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*Goran Alacki* Macedonian Accordion and Macedonian Singing Teacher Director of the Seminar G_Alacki@yahoo.com	Goran Alacki has been playing accordion since he was 8 years old. Recognized at a young age for his musical talent, he began performing and recording music as a young teenager. He directs a music academy in Skopje which specializes in training students in the rich folkloric musical traditions of Macedonia. Goran and has taught and performed all over the world; students from as far away as the U.S. and Australia come to Skopje to study with him. Goran has been designated as one of the fifteen national treasures of Macedonia by the Ministry of Culture, and as such is one of only fifteen artists who are supported by the government. In addition to teaching accordion lessons at the Seminar, Goran will accompany many of the dance classes. He is one of the most highly acclaimed and sought-after dance accompanists in the world, playing for dance classes, Macedonian dance performances, and Middle Eastern solo dancers!
*Adrijana Alacki* Singer - Seminar Menager&Coordinator	Adrijana Alacki started as a dancer at 9 years of age in KUD Koco Racin as a student of legendary Atanas Kolarovski. She starts singing career in 1987 at the famous Valandovo Festival where she won multiple awards. She published 7 solo albums with Macedonian music and is one of the most renowned singers in Macedonia. She performed on many continets: Australia, America, Asia, Europe... always representing her country Macedonia. At the moment she is manager and assistant in Goran Alacki Music School and still travels around the world performing concerts and seminars together with Goran.
*Bajsa Arifovska* Tapan, Tarabuka, Kaval and Clarinet teacher	Bajsa Arifovska is one of the most famous representatives of forthcoming generations of musicians. She was growing up with the best zurla and tapan players in the village of Ratevo located in the eastern part of Macedonia. In her family the music has a long tradition and it was nursed among many generations which gave famous names such as her father Dzelo Destanovski who is one of the best zurla players in Macedonia. Since from the seven years old, Bajsa started performing with her first instrument made by herself, and today she is professor of traditional folk instruments in state hihg school in Macedonia. She plays wonderfull kaval, tapan, tarabuka, clarinet, tambura... She feels very happy to cooperate with maestro Goran Alachki and Macedonian Pearl Folk - Seminar.
Baba Fima Rusinska traditional folk dance&song presenter Most famous traditional costume & hand made craft maker from Maleshevo region	Fima Rusinska is tipical Malesh village-woman with big knowledge about traditional Macedonian folk dances and songs. Born in village Rusinovo, she learn from his grand fathers hundreds of songs and dances from Berovo region. She will join us during the lunch time, every day, singing old traditional songs and in same time working on the old fashion machine making hand crafts in the middle of the restaurant. It will be very big experience for all the participants of "Macedonian Pearl Folk-Seminar 2009" to learn from Baba Fima secrets of our hand made costumes and crafts authentically from her. She will teach us few most famous dances from Berovo region too.
Zeljo Destanovski Dance teacher - traditional village style from Eastern part of Macedonia Zurla player	Zeljo Destanovski is one of the best zurla player and dancer, expert especially for village style from eastern part of Macedonia. From October 1967 he was member of our state ensemble - "Tanec" like dancer and zurla player until 1998 when he was retire.... Born 1942 in the famous village RATEVO - 5 miles from BEROVO. All his family was musicians and famous dancers in that region. He was traveling all around the world playing and dancing traditional dances from his country with beautiful brilliance style.... in Japan, Australia, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Holland, USA, and Canada..... Sharing his knowledge, Zeljo is ready to present a lot of dances from Berovo region to all the participants of "Macedonian Pearl Folk-Seminar".... in real authentic atmosphere of Maleshevo region and village of Ratevo ... In this period he is working on his memoirs (2 CD's and a book) putting inside all his knowledge of old Macedonian dances and songs.
Igor Dimovski Macedonian Accordion Assistant Teacher	Igor Dimovski is one of the most famous students of "Goran Alachki school of Music". He follows the steps of his Mentor Goran Alachki, playing music on clear lyric Macedonian way...He will play live music together with Goran, Bajsa, Stefce, Ratko and other musicians every night for all the participants of "Macedonian Pearl Folk-Seminar 2009"on his instrument-accordion. He just received brand new "Guerrini&Figli" accordion, model superior 2 President Elegant - ORO- Crystal.
*Ljupco Manevski* Advanced Macedonian Dances and Choreography	Ljupco Manevski began dancing at age 8. He has been performing with Tanec for sixteen years, and has been the Dance Director for the past seven years. Togegher with Goran as accompanist, Ljupco has taught Macedonian dance classes all over the world. He was the Macedonian dance teacher at the Balkanfolk Summer Academy in 2004 and 2005. In January, 2006 Ljupco and Goran completed a highly successful tour to the United States, giving workshops in Chicago (Illinois), Tempe (Arizona), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Mountain View, California. They also gave two sold-out concerts in California with master musicians Arabic Souhail Kaspar and Naser Musa, Turkish musician Sonia Tamar Seeman, and dancers Jatila and Farha . News of their Macedonian-Arabic fusion concert at the Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles has traveled around the world! In the U.S. Ljupco was acclaimed and congratulated by the Macedonian-American community, as well as by Atanas Kolarovsky himself, for continuing the tradition of teaching traditional, authentic Macedonian dances to international students. Ljupco is acclaimed by audiences everywhere as the "Baryshnikov of Macedonian Dance" for his energetic style. As a teacher he is praised by students for his clear presentation, even when the students are from different countries and do not speak Macedonian!
*Gordana Manevska* Teacher of Beginning Macedonian Dances, Cooking Assistant	Gordana Manevska started to play guitar and dance at age 13. She was a member of many popular ensembles, including "Goce Delcev" and "Mirka Ginova." She has toured all over the world as a solo artist. Gordana currently teaches folk dance for beginners.
*Graciela Alacki* Teacher of Macedonian language and history	Graciela started learning English when she was 5, and started learning traditional Macedonian folklore when she was 9. She is an active member of the Koco Racin Ensemble of traditional songs and dances. She has visited many countries in Europe, where she has presented programs in Macedonian language and history. Graciela plans to attend university in the United States.
*Stefche Stojkovski* Teacher of Gajda, Kaval and Tambura	Stefche Stojkovski was born in 1972 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. As an instrumentalist he has so far been distinguished in playing and instructing almost all of the Macedonian traditional wind instruments such as the: Kaval, Supelka, Dvojnik, Gajda, Duduce and Zurla; the most popular traditional string instrument: Tambura as well as the traditional percussion instruments: Tarabuka and Tapan. He have started his musical education under the patronage of his father and grandfather (also folk musicians) and have won his first festival recognition as a Kaval soloist at the age of seven. Ever since than, he has been professionally engaged in music and have performed on a number of International Folk Festivals worldwide. The last of teachers and musical influences was the most proclaimed Balkan folk musicians and bagpipe player of the century, Mr. Pece Atanasovski. After his retirement Stefche was honored to replace him as a full time member of the Macedonian national radio and television network’s ensemble. Since 1981 when Stefche made his first recording for the mentioned music label, he has recorded over 2000 signatures. He has also had the chance to work on musical projects including theater and film music scores. On 01-03-1997 he received the honorable, national title of an Independent Folk Artist-Musician and Music Instructor. Except as a performer and a studio musician he has an experience as an instructor in all of the above mentioned instruments as well as singing and the traditional Balkan dancing (oro). Stefche is now very interested to extend his realm of experience through working and educating aspiring musicians in the country where my musical mentor, late Mr. Pece Atanasovski, used to successfully teach and perform.
Temjanoski Trajche Clarinet teacher	Trajche Temjanoski is a Academic musician who continues traditional Macedonian clarinet playing in the best way and with the next generations of young musicians. He works in a Music School in Ohrid and stil plays on traditional Macedonian weddings in the western part of Macedonia. He has recorded many albums fo Macedonian Radio and TV Production.
Spaseski Trajce from vilage Lacocherej TAPAN teacher	Traditional village style, one of the foremost weding style tapan player.
Zoran Dzorlev Violin Teacher (Macedonian living legend)	Zoran Dzorlev is a violin profesor at the Macedonian state music high school and son of the legendary accordion player and composer Mr.Nasko Dzorlev. Traditional Macedonian song and oro is played in his family continuosly through his life. Today, Zoran is one of the best violin instrumentalists in Macedonia. His great knowledge of the instrument is passed to next generations of musicians from whole world.
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