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ROMANOVI

Troupe Romanovi was formed in Sofia Bulgaria under the original Direction of Peter Romanov. Troupe Romanovi is a circus act troupe whose main acts included Russian Bareback Riding at high speed with Arabian horses, and acrobatics with teeter board and Belgian Horses as well as a Chari Vari floor Acrobatics Act. The original acrobats in the troupe were Ivan Ivanov, Vlado Ivanov, Stoicho Stoichev, Metodi Donchev, Spas, Petsa , Lubomir , Nasho Neshev, Peter Romanov, Antoeneta Romanova , Stoyan Tanev and Julia Stoicheva. Later acrobats included Peter and Antonetts children Vasko and Madelena, and Stamen Stoichev at age 7, the son of Stoicho Stochev. Tixomere, Gosho Georgiev, Vasil, Lubo Angelov and others.

In 1981 the Prince of Monte Carlo invited the Troupe Romanovi with most all of it's original acrobats to compete in the annual circus festival of the best circus acts selected from all over the world. That year when competing against the world's best acts of that era, at the festival held in December in Monte Carlo the Troupe Romanovi won the groupe competition with their acrobatocic in their teeter board and horse act. That year Alex Popov a world renown Clown won the Golden Clown first prize.

Troupe Romanovi performed in multiple countries throughout Europe and the Mid East before being Contacted in late 1969 by the Bulgarian National Circus to work with Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus where they were the center ring act from 1969 through 1981 then again 1984 through 1986.