Roberto grew up in Rome, where he was first introduced to folk music and dance, eventually taking part in several performances and teaching dance classes. He subsequently studied various forms of folk dance in workshops throughout Europe, Israel, and North America under the guidance of renowned choreographers and teachers. From 1995-2003, he performed as a dancer and choreographer with the Terradi Danza Dance Company. He currently organizes two dance camps in Europe, Balkanot (Balkan and Israeli dance) and Camp Yofi (Israeli dance), and is the founder of Folk Atelier Reggio Emilia (FARE), devoted to the development and conservation of folk dance heritage. He has also lectured and conducted workshops throughout Europe as well as in North America, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.

Joseph (Joe) Kaloyanides Graziosi was born and raised in the greater Boston area. With a mania for Greek music and dance from an early age, Joe has done extensive research on regional dance in Greece and among Greek communities in the U.S. He has taught throughout the world, given talks on traditional Greek music and dance, and is a co-founder, with Paul Ginis, of New York's Greek American Folklore Society, and co-founder, with Ahmet Luleci, of World Music and Dance Camp.  Over the past 40 years, Joe has become the most sought after teacher of Greek dance, as well as an expert researcher and ethnographer of Greek culture.

Konstantin "Kotse" Marinov is from Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and was born into a dancing family. His father is a choreographer and soloist and his mother dances with the Ensemble Zagore. Kotse started performing with Ensemble Zagorche at age 5. In 1987, he entered the State Choreographic School and graduated with a diploma as artist/ballet dancer and teacher of dance arts. After graduating, he danced with several Bulgarian groups, including as a soloist and assistant choreographer. In 2000 Kotse emigrated to the U.S. and settled in the Chicago area, where he established several Bulgarian folklore clubs, organizes annual festivals, and produces concerts and festivals in N. America and Europe. 

Gogofski plays great music from the Balkans, from the complex dance rhythms of Bulgaria and Macedonia, to exhilarating Roma music, to the Sevdah song tradition of Bosnia. Gogofski plays for dancers the way they do in the old country: the musicians on the floor playing right in front of you, to you, for you. Focusing on the best of the Balkans, Gogofski music will excite and inspire you. Band members are: David Golber (clarinet), Kasia Sokalla (vocals), Henry Goldberg (percussion), and Gawain Thomas (accordion).