{{Short description|Croatian dance artist}} {{BLP primary sources|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Marko Ciboci | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Zagreb, Croatia | occupation = Choreographer, Dancer, Adjudicator, Host | height_cm = 196 | television = NOVA TV | honours = Noble | website = www.markociboci.com }}
'''Marko Ciboci''' is a Croatian dance artist<ref>{{Cite web|last=Šapina|first=Mato|date=2016-06-09|title=INTERVJU - Plesni par Anja Lopert i Marko Ciboci - Sport Interview|url=https://sportinterview.org/intervju-plesni-par-anja-lopert-i-marko-ciboci/|access-date=2022-01-17|language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mikloš|first=Dajana|title=Dajana Mikloš predstavlja: Marko Ciboci, plesač (galerija)|url=http://www.sbperiskop.net/intervju/dajana-miklos-predstavlja-marko-ciboci-plesac-galerija|access-date=2022-01-17|language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7MpqMgUl8 |title=Marko Ciboci - Ekaterina Krysanova {{!}} 2018 Adriatic Pearl Dubrovnik - Showcase Tribute |date=25 September 2018 |publisher=Marius Mutin |access-date=2022-01-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and international dance adjudicator.
== Biography ==
He was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1981, his family name is from an Italian noble family from the city of Gorizia, Italy. He finished a master's degree<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Petek|first1=Marko|last2=Herak Ćustić|first2=Mirjana|last3=Poje|first3=Miroslav|last4=Lazarević|first4=Boris|last5=Karažija|first5=Tomislav|last6=Ciboci|first6=Marko|date=2013|title=Utjecaj različite gnojidbe na oplošje korijena travnog busena|url=https://www.bib.irb.hr/668069|journal=Glasnik zaštite bilja|language=hr|volume=6|pages=22–30}}</ref> at the University of Zagreb.
== Dance career == During his competitive dance career, he was the winner of many local and international dance competitions in Latin & Ballroom dances. In his professional career, he was a six times professional Croatian Champion in Latin dances, 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<ref>{{Cite web|title=Игорь Алферов: "Наша задача — вытащить из публики их души, заставить чувствовать"|url=http://dancesport.ru/news/news_9178.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=dancesport.ru}}</ref> in Kremlin, Moscow along with his Russian dance partner Alexandra Akimova. In 2012,2013,2014 Marko has won the North American Championship in the same-sex division representing USA.
== Activities == In 2017 he has become the founder and the elected President of the National Dance Council of Croatia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ciboci |first=Marko |title=NDCC |url=https://www.dc-croatia.com/o-nama |url-status= |website=dc-croatia.com}}</ref> In 2018 he becomes co-founder of the [http://european.dance/ European Dance Organization]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Presidium – European Dance|url=http://european.dance/presidium/|access-date=2022-01-17|language=en-GB}}</ref> and European Dance Tour. In 2018 he was elected as the President <ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.europeandancecouncil.com/about-us|access-date=2022-01-17|website=EuropeanDanceCouncil|language=hr}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dulist|date=2018-03-04|title=ADRIATIC PEARL Najbolji svjetski plesači i ove godine u Dubrovniku!|url=https://dulist.hr/adriatic-pearl-najbolji-svjetski-plesaci-i-ove-godine-u-dubrovniku/484006/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=DuList|language=hr-HR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y40Yyer5EUo |title=ADRIATIC PEARL - Dubrovnik 2021, Dance for the Throne |date=12 November 2020 |publisher=Marko Ciboci |access-date=2022-01-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> in Dubrovnik, Croatia, World Pro-Am Superstars,<ref>{{Citation|title=Victor Da Silva - Ekaterina Krysanova {{!}} Adriatic Pearl Dubrovnik 2017 - Show Dance 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_gvAvJRuXc|language=en|access-date=2022-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Denis Tagintsev - Ekaterina Krysanova {{!}} 2018 Adriatic Pearl Dubrovnik - Showcase "Feeling Good"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJpwGh1vlRA|language=en|access-date=2022-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Victor Da Silva - Anna Melnikova {{!}} 2018 Adriatic Pearl Dubrovnik - Showcase "I Put A Spell On You"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRRuwngECw|language=en|access-date=2022-01-17}}</ref> Revelin, Dubrovnik, Croatia, [https://www.zagrebchristmasball.com/ Zagreb Christmas Ball],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.zagrebchristmasball.com/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=ZagrebChristmasBall|language=en}}</ref> Zagreb, Croatia, Dubai Royal Pearl, Dubai, UAE, Bangkok Royal Pearl, Bangkok, Thailand, [https://www.danceprestige-paris.com/ Dance Prestige - Nuit de la Dansa], Paris, France, [https://www.adriaticroyalpearl.com/ Adriatic Royal Pearl] - Opatija, Croatia.
The Franchise name was changed in 2025 into "The Pearl Events" ([https://www.thepearl.events/ www.thePearl.events]).
He is also a founder of a Zagreb City Youth Program DANCE AGAINST VIOLENCE.
== Media career ==
=== Dancing with the Stars === Marko<ref>{{Cite web |title=Razgovarali smo s 'najstrožim' članom žirija 'Plesa sa zvijezdama', Markom Cibocijem: 'Započeli smo u revijalnom tonu, a tek sada počinjem ocjenjivati' |url=https://www.tportal.hr/showtime/clanak/razgovarali-smo-s-najstrozim-clanom-zirija-plesa-sa-zvijezdama-markom-cibocijem-zapoceli-smo-u-revijalnom-tonu-a-tek-sada-pocinjem-ocjenjivati-foto-20220314 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=tportal.hr}}</ref> was one of four judges<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeE-z3uXZo |title=Žiri Plesa sa zvijezdama! I IN magazin |date=1 March 2022 |language=hr |publisher=Nova TV |access-date=2022-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416210019/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeE-z3uXZo |archive-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> in TV Reality Show "Dancing with the Stars" in Croatia (Ples sa zvijezdama) in Seasons 10 and 11 broadcast by NOVA TV in 2022 and 2023.
== References == {{Reflist}}
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