{"id":7980,"date":"2025-05-14T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=7980"},"modified":"2026-02-03T03:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:12:21","slug":"valentin-paksi-dance-teacher-manager-studio-owner","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/member\/valentin-paksi-dance-teacher-manager-studio-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentin Paksi &#8211; Dance Teacher, Manager, Studio Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Valentin\u2019s dance journey began at age 7 thanks to his grandma\u2019s \u201cgentle push\u201d\u2014even though he had very different plans at the time. What started reluctantly soon turned into a lifelong passion, opening doors to performances, summer camps, and unforgettable memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After graduating from a dance-focused high school in Hungary, he moved to Texas, where he grew from a beginner teacher into a national top performer, studio manager, and proud co-owner of Fred Astaire Dance Studio McKinney alongside his partners Alexandra and Mihaly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today, Valentin\u2019s greatest joy is building a strong team and helping others dance their dreams into reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Fun fact:<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Valentin once thought he\u2019d become a soccer player\u2026 until dance steps kicked in instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you want it <\/span><span class=\"s2\">even tighter<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">more professional<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, or <\/span><span class=\"s2\">more inspirational<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, tell me the vibe and I\u2019ll adjust it exactly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8098,"template":"","class_list":["post-7980","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\/7980","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\/7980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}