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 Grew up with the rich and competitive cirque traditions of Bulgaria. She graduated from the Bulgarian National Sports Academy and has extensive training in jazz and modern dance, and her exceptional skills in ballet made her a shining star with the Bulgarian Ballet Theatre. Sonya has over 20 years experience in rhythmic gymnastics and dance. She is a four-time Bulgarian National Champion and winner of many awards and international competitions for the Bulgarian National Team. While in the midst of her remarkable career as a rhythmic gymnast and dancer she began developed as an outstanding cirque artist, performing aerial web and silks, contortion and hand-balancing, ribbon dancing, and specialty acts with hoops. Her performances with Disney, Universal Studios, Sea World and other entertainment venues highlighted her exceptional skills. She has been featured with the Latino Music Awards and many other television shows, movies and commercials. In addition to her contributions to Cirque de la Symphonie, Sonya also trains others as a dance instructor and choreographer at Orlando Metro Gymnastic Academy and her own Rhythmic Gymnastics School.
 Is perhaps one of the most entertaining and innovative jugglers in the world. Recently crowned for the third time as the WJF world champion of jugglers for his patented performance with the rings, "Mr. Ignatov" is unsurpassed in his mastery of juggling. His training includes the Moscow State Circus Studio, the Broadway Dance Center, and Dance Space. He is the only artist in the world who juggles spinning propellers as part of his routine. Sergey was featured on ESPN and was the gold medal winner at the prestigious "Circus of the Future" competition in Paris. His spectacular performances at Circus Krone, Tiger Palast, Variette in Stuttgart and other international locations have left audiences amazed. He is not only a juggler, but an incredible tap dancer, magician, and theater entertainer. He was a featured artist with Circus Tihani, the musical "Shock," New Wave Circus, Cirque du Jour, Theater der Landeshauptstadt, and various Disney shows. Sergey has been a consultant for the National Circus Project and many other entertainment productions, and his performances with Cirque de la Symphonie are a delight for the whole audience.
The amazing strength and balancing act of Acro Duo consists of Vitaliy Prikhodko and Alexei Anikine, one of the most dynamic acts ever presented on stage. Vitaliy is a native of Ukraine, where he graduated from Kiev State Circus College. He began his career with the National Circus of Ukraine, winning first place at the New Ukrainian Circus Festival. His acrobatic experience includes worldwide tours with Nikulin's Moscow Circus. As an acrobat, Alexei had already achieved the coveted "Master of Sports" distinction in Russia by the time he was fourteen and quickly became a gold medalist and European Champion before twice becoming the World Champion. Together Vitaliy and Alexei have amazed audiences with their hand-to-hand strength and balancing act at Sea World's Cirque de la Mur, the Sarasota International Circus Festival, and other major cirque programs. Their performances with Cirque de la Symphonie create spontaneous eruptions of applause and emotion, as they display a stunning display of strength and balance.
 Is a 7-time consecutive National Champion, Female Olympic Athlete of the Year, and Athlete of the Decade in acrobatic gymnastics. She was inducted into the USSA (acro-gymnastics) Hall of Fame and the World Acrobatics Society Gallery of Honor. As a professional aerialist and acrobat she has performed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, at two Grammy Awards (with No Doubt and with Ricky Martin), at the American Music Awards (with Aerosmith), the Miss Universe pageant, and Paul McCartney's European tour. She choreographed the aerials for Britney Spears World Tour and the Stars on Ice US tour. Christine provides spellbinding performances of static silks, aerial hoop, and duo trapeze with Cirque de la Symphonie.
is a Russian aerial artist who started working with future Cirque du Soleil choreographer Pavel Brun and famed producer Valentin Gneushev when he was only twelve, performing on Broadway at the Gershwin Theater. The same year he won the gold medal in the competition among international cirque artists at the prestigious Festival Mondial Du Cirque De L'Avenir in Paris. His combination of natural strength, artistic expression, and grace sets his performance apart from other aerialists. Also known as "Sasha," he has performed for three Russian presidents and the Bolshoi Ballet, numerous symphonies in the US and Europe, and elaborate theater and stage productions worldwide. He has made many television appearances, such as the star-studded ABC-TV special "Christopher Reeve- A Celebration of Hope" and the PBS nationwide broadcast of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's Fourth of July Celebration. He continues be a favorite at music halls, where he soars out over the audience in a spectacular display of aerial artistry or performs his riveting spinning cube act.



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