Vadim Garbuzov

Vadim Garbuzov ( born May 8, 1987 in Kharkov, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian- Austrian dancer.

Life

Garbuzov emigrated in 1994 with his parents to Vancouver, Canada, where he obtained Canadian citizenship. He started in Canada with the dance sport, both in Canada and in the Ukraine, he was several times junior and youth champion in the Standard and Latin dances.

In 2004, he came looking for a new dancing partner to Austria, where he continued his career in dance with Kathrin Menzingerstraße. The couple won the 2005 in Austria the youth championship in the two disciplines, in 2005 they reached the final of the World Youth Championship WDSF ( World Dance Sport Federation) in combination over 10 dances and the 12th place in the Latin Youth Championship and the 16. Place in the Youth Standard Championship.

In 2006 he won the Austrian Staatsmeistertitel1 in combination over 10 dances, and reached the World Cup in combination with the semi-finals in 10th place. In 2007 he received the Austrian citizenship. His dance partner had 2007 - 2008 to take a break due to injury, which he used to complete his studies at the " Academy of Physical Culture " in Kharkov with a master's degree in physical education and dance sport coach. In 2010 he was able to - achieve again with his dance partner Kathrin Menzingerstraße with the 4th place at the European Cup in the combination again dancing sporting success.

In 2012, he started next to Ballroom and Latin with the freestyle or Show Dance and was already in the same year, the Austrian Championship win in this discipline, as in 2013. Internationally, it reached already during his first appearance at a show Dance Championships the final in Standard Show Dance in Beijing in 2012. in 2013 he succeeded in Standard and Latin discipline with a 5th and 6th place, also at the WDSF Show Dance Championships in Beijing 2013. during the same year found in Kaoshiung Taiwan on the first World Dance Sports Games of the WDSF place where he a 4th and 5th place in the final of the show could prove Dance competitions.

In 2011, he took part in the ORF - production " Dancing Stars" as a professional partner of Alfons Haider. As a partner in the first men couple this TV format he became Austria -wide notoriety, foreign media reported on it. In the same year he was - also with his partner Kathrin Menzingerstraße as Showdancers in also by ORF - produced " Star Night at the Wörthersee " with.

In 2012 he was once again the team of professional dancers from the ORF - production " Dancing with the Stars ," where he won with his dance partner, the Austrian pop singer Petra Frey, the 7.Staffel of the series.

In this year he also began his choreography work in Filmhof Wein4tel Asparn / Zaya and the Vienna Metropol, together with his dancing partner Kathrin Menzingerstraße he was responsible for the choreography for the musical " The Taming of the Shrew ," directed by Vicky Schubert, loosely based on Shakespeare, responsible.

Since 2012 he is employed as at the Austrian Federal Army Athletes in HLSZ 02 in the National Sports Centre South City. 2013 in Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer in action, he reached with Susanna Hirschler at the 8th season of Dancing with the Stars fifth place.

In the summer of 2013 he was " The Court Jester " (after the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester ) for the Wiener Metropol and the Filmhof Wein4tel, responsible for the choreography of the world's premiere musical. Also worth mentioning is a live TV appearance at Florian silver iron in his ARD Show " Summer Festival of Folk Music " in Graz.

At the turn of 2013/14 he was the New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic with his dance partner Kathrin Menzingerstraße live give the waltz " On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by their own choreography to the best in the Vienna Musikverein before an audience of millions of the world ORF - transmission.

In 2014 he takes part with Roxanne Rapp for the fourth time at the ORF show "Dancing with Stars".

Achievements

  • Repeated Ukrainian Junior Champion Latin and Standard
  • Repeated Canadian Youth Champion Latin and Standard
  • Austrian Junior Champion Latin and Standard 2005
  • Youth World Cup finalist combination
  • Austrian champion combination 2006
  • Austrian Vice - State Champion in the combined 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
  • Austrian Vice - State Champion Standard 2012, 2013
  • Finalist of the Austrian State Championship Latin 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Finalist of the Austrian State Championships Standard 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • World Cup semi-finalist in the 2006 combination
  • Three wins at WDSF World Ranking Tournaments 2005-2010
  • Fourth place at the European Cup in 2010 combination
  • Austrian Champion in Kürtanzsport 2012, 2013
  • World Cup finalist Latin Show Dance 2012, 2013
  • World Cup finalist 2013 Showdance standard
  • Fourth and fifth place in the final of the World Dance Sport Games Kaohsiung 2013 Show Dance Ballroom and Latin
Dancing Stars (Austria season 8) Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series)
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