Born and raised in Hungary, Mihaly (Misi) discovered his passion for dance at just 11 years old after exploring a variety of sports. Once he stepped onto the ballroom floor, he never looked back. Throughout his early career, he became a Formation World Champion, Show Dance World Champion, and a proud member of the Hungarian National Team. Expanding his talents beyond the ballroom, he also starred as a soloist at Buda Castle\u2019s National Dance Theatre.<\/p>\n
Before moving to the U.S., Misi taught both Social and Competitive Dance to students of all ages and earned his certification as a Zumba Instructor\u2014leading one of the world\u2019s largest Zumba events with thousands in attendance. At 24, he brought his passion to America as a Fred Astaire Professional Instructor. Since then, Misi has grown into a multi-studio owner, traveling coach, and judge, sharing his expertise across the country. He specializes in advanced level coaching and continues to shine competitively alongside his partner, Alex Dane, as a star-marked couple at the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival. He has also been recognized as a Top Instructor at the Fred Astaire National Championships and consistently ranks among the top five instructors in Texas.<\/p>\n
Misi\u2019s greatest joy is sharing his love of dance and helping students transform their confidence both on and off the dance floor.<\/p>\n
Fun Fact: When he\u2019s not dancing, Misi loves cars and secretly dreams of becoming a racecar driver!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7987,"template":"","class_list":["post-7977","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}