Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer

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Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer (2013)

Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer (born February 4, 1946 in Zell am See ) is an Austrian dance teacher and director of the Elmayer dance school in Vienna .

Life

Thomas Elmayer spent his youth in Vorarlberg . After studying economics in Vienna and at the University of St. Gallen , he worked for companies in Switzerland , the Federal Republic of Germany and overseas from 1970 . In 1987, he took the testamentary request of his (adoptive) grandfather Willy Elmayer-Vestenbrugg accordingly, the management of the dance Elmayer. He was married and has two children.

Services

Schäfer-Elmayer is an expert on questions of etiquette , especially international business etiquette and the sophisticated manners that are cultivated at traditional Viennese balls such as the Vienna Opera Ball . He also works as a management trainer, advises companies on corporate culture and business etiquette and gives lectures on the subject of etiquette. In September 2006, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer caused a sensation with a poster campaign with which he apparently intervened in the Austrian National Council election campaign. His picture could be seen on posters with the inscription “Everything red-white-red”, including the slogan “For more style and decency in our country” and the signature “Independent List Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer”. It was a hidden advertising campaign by the Austrian Kronen Zeitung under the slogan “Don't believe it until it is in the Krone”, which has already been used in other subjects.

Opera ball and dance school

Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, opening of the Life Ball 2013

From 2003, Schäfer-Elmayer organized the opening of the Vienna Opera Ball by debutants in addition to other ball events . After the opening he gave the command “Alles Walzer” in the tradition of Johann Strauss . In 2009, however, it was stipulated that the debutants themselves could speak this command in a choir.

Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer also became known in the ORF show Dancing Stars , where he acted as a specialist juror between 2005 and 2016. In 2006 he was awarded the Austrian title of professor .

criticism

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Schäfer-Elmayer is mainly criticized from the conservative side. He is accused of giving away the intellectual legacy of Willy Elmayer-Vestenbrugg in favor of better publicity. In addition, according to his opponents, he tolerates behavior that was previously considered to be a misbehavior. His etiquette books are characterized by more progressive content that goes further than that of the average citizen.

Works

His book "Der Elmayer - good behavior asked" followed the standard work by Willy Elmayer-Vestenbrugg: Good behavior again asked from 1957 and the book by his parents Diether and Nora Schäfer-Elmayer: The new Elmayer - good behavior always asked from 1969.

  • The Elmayer. Good behavior required. 5th, revised edition. Zsolnay, Vienna 1999, editor Andreas Augustin, ISBN 3-552-04310-1 .
  • Practice early ... and it's never too late. Good behavior for young and old. Editors Andreas Augustin and Carola Augustin. Ecowin, Salzburg 2006, ISBN 3-902404-31-0 .
  • The business Elmayer. How to combine career with style. Editorial staff Andreas Augustin and Mag. Carola Augustin. Ecowin, Salzburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-902404-42-8 .
  • Little Elmayer. My first book on good behavior. Betz, Vienna et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-219-11310-5 .
  • The little Wald-Elmayer. My first book about correct behavior in the forest. Betz, Vienna et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-219-11420-1 .
  • Everything you need to know about good behavior. Editing: Andreas Augustin and Carola Augustin. Ecowin, Salzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-7110-0010-1 .
  • The school Elmayer. Are you asking for good behavior? BASIC EDITION for the lower grades. Bildungsverlag Lemberger, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85221-140-4 .
  • The school Elmayer. Good behavior is even more important! MASTER EDITION for the advanced level. Bildungsverlag Lemberger, Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-85221-141-1 .
  • Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer (Ed.): From the saddle to the dance floor - The life story of my grandfather Willy Elmayer. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-218-00910-2 .
  • The great Elmayer: Everything you should know about good behavior. Editorial staff Andreas Augustin and Mag. Carola Augustin. Ecowin, Salzburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-7110-0178-8 .

Awards

literature

  • Heinz Krejci : Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer for his birthday and professor. Manz, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-214-06536-X .
  • Harald D. Gröller: The Elmayer - good behavior through the ages . In: Harald D. Gröller, Andrea Horváth, Gert Loosen (eds.): New reflections on literary studies in cultural studies (= Német filológiai tanulmányok. = Works on German philology. Vol. 28, ISSN  1218-9634 ). Kossuth Egyetemi Kiadó, Debrecen 2007, pp. 361–374.

Web links

Commons : Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ news.ORF.at. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 28, 2013 ; accessed on March 2, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dancingstars.orf.at
  2. ↑ hannes.uhl: Breakfast with Thomas Schäfer-Hanselmayer. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Schäfer-Elmayer: "The phrase 'old white man' is unacceptable" - derStandard.at. Retrieved October 28, 2019 (Austrian German).
  4. ↑ a b Schäfer-Elmayer received decorations from the Republic. In: The press . October 28, 2019, accessed October 28, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b people: Schäfer-Elmayer received a Great Decoration. In: ORF.at . October 28, 2019, accessed October 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Schäfer-Elmayer, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian author and director of the Elmayer dance school
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Zell am See