Iliana is well known as a Bulgarian folk dance teacher by dozens of folk dance groups in many areas of the U.S., including New York, Washington DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, California, Oregon, Utah, Washington, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. She has also taught at folk dance camps ranging from weekend to 2-week-long events. These include:
- East European Folklife Center’s, Balkan Music & Dance Camps at Mendocino, CA and Ramblewood in MD (1996, 1997, 1998)
- Folklore Dance Camp, Mendocino, California (1998)
- Pinewoods Dance Camp, Massachusetts (2001)
- Mainewoods Dance Camp, Maine (1998, 2002)
- Stockton Folk Dance Camp, Stockton, California (2001, 2002)
- Veselo Folk Dance Festival, Eugene, OR (2005)
Iliana has presented lecture-demonstrations on Bulgarian folk art and dances at these universities:
- UCLA - Los Angeles, CA (1997)
- UCSD - San Diego, CA (1997)
- UCSB - Santa Barbara, CA (2001)
- Brigham Young University - Provo, UT (2000)
- University of the Pacific – Stockton, CA (2001, 2002)
- California University of Art – South California (2000)
- Eastman University - Rochester, NY (1998, 2000)
Iliana has also given presentations at high schools in New York, Vermont and Washington States.
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