Kathrin Menzinger facts for kids
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Kathrin Menzinger
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Kathrin Menzinger is an amazing dancer from Austria, born on September 24, 1988, in Vienna. She is super famous for her incredible dance moves and for winning big championships. In 2016, Kathrin and her dance partner won the World Championships in Latin Showdance for the second time!
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Kathrin Menzinger's Dance Journey
Early Steps and First Wins
Kathrin started dancing when she was just 3 years old! She first learned ballet, but soon switched to Ballroom and Latin dancing. With her brother, Patrick Menzinger, she won many national Dancesport Championships in Austria. These wins happened between 1999 and 2004, when she was still a junior dancer.
In 2004, Kathrin teamed up with a new partner, Vadim Garbuzov, from Canada. Together, they reached the final of the World Youth Ten Dance Championship in 2005. This big competition was held in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2006, they won the Austrian National Ten Dance Championship. That same year, they made it to the semifinal of the World Ten Dance Championship in Moscow.
Kathrin had to take a break from dancing for two years because of an injury. But she came back strong in 2009! In 2010, she placed 4th in the European Cup Ten Dance in Minsk, Belarus.
Dancing on TV
In 2011, Kathrin started her TV career. She became a professional dancer on the Austrian TV show "Dancing Stars". This show is like the famous "Strictly Come Dancing" from the BBC. Her first partner on the show was Austrian journalist and comedian Dieter Chmelar.
In July 2011, Kathrin and Vadim Garbuzov also appeared in an ORF TV show called "Night of the Stars". This even got them a mention on the Internet Movie Database IMDb!
Kathrin returned to "Dancing Stars" in 2012 for its 7th season. This time, she danced with young Austrian actor David Heissig. They were eliminated in the 4th round. In 2013, she partnered with musical star Lukas Perman. They made it all the way to the final show and finished in third place! The next year, 2014, she danced with former ski jumper Hubert Neuper. Again, they reached the final and finished third.
In 2014, Kathrin and Vadim Garbuzov performed at the famous "New Years Concert" of the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra. They danced the beautiful Blue Danube Waltz with their own choreography!
Becoming a World Champion
Kathrin and Vadim started competing in WDSF Showdance in 2012. They reached the finals of the World Championships in Beijing in both 2012 and 2013. They also made it to the finals of the World Dance Sport Games in Taiwan in 2013.
In 2014, they became professional dancers. They quickly won the European Championship Showdance Latin. They also placed second in the World Championships Showdance Latin and Standard.
In 2015, Kathrin took part in the German TV show "Let's Dance". She danced with former soccer player Hans Sarpei and they won the entire competition!
Just one day after winning "Let's Dance", Kathrin and Vadim Garbuzov won the World Championship Show Dance Latin! This was in the Professional Division of the WDSF. In November 2015, they also won the World Championship ShowDance Standard. This made them the first couple ever to hold both Showdance Latin and Standard titles! They won the World Championships in Latin Showdance again in 2016 in Vienna.
In 2022, Kathrin returned to "Let's Dance" and won for a second time! Her partner was René Casselly, a circus performer and athlete from "Ninja Warrior Germany".
Her Amazing Achievements
Here are some of Kathrin Menzinger's biggest dance achievements:
- World Youth Ten Dance Championship Finalist 2005
- Austrian Ten Dance Champion 2006
- World Ten Dance Championship Semifinalist 2006
- European Cup Ten Dance Finalist 2010
- 6-times Finalist World Championships ShowDance Latin and Standard 2012 - 2013
- Vice-World Champion Showdance Latin and Standard 2014
- European Champion Showdance Latin 2014
- World Champion Showdance Latin 2015
- World Champion Showdance Standard 2015
