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.)
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For 10+ years, I worked 8am-6pm at 4 different companies, then rushed to dance classes, lessons, rehearsals. Competitions on weekends.
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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.
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The next morning after my beautiful wedding, I woke up and knew: "This is not my choreography."
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I haven't been living MY life. I was dancing a fake dance without realizing it.
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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.
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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."
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I had to move to the other side of the world,Malaysia.
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Left behind my family, friends, dog, dance school, job, independence.
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Third time starting over. This time in Southeast Asia.
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It took me 8 years to climb out of that valley.
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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
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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.
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My economics background taught me to measure impact, optimize resources, and create strategic experiences with clear business results.
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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."
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Andrea Zsapka, The Dancing Economist
SPEAKING & MEDIA
I speaks at events about strategic event design, embodied leadership, authentic presence, and cross-cultural ttransformation.
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.