World Rank List of Folklore 2012



Position Performer Country Category Points
1 Mihaela Gerova Ivanova Bulgaria D1 1,590
2 "Orfey" Vocal Formation
Society for Friendship with the Peoples of Russia and CIS
Bulgaria B2 1,586
3 Folklore Orchestra at Süleyman Demirel University Turkey G2 1,350
4 "Dospat" Folkore group
"Ivan Vazov 1926" Community center
Bulgaria A2 1,336
5 "Zmei Goryanin" Male Folklore Group
"Fakel 1926" Community center
Bulgaria B2 1,216
6 "Kalina" People's Ensemble of Russian Songs Russia B2 1,095
7 "Nastroenie" Folklore Group
"Ivan Vazov 1904" Community Center
Bulgaria D2 1,092
8 Violeta Balkanska Bulgaria I2 990
9 Dimitrichka Malakchieva
"Napredak" Community center
Bulgaria I2 938
10 "Kopaniciar" Folklore Ensemble Slovakia D1 930
11 Folklore Ensemble at Malaysia Arts School Johor Bahru Malaysia D1 930
12 Pavlina Hristova Evtimova Bulgaria B2 900
13 "KÖKLER" Children’s Ensemble of folklore
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Turkey D1 852
14 "Sakartsi" Dance group
"Bratolyubie 1884" Community center
Bulgaria D2 820
15 "Slav Boykin" Representative folklore ensemble
"Sv. Sv. Kiril and Methodiy 1908" Community center
Bulgaria F2 798
16 Angelina Kirilovna Litvinenko Russia B1 738
17 Student Dance Ensemble
Technical University
Bulgaria D2 730
18 "Kamchiyska liliya" Female Folklore Group
"P. R. Slaveykov 1928" Community Center
Bulgaria B2 720
19 Female group for folklore songs
"Ivan Vazov 1904" Community center
Bulgaria B2 685
20 "Beli ruzhi" Group for old urban songs
"Napredak 1876" Community Center
Bulgaria I2 664
21 "Shareni manista" Children's Folklore Group
"Napredak 1869" Community center
Bulgaria B1 652
22 "Horishtenche" Children's dance group
"Druzhba 1870" Community center
Bulgaria D1 630
23 "Gaydunitsa" Folklore Club
"Probuda 1907" Community Center
Bulgaria E2 620
24 "OPOLE" ZESPÓŁ PIEŚNI I TAŃCA Poland D1 620
25 "Sluchanskie Svyatki" Folklore Ensemble Belarus F2 620
26 "Volnitsa" Ensemble for folklore songs Latvia B2 620
27 Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company Canada D2 620
28 "Feniks" Folklore Ttrio
"Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov 1908" Community center
Bulgaria B2 610
29 "Elitsa" Ensemble
"Hristo Botev 1911" Community Center
Bulgaria F2 560
30 "Radostina" Dance Formation
"Tsvetan Radoslavov" Secondary School
Bulgaria D1 560
31 Female Dance Group
"Trud i postoyanstvo" Community Center
Bulgaria D2 560
32 Mixed folklore choir
"Napredak 1869" Community center
Bulgaria B2 560
33 "Ethno Voices" quartet
St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria B2 554
34 "Manista" Trio
representative of the Municipality of Burgas
Bulgaria B2 550
35 "Merakliyki" Dance Group
"Hristo Milev - Milevo 1930" Community Center
Bulgaria D2 550
36 "Zdrave" Female Folklore Group Bulgaria A2 550
37 Female People's Choir "Tipchenitsa's Mothers"
"Saznanie 1899" Community Centern
Bulgaria B2 550
38 Dolly Das India A2 540
39 "Dunavski ritmi" Dance group
"Hristo Smirnenski" Secondary school
Bulgaria D1 532
40 "Varbinski izvori" Folklore group
"Bratan Shukerov 1953" Community center
Bulgaria A2 528
41 "Siyanie" Group for Authentic Folklore
"Vazrajdane 1935" Community Center
Bulgaria A2 520
42 "Ahinora" Chamber Vocal Group
"Samorazvitie 1902" Community Center
Bulgaria B2 516
43 Vanesa Blazheva Bulgaria A1 516
44 Petar Todorov Bulgaria B1 510
45 "Smolyanochka" Ensemble for Folklore Dances Russia D2 504
46 Zohrabyan Karen Sahak and Khachaturyan Anna Georgi Armenia B2 504
47 Maria-Magdalena Bregova Bulgaria A1 498
48 "Gadulitsa" Folklore Ensemble
"Vazrodena iskra 2000" Community center
Bulgaria F2 488
49 "Charan" Folklore ensemble
Archy Center for Spiritual Culture in Yakutsk
Russia A2 480
50 "Shareni manista" Children-youth and folklore ensemble
Suhindol Municipality
Bulgaria F1 480