Florian Gschaider
Florian Gschaider (born April 3, 1980 in Elixhausen ) is an Austrian dancer. From 1994 to 2015 he was one of the most successful Austrian couple dancers together with Manuela Stöckl . In 2015 the two ended their active professional dance sport career after 23 years. He is World Cup winner over 10 dances, multiple European Championship and World Cup finalist among amateurs and professionals as well as 16-time state champion amateurs and 11-time state champion professionals.
Life
In the early 1990s, Florian Gschaider and his dance partner Manuela Stöckl started with the tournament dance in Latin , standard and combination (10 dances). In 1997 they won the title of youth champion in Latin; national and international titles followed. Florian Gschaider is a state-certified trainer for dance, licensed judge for standard and Latin American dances, ZUMBA instructor and Salzburg regional association trainer . He works as a trainer for all ages and levels of ability in dance clubs throughout Austria as well as in southern Germany. His headquarters are in Salzburg , where he works for the TC / TSC Stardance Elixhausen and Hallein and the dance club Team 7 Salzburg. In 2015 he founded the Danceteam Emotion OG together with Manuela Stöckl, a provider of training, workshops and coaching for dance athletes. Gschaider studied at the Austrian private university Schloss Seeburg .
successes
- 2003 World Cup winner
- 2013 3rd of the European Dance Championship (over ten dances)
- 2014 5th of the World Dance Championship (over ten dances)
- Bearer of the Silver Medal of Honor of the Republic of Austria
- 2 times Salzburg athlete of the year
Career (selection)
Active in dance since 1992 with partner Manuela Stöckl
- 1997 Austrian Junior Champion Latin and 1st participation in the Junior World Championship Latin
- 1998 two-time Austrian youth championship standard and latin
- 1998 Semi-Final Youth World Cup, Latin
- 1999 Austrian Vice State Champion 10 dances
- 2000 Austrian national champion 10 dances
- 2001 Austrian national champion 10 dances
- 2002 Austrian national champion 10 dances
- 2003 World Cup victory 10 dances | Austrian national champion 10 dances
- 2004 Austrian national champion freestyle + 10 dances + Latin
- 2005 Austrian state champion 10 dances + standard
- 2006 Austrian State Champion Standard
- 2007 2nd place Singapore Open Standard
- 2008 change from amateurs to professionals | 6th place in the world ranking list standard professionals
- 2009 Austrian IPDSC Masters Standard Profis + 10 dances Profis + Latin Profis
- 2010 Austrian Masters WDC 10 dances professionals
- 2011 Austrian Masters WDC 10 dances professionals
- 2012 Austrian Masters WDC 10 dances professionals
- 2013 Austrian Masters WDC 10 dances professionals | Bronze medal EM 10 dances professionals
- 2014 Austrian Masters WDC 10 dances professionals + standard professionals | 5th place WM 10 dances professionals | 16th place world ranking standard professionals
- 2015 Austrian Masters WDC 10 dances professionals | 4th place EM 10 dances professionals
End of active professional dance career at the end of 2015.
Dancing stars
In 2011 Florian Gschaider appeared for the first time in the 6th season of Dancing Stars on ORF and achieved second place with Alexandra Meissnitzer . In 2012 and 2013 he was also with Sueli Menezes (retired in the 5th program) and Monika Salzer (retired in the 7th program) at the start. In the 10th season of Dancing Stars he danced with Verena Scheitz ; together they won the 10th season. In 2017 he danced with the cabaret artist Monica Weinzettl .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gschaider, Florian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elixhausen |