{"id":7196,"date":"2020-08-10T13:57:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T17:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=7196"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:23:31","slug":"christian-lange","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/member\/christian-lange\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Lange &#8211; Owner, Dance Director &amp; Dance Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"bio-sec\">\n<p>Christian likes to joke that he must have been a television emcee in a past life. That\u2019s how much he enjoys being in front of people. Whether he\u2019s teaching a class or working one-on-one with a student, Christian\u2019s engaging personality and naturally entertaining demeanor become an integral part of the learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Lepizig, Germany, Christian began dancing at the tender age of four and never looked back. Over the years he has won several\u00a0 world-class professional titles including German Ten Dance Championship and North American Rising Star Smooth Champion, and placed as a finalist at several prestigious American Dance Sport Championships. In addition, Christian has guided several of his students to top honors in the competition arena. In 2011 alone, four of them became national pro-am champions. Christian exhibits the hallmarks of a well-rounded teacher, with specialties in American smooth, Latin Dance and International\u00a0 Ballroom. His talents as a choreographer have helped many students\u00a0 perform at the top of their game both in competition and showcase.<\/p>\n<p>Christian\u2019s versatility extends to emceeing special events, judging professional dance competitions and coaching many of the industry\u2019s\u00a0 leading dance professionals, amateurs and pro-am competitors. A romantic at heart, Christian considers himself a \u201cwedding specialist\u201d and loves creating memorable dances for couples on their big day. More than anything, Christian strives to create an enjoyable, social environment at Fred Astaire Old Saybrook, where students can come to dance, mingle, meet new people and have an all-around great time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share-widget mt-4\">\n<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center share-area\">\n<h4 class=\"share-title\">SHARE<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8168,"template":"","class_list":["post-7196","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}