Tiger Kirchharz (real name Diana Kirchharz, born 7 January 1985)[citation needed] is a dancer, choreographer and actress.

Tiger Kirchharz
Born
Diana Kirchharz

(1985-01-07)7 January 1985
Munich, Germany
Occupations

Biography

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Kirchharz was born in Munich, Germany, and started dancing at the age of four. Her father "baptized" the third of his daughters Tiger after she fell in love with cartoonist Janosch´s Tigerente - and only responded when she has been called Tiger.[1] In addition to ballet classes, she started at the age of 6 years with Hip-hop and Latin dances. In 1999, she began to teach and established two years later her own Dance Company. After her graduation she studied dance at Jessica Iwanson at the Academy for contemporary dance and expanded her ballet, modern, and jazz skills at the Iwanson school. 2009 Tiger built a show called MTV in order to participate at European and World Championships.[2][3]

Tiger is also active as a choreographer (Winter potato dumplings, 1+12 Knights - In search of the ravishing Herzelinde), judge at dance competitions (IDO, TAF, Danish Championship 2013), film actress and model. She is the only European show dancer who starred in Hollywood films like Step Up Revolution (2012) and Step Up: All In (2014).[4][5]

Championships

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  • 45 times German Champion in Hip-Hop, Latin dance, Ballroom dance und Discodance, 45 times German Vicechampion
  • 2012 World Champion[6] and World Vicechampion[7] Production Show
  • 2009 World Champion[8] and European Champion[9] in Production Show
  • 2008 European Champion in Hip-Hop Formation[10]
  • 2008 European Champion in Hip-Hop Small Group[11]
  • 2006 Finals in Casting show Dancestar, VIVA Germany starring Detlef Soost[12]
  • 1999 Winner in Latin dance Hessen tanzt

TV shows

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Movie

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Dance and Actress

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Choreography

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Awards

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  • TAF Award 2013, The Actiondance Federation (TAF)[21]
  • 2007 Gold-DVD for "Dance like a Popstar"-DVD[22]

References

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  1. ^ Münchnerin Tiger rockt Hollywood. tz (in German).
  2. ^ Interview mit Tiger Kirchharz von "Step Up: Miami Heat", BRAVO WebTV (in German).
  3. ^ Tiger Kirchharz – Deutsche Tänzerin in STEP UP: MIAMI HEAT 3D, APA (in German).
  4. ^ Tiger Kirchharz, Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
  5. ^ Münchnerin spielt im Film Step up − Miami Heat mit – Tiger schmust mit Hollywood, BILD, August 24, 2012 (in German)
  6. ^ Results – IDO European HipHop, Electric Boogie and Break dance Championships 2012, International Dance Organization (IDO).
  7. ^ Results – IDO World HipHop-, Electric Boogie and Break dance Championships 2012, International Dance Organization (IDO).
  8. ^ Results – IDO World HipHop-, Electric Boogie and Break dance Championships 2009, International Dance Organization (IDO).
  9. ^ European Championship 2009, International Dance Organization (IDO).
  10. ^ Results – IDO European Streetdance Championships 2008, Toxic, International Dance Organization (IDO).
  11. ^ Results – IDO European Streetdance Championships 2008, Bubblegum, International Dance Organization (IDO).
  12. ^ Dancestar 2006 Archived 2016-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ Zimbio
  14. ^ OnStageMedia
  15. ^ Dancer performance with Pharrell Williams on stage, Getty Images, 2015 MTV EMA'S.
  16. ^ a b Traumjob: Profi-Taenzerin Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, (in German) Maedchen, 20/2012.
  17. ^ Bullyparade: Der Film (2017) Full Cast & Crew, IMDb. Retrieved, 3 February 2017.
  18. ^ a b Cast, IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  19. ^ Verrückt nach Fixi Premiere, getty images. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  20. ^ Zwei Tänzer für Isolde, die film GmbH. Retrieved, 3 February 2017.
  21. ^ The TAF AWARD 2013 goes to "Tiger" from Munich Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Actiondance Federation, Germany.
  22. ^ Gold for "Dance like a Popstar"-DVD Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, ProSiebenSat.1 Media SevenVentures.
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