{"id":8091,"date":"2026-01-14T16:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=8091"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:43:42","slug":"liliana-balanescu","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/member\/liliana-balanescu\/","title":{"rendered":"Liliana Balanescu &#8211; Dance Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/478\/2026\/01\/IMG_6235.jpeg1_-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Hi, I\u2019m Liliana \u2014 but in the studio you\u2019ll find me as Lilo! I began dancing at the age of seven in Hungary. I originally started because of my mom, and today I couldn\u2019t be more grateful \u2014 it\u2019s where I discovered my true passion, especially for the Smooth style. Over the years, I earned multiple championship titles and danced as part of an internationally recognized formation team.<br \/>\nI graduated from the Hungarian Dance University as a professional dance teacher, and in 2025 I moved to Texas to join the Fred Astaire Dance Family. My goal in every class is simple: for everyone to leave smiling and feeling happy.<br \/>\nIn my free time, I love cooking, baking, and exploring the world. I can\u2019t wait to share my passion for dance with you here at Fred Astaire Dance Studio McKinney!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8092,"template":"","class_list":["post-8091","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\/8091","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\/8091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/mckinney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}