; These are very simple but happy dances that reflect our Jibaro's sympathy and hospitality. The music is played with simple instruments: "cuatro", "tres", "guitarra" and "guiro"; the lyrics are verses improvised by the singer. These are the dances of Spanish heritage, mostly concentrated in the mountain region; these are the dances of joyous people - the Puerto Ricans.

Folklore Ensemble "Guarionex"

From the year of its foundation until now the Folklore ensemble "Guarionex" has a great contribution in keeping the traditions of Puerto Rico. So already 17 years the ensemble presents the specific rhythms and dances of Puerto Rico everywhere in the world, where it took part.
Exactly this formation has been written in the state department and is official representative of the Institute for Puerto Rico culture and the Palace of Tourism of Puerto Rico.

The meetings with ensemble "Guarionex" always dip us in the atmosphere of Puerto Rico and through their exceptional show, made with a lot of taste we move to a long journey over the shores and mountains of South America. Unforgettable are the impressions , which "Guarionex" leaves all over the world by its visits in the USA (1984, 1987, 1988), Spain ( Palma de Mayorca 1993), Germany (1994), England (Billingam, 1995).


Foreign Ensembles have taken part in the Festival:
PUERTO RICO BALLET FOLKLORICO "GUAMANIQUE", INC. LAS PALMAS Folklore Ensemble "Guarionex" BALLET FOLKLORICO "GUAMANIQUE", INC. LAS PALMAS		ALBANIA, ARMENIAN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BURYATIYA, CANADA, CHINESE TAIPEI, CROATIA, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, DENMARK, EGYPT, GEORGIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONEZIA, IRAN, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, LATVIA, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, MORDOVIA, NIGERIA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SERBIAand MONTENEGRO, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, USA
	"Guamanique" is a professional company of Puerto Rican Folk Dances, founded and affiliated to the Puerto Rican Culture Institute in 1994.
The company is formed by 9 couples of dancers and 6 musicians who preserve Puerto Rican customs and traditions through the magic of the folk dances, not only though out the island but internationally, in countries such as USA, Argentina, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and France. "Bailes de Campo" /Dances of the mountain region/ - Five hundred years ago, Spaniards discovered Puerto Rico. They brought with them their music and dances; These are very simple but happy dances that reflect our Jibaro's sympathy and hospitality. The music is played with simple instruments: "cuatro", "tres", "guitarra" and "guiro"; the lyrics are verses improvised by the singer. These are the dances of Spanish heritage, mostly concentrated in the mountain region; these are the dances of joyous people - the Puerto Ricans.
Folklore Ensemble "Guarionex"
	From the year of its foundation until now the Folklore ensemble "Guarionex" has a great contribution in keeping the traditions of Puerto Rico. So already 17 years the ensemble presents the specific rhythms and dances of Puerto Rico everywhere in the world, where it took part. Exactly this formation has been written in the state department and is official representative of the Institute for Puerto Rico culture and the Palace of Tourism of Puerto Rico.
The meetings with ensemble "Guarionex" always dip us in the atmosphere of Puerto Rico and through their exceptional show, made with a lot of taste we move to a long journey over the shores and mountains of South America. Unforgettable are the impressions , which "Guarionex" leaves all over the world by its visits in the USA (1984, 1987, 1988), Spain ( Palma de Mayorca 1993), Germany (1994), England (Billingam, 1995).