{"id":8100,"date":"2025-10-08T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=8100"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:39:11","slug":"manuel-favilla-studio-owner-professional-instructor","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/member\/manuel-favilla-studio-owner-professional-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuel Favilla &#8211; Studio Owner, Professional Dance Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"473\">Originally from Italy, Manuel Favilla began his dance journey in International Latin at just 8 years old. His talent quickly shined, leading him to perform on Italy\u2019s <em data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"320\">Dancing with the Stars<\/em> in 2006. Driven by his passion, Manuel has since traveled the world\u2014performing and competing across Europe, the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"655\">Now based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Manuel is recognized as one of the top professional Latin dancers in the world. His career is marked by remarkable achievements, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"1110\">\n<li data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"714\">\n<p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"714\"><strong data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"712\">3X Professional Latin World Championship Finalist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"775\">\n<p data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"775\"><strong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"773\">3X Professional Latin European Championship Finalist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"839\">\n<p data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"839\"><strong data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"837\">Top 3 \u2013 Professional Latin Showdance World Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"957\">\n<p data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"957\"><strong data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"898\">Blackpool Dance Festival Professional Latin Finalist<\/strong> (the most prestigious ballroom competition in the world)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1110\">\n<p data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1110\"><strong data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1029\">Current Fred Astaire Professional Latin National &amp; World Champion<\/strong> \u2013 reigning at the highest level of the Fred Astaire Dance Studios organization<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1291\">Manuel brings not only world-class technique and artistry to the dance floor, but also the passion and dedication that continue to inspire both students and audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8101,"template":"","class_list":["post-8100","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/west-palm-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}