Aleksandar Josipović
Josipović in 2014
Personal details
Born (1981-01-15) 15 January 1981

Aleksandar Josipović (born 15 January 1981) is a French-Serbian former dancer, author, and marketing consultant.

Biography

Aleksandar Josipović was born on 15 January 1981 in Lazarevac, former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Serbia. His dancing career began at the age of 9.

He won 9 national championships in ballroom dancing, he was a finalist in the Golden World Cup (England) and a semifinalist in the World Cup (Hungary). He has danced and performed for many royal families, as well as for some countries presidents.[1][2] He holds both French and Serbian citizenship.

Education and work

  • 2000 - 2002. Mathematics Faculty of University of Belgrade
  • 2005 - 2009. Centre national de la Danse, Paris, France
  • 2006 - 2007. Postdoctoral studies 'Dance movement therapy', Codarts Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2008 - 2009. A diploma in Neuro-linguistic programming, UCSC, United States [3]

Josipović has worked as a consultant and a marketing manager since 2002. He worked on projects in many fields such as media, fashion, show business, hosting, production, culture and education across France, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Finland, United States, Spain, Latvia, Russia, Italy, Belgium, and Austria.[4]

During the period from 2013-2015, he was appointed as the director of Professional Department and Training Process at National Foundation for Dance and has organized international dancing seminars in Serbia.[5][6][7]

Career

After spending 11 years in a dancing club in Lazarevac, in 2001 Josipović received an invitation to dance in China in the French cabaret show Paris Paradis. During the next year and with the support of a choreographer Clodet Wolker, he soon began to gather information on Moulin Rouge audition. He was accepted in cabaret after a three-hour audition. He performed as a soloist there for a decade. He is the only man from Serbia that has ever played on Moulin Rouge stage.[8][9]

Josipović performed as master of ceremonies at the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[10][11]

He was one of the judges in the Serbian edition of 'Dancing with the Stars'.[12][13][14]

Living in Dubai since 2015, Josipović has been a marketing director and consultant.[15][16]

Books

Known as the author of works in European lifestyle magazines, he is also an author of four books of which some are under the auspices of UNESCO, such as the first book in Serbia on topic of dancing pedagogy called, 'Let's dance - new methods in dancing pedagogy,[17] basics of dancing 'Are you up for a dance?'[18] and 'Life's a game, so play smart'.[19] He gave all the income from publishing his fourth book 'Secret body language' [20] for humanitarian cause for people who were imperiled due to floods that have occurred across Serbia and Bosnia in 2014.[21][22]

References

  1. ↑ Blic Online | Volim nastupe pred vladarima
  2. ↑ Blic Online | Aleksandar: Igrao sam za Sarkozija
  3. ↑ Blic Online | Aleksandar na karnevalu u Rio de Žaneiru
  4. ↑ Blic Online | Srpski plesač drži masterklas u Barseloni
  5. ↑ Wannabe | Intervju - Aleksandar Josipović
  6. ↑ Wannabe | Počeo sa radom Belgrade dance centar
  7. ↑ Blic Online | Srpski plesač drži masterklas kan kana
  8. ↑ Mira Adanja Polak | U Mulen Ružu - Aleksandar Josipović
  9. ↑ "Blic Online | Mulen Ružom se orilo Bravo Srbine!". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Blic Online | Želimo da vodimo evrosong
  11. ↑ Blic Online | Ukrajinka digla arenu na noge
  12. ↑ "Prva | Upoznajte sudije plesa sa zvezdama". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Blic Online | Upoznajte sudije plesa sa zvezdama
  14. ↑ Blic Online | Strog i britak član žirija u plesu sa zvezdama
  15. ↑ Blic Online | Čarobnjak pokreta predstavljao je bivšu SFRJ a danas se povlači u mirnije vode
  16. ↑ The National - Dubai marketing and communications executive still has all the moves
  17. ↑ Delfi | Lets dance - Nove metode u plesnoj pedagogiji
  18. ↑ Delfi | Da li ste za ples?
  19. ↑ Domaća Knjižara | Život je igra zato igraj pametno
  20. ↑ Delfi | Tajni govor tela
  21. ↑ Blic Online | Omražen i voljen Aleksandar Josipović izdaje četvrtu knjigu u humanitarne svrhe
  22. ↑ RTS | Aleksandar Josipović
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