Marko Ciboci is a Croatian

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artist and International dance adjudicator.

Biography

He was born in

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in 1981, his family name is from an Italian

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family from the City of

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. He finished a master's degree at the

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Dance career

During his competitive dance career, he was the winner of many local and international dance competitions in

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s. In his professional career, he was a six times professional Croatian Champion in

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s, in 2009, 2010, 2011 with his Russian dance partner Polina Golubeva and in 2015, 2016, 2017 with his Croatian dance partner Anja Lopert. In 2018 he has become the finalist of the World Cup Theater Arts in

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, Moscow along with his Russian dance partner Alexandra Akimova.

Activities

In 2017 he has become the founder and the elected President of the National Dance Council of Croatia. In 2018 he become co-founder of th
European Dance Organization
and European Dance Tour. In 2018 he was elected as the President of the European Dance Council upon the retirement of the former president Rudolf Trautz. Marko Ciboci is a founder and organizer of international dance events: ADRIATIC PEARL - Dubrovnik, in

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, Croatia, World Pro-Am Superstars, Revelin, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Zagreb Christmas Ball

, Croatia, Montenegro Star Ball,

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, Princess Ball & Karl Breuer Cup,

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Dance Prestige - Nuit de la Dansa
Paris, France
Adriatic Royal Pearl
- Opatija, Croatia. He is also a founder of a Zagreb City Youth Program DANCE AGAINST VIOLENCE. Marko is a co-founder of a European dance franchise, DANCE WITH STYLE.

Media career

Dancing with the Stars

Marko was one of four judges in TV Reality Show "

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" in

(

Ples sa zvijezdama ''Ples sa zvijezdama'' (English: ''Dancing with the Stars'') is a Croatian dance competition television series. It is the Croatian version of the British television series ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and a part of the global ''Dancing with the Stars ...

) in Season 10 and 11 broadcast by

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in 2022 and 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciboci, Marko Croatian male dancers 1981 births Dancers from Zagreb University of Zagreb alumni Ballroom dancers Living people Croatian people of Italian descent