Michael Schmalzbauer
Dance Professional & Movement Analyst
"when quality is your choice."
Dance: “… the dance, in all its facets, is so endlessly comprehensive, fascinating, but also formative. To me, it is the most beautiful, creative, and artistic portrayal of human feelings, emotions, and passion.”
Professional: “… to me it is not just a job, but a calling… the joy of recognizing and supporting the unique potential of each individual, thus being able to respond to their wishes and goals, is my most powerful drive and motivation. ”
Movement: “… life is constantly in motion … the observation and confrontation with the changes in life, the development of personalities and the beauty of nature, embody the true meaning of being.”
Analyst: “… Curiosity, inquisitiveness, and the pursuit of knowledge are imperative in order to be able to take apart complex things and then, in your own way, to reunite them with awareness and form something whole and complete … the “more understanding” of dance and movement and the questions that come up provoke in me the necessary respect for this matter, in order to be able to ultimately develop the skills characteristic for a true “master”.”
DaProMovA (to be pronounced “The Pro Mover”) = an amalgamation of the first letters from “Dance Professional & Movement Analyst”. The use of this abbreviation not only serves the purpose of reducing the amount of writing and speaking, but also represents the fun side of my attitude towards dance and movement.
Academic background
1992 – 2000 Federal Realgymnasium in Vienna
2001 Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics
As of 2007 Sports science at the University of Vienna
As of 2015 Theater, Film and Media sciences
Special vocational training and expertise
1990 English language course (Oxford C1)
2002 Seminar Teambuilding ARGO
2006 Wellness & Health Trainer – Vitalakademie Wien
2007 Nutritional Expert – Vitalakademie Wien
2007 State-certified lecturer for “General body education” BSPA Linz
2007 U26 Youth Sports Manager training BSO
2008 MFT® Bodyteamwork Master Trainer
2010 Stage dancer at the Broadway Dance Academy
2011 State-certified trainer for dancesport by ÖSTV – BSPA Vienna
2012 Zumba® Instructor
2012 DanceSport judge of the Austrian DanceSports Federation ÖTSV
2013 State-certified dance teacher (Association of Dance Teachers in Austria VTÖ)
2014 Spiraldynamik® – Basic course
2016 DanceSport formation judge of the Austrian DanceSports Federation ÖTSV
2017 State-certified dance master (Association of Dance Teachers in Austria VTÖ)
2017 Educational Trip to Cuba (“Cuban Experience”)
2017 PROCEDOS Platform 9 Trainer
Dance-specific achievements and projects
2002 Austrian Champion in Latin-American dances
2006 Viennese Champion in Latin-American dances
2007 IDO EM Graz 1st place – Electric Boogie Duo (European Champion)
2007 IDO WM Bremen 4th place – Electric Boogie Duo
As of 2011 Teaching various dance styles in Austrian dance sports clubs and educational institutions
Dec 2012 Dance trainer in the People’s Republic of China
2010 Co-founder of the project “Dance Sport School Austria”
2012 Launch of own scientific project “Mobius Kinetics”
2014 Launch of own project “Spiraldynamik® in Couple Dancing”
2016 Founding of the show dance project “Dance CharActers”
Additional dance interests and skills
Since 2012 Tango Argentino (private lessons with Germano Milite)
Since 2013 Gyrotonic / kinesis and ballet (private lessons with Jana Palanova)
Performance-Artist
Director Dance CharActers
Co-authorship:
“Tanzsportmedizin – Handbook for Dancers, Trainers, Therapists and Doctors” Eileen M. Wanke
Professional background
Since 2011 state-certified club trainer of TSK Black and White, Vienna
- Individual age- and level-specific training of competitive dancers
- Long-term training and development concepts for competitive dancers
- Coaching and support of competitive dancers
Since 2013 state-certified dance teacher at Dance School Heidenreich, Vienna
- Teaching of various social dance styles corresponding to the age and skill level
- Competent support of the clients in their social dance and leisure endeavors
- Mediation of cultural values and patterns in the social sphere
