FROM 2005 TO TODAY
Twenty years of
discipline
From one class in a community centre to three clubs in three towns. From a 15-year-old's first training session to more than 100 medals at national and international competitions. Twenty years of discipline, persistence and love for the sport – this is the story of TEA DANCE.
TEA Dance Rhythmic Gymnastics Sports Club
In November 2005, a 15-year-old gymnast decided that Elin Pelin deserved a club of its own. Teodora Gramatikova started with a group of children at the "Elin Pelin" community centre — with plenty of enthusiasm and almost nothing else. Thanks to persistence and love for children and the sport
National champions and finalists in the Elite, A and B categories
Top 15 in the national club rankings
The first rhythmic and aesthetic group gymnastics club in Elin Pelin Municipality
TEA DANCE Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Sports Club
Aesthetic group gymnastics has been in the club's DNA from the very beginning. From 2009 to 2018 our teams competed at the highest level — with medals from tournaments in Spain, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria, and finalists at a European Championship. After a change in the regulations, the club temporarily paused its aesthetic group gymnastics activity. In 2025, TEA DANCE Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Sports Club was registered and revived this tradition."
Multiple national and international champions
Medals from tournaments in Spain, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria
European Championship finalists – juniors
TEA SPORT 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics Sports Club
In 2013, Teodora Gramatikova opened a rhythmic gymnastics section in the village of Gorna Malina — with the idea that sport should not be a privilege of big cities only. The first training sessions, led by her and Latina Tsvetanova, began with Gymnastics for All and gradually moved on to competitive training. In 2015 the club opened a branch in Ihtiman. In 2018, TEA SPORT 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics Sports Club was founded, with Latina Tsvetanova as chair
National Championship placings – groups
Promoting gymnastics in small communities
Sections in Gorna Malina and Ihtiman
