{"id":7965,"date":"2025-08-06T14:23:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=7965"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:04:07","slug":"remi-janssen-professional-instructor","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/member\/remi-janssen-professional-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9mi Janssen \u2013 Professional Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Originally from the Netherlands, R\u00e9mi Janssen brings a lifetime of passion and dedication to the world of Ballroom and Latin dance. While his greatest joy is being a father to his son, Raffael, his love for dance has taken him across the globe\u2014as a competitor, instructor, and international adjudicator.<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">R\u00e9mi began dancing at the age of 12 and has competed internationally since 2012. Alongside his competitive success, he made television appearances on shows like\u00a0<i data-ogsc=\"\">Dancing with the Stars Holland<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i data-ogsc=\"\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/i>, gaining recognition for his charisma and skill both on and off the floor.<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">From 2008 to 2020, R\u00e9mi co-owned a thriving dance studio in the Netherlands, growing it to nearly 400 members spanning all ages and levels, from social dancers to top-tier competitors.<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">Today, R\u00e9mi is proud to share his expertise and love for dance with students every day\u2014guiding, inspiring, and helping them reach their full potential with joy and precision.<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Results Professional<\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Undefeated Dutch Champion Pro Latin WDC<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Multiple Dutch ranking Champion Pro Latin WDC<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Semi Finalist German open Pro Latin WDC<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Quarter Finalist Blackpool &amp; UK open Pro Latin<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-38th place World ranking Pro Latin WDC<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Champion Closed Rhythm Fred Astaire Dance Studios Texas USA<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Champion Closed Latin Fred Astaire Dance Studios Texas USA<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Champion Closed Smooth Fred Astaire Dance Studios Texas USA<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Champion Nightclub Fred Astaire Dance Studios Texas USA<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Champion Pre-Champ Fred Astaire Dance Studios Texas USA<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">*He had the honor to travel around the World<\/i>\u00a0<i data-ogsc=\"\">and represent <\/i><i data-ogsc=\"\">the Netherlands for 14x \u00a0at different official title competitions,\u00a0<\/i><i data-ogsc=\"\">such as the European Championships and World Cups<\/i>\u00a0<i data-ogsc=\"\">around the world.<\/i><\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">TV Experience\/ Productions<\/b><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Dancing with the Stars\u00a0 Netherlands,\u00a0with the show of the Star sisters<br \/>\n&#8220;Patricia Paay&#8221; and group dance with &#8220;Sylvana Simons&#8221;<br \/>\n-Strictly Come Dancing\u00a0 Netherlands, Pro partner of the famous<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">&#8220;Naomi van As&#8221; (Olympic Hockey Star)<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">-Assistant Choreographer dancers \u201cAndr\u00e9 Rieu\u201d (famous musician)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7964,"template":"","class_list":["post-7965","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/houston-heights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}