I Spent 30 Years Performing - Now I Help You Dance Your Way
in Life & Business
Andrea "The Dancing Economist"
From small-town Hungary to Malaysia, from economist to Dancing Economist, from performing to embodying, this is the story of how I stopped dancing someone else's choreography and started dancing my own.
Small Town, Double Life
How I went from living someone else's choreography to guiding others to dance their own way
The Double Life: Economist by Day, Dancer by Night
I'm from a small town in Hungary with less than 20,000 people.
At age 6, I fell in love with dance. By age 20, I was winning competitions, teaching dance, leading a dance association, and running my own dance school in Budapest.
But here's what made it complicated:
I also went to business school. Studied Economics. Bank Management. Stock Exchange. (Yes, really.)
For 10+ years, I worked 8am-6pm at 4 different companies, then rushed to dance classes, lessons, rehearsals. Competitions on weekends.
I was maintaining two lives. Succeeding at both.
Dying inside.
The Wedding Wake-Up
I got so far into pleasing others that I married to make everyone and I really thought it was all real.
The next morning after my beautiful wedding, I woke up and knew: "This is not my choreography."
I haven't been living MY life. I was dancing a fake dance without realizing it.
This isn't a good feeling. It's heavy with guilt, regret, pain, depression. You feel lost. Like you've been underwater for 30 years.
I got divorced. I started searching for answers.
Four Restarts
The only thing I knew: I love dancing. When I'm on the dance floor, I'm not lying to myself. I am ME.
Then life said: "You think you've got it? Here's another test."
I had to move to the other side of the world,Malaysia.
Left behind my family, friends, dog, dance school, job, independence.
Third time starting over. This time in Southeast Asia.
It took me 8 years to climb out of that valley.
But this time, I knew my purpose. I knew where I was heading.
This time, I was dancing MY choreography.
Finding MY Propassion
Within 6 years in Malaysia, I:
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Created a new dance community (Passion: DancewithMeAsia.com)
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Trained as Transformation Coach & Art Therapist Life Coach
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Founded my own Event company (Profession)
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Started Global Empowerment Hub (Compassion: 200+ experts, 220 hours free content)
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Worked as event plammer, creative leader, strategic consultant
I found my PROPASSION.
I coined that word because nothing else captured what I'd created:
Propassion = Passion + Profession + Compassion
Not choosing between them. Integrating them.
And with that integration came my identity: The Dancing Economist.
Two Worlds Combined
THE ECONOMIST
I started in Hungary with an economics degree focusing on Bank Management and Stock Exchange.
For over a decade, I built my corporate career managing teams and complex projects across European and Asian markets.
My economics background taught me to measure impact, optimize resources, and create strategic experiences with clear business results.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Managed 500+ events across APAC markets
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Led strategic event campaigns
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Developed leadership and event blueprints
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Empowered business owners and startups in SEA
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Managed teams and led lean transformations
THE DANCER
Alongside my corporate career, I maintained a lifelong passion for dance and movement with 35+ years of experience across 40+ international dance styles.
This gave me deep understanding of embodied intelligence, authentic presence, and connection.
Through dance, I learned how physical presence, movement patterns, and non-verbal communication create powerful connections and transform how we show up.
MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Founded and led multiple dance organizations
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Developed methodologies from dance to business
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Featured in international events and cultural shows
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Transformation, sport, and therapeutic art coach credentials
"To choreograph your own success, you must work at the intersection of strategic precision, authentic presence, and genuine compassion. This is where real transformation happens."
Andrea Zsapka, The Dancing Economist
SPEAKING & MEDIA
I speak at events about strategic event design, embodied leadership, authentic presence, and cross-cultural transformation, diversity, living without labels.
MY Frameworks
Dare to Dance Your Way Blueprint
8-element framework for personal & Organisational transformation
RECONNECT Kinetova Method
8+1 elements for authentic multicultural integration
RESTART Framework
7 steps for major life and business transitions
MOTION TO ACTION METHOD
Event Experience Upgrade for New Brands on New markets
Credentials & Recognition
Awards and recognition across business, cultural and community impact
Qualification & Experience
35+ years of integrated expertise across economics, events, personal development, community building, dance, and cultural intelligence
EDUCATION & PROGRAMS
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Economics Degree, Budapest Business University (2006) - Foreign Trade, Bank Management, Stock Exchange
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Professional Master Life Coach - Transformation Academy
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Therapeutic Art Life Coach - Transformation Academy
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Transformational Life Coach - Transformation Academy
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Sport Trainer & Dance Coach - BSA Hungary
DANCE & MOVEMENT EXPERIENCE
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35+ years dance experience across 40+ international styles
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Dance school founder and director in Hungary and Malaysia
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RECONNECT methodology creator integrating movement with professional development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Director of Strategic Events, Innovent Pr & Co | Singapore
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Co-founder, Female Founder Competitions APAC | Singapore
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Event Planner & Mentor, Globalicious | Malaysia
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Founder, Global Empowerment Hub | Malaysia
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LEAN Subject Matter Expert and Transformation Lead
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DACH Team Lead & Account Manager, Lexmark International
CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS
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Project Management Certification
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ISO/FDIS 9001:2015 QMS Internal Auditor
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Cegos High-Level Communication
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Cegos Competency-Based Interviewing
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APICS BSCM & ANNEX SL Training
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Lean Problem Solving and Lean Leader
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Languages: English (Professional), German (Professional), Hungarian (Native)
My Mission & Values
What drives everything I do and every program I create
My Promise to You
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I will never tell you what your choreography should be. I'll help you discover what it is.
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I will never judge where you are. I've been the sleepwalker, the code-switcher, the performer, the lost one.
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I will never offer theory. Everything I teach, I've lived first, tested on myself, refined through clients.
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I will never let you settle for passion OR profession. We're going for Propassion with Compassion, the integration that's sustainable.
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I will never make it easy, but I will make it possible. Transformation is hard. But with frameworks, partnership, and proof, it's achievable.