Biography

His yo-yo has a heartbeat.

See a performance by Dazzling Dave and you might start believing his yo-yos are alive. Dazzling Dave Schulte is a professional yo-yo performer and highly acclaimed champion who has circled the globe since 1998, storming audiences everywhere with his freakish tornado of whirling tricks and tips, all designed to entertain, educate, and illuminate the beauty of the growing sport of professional yo-yo.

A former middle school teacher, Dave’s heart and soul are still in teaching – but now he’s found a better way. Delivering intensely fun freestyle performances followed by friendly hands-on instruction, Dave teaches his “students” hand-eye coordination, goal setting & achievement, and the fundamentals of physics, all through the Science of Spin program and his hand-held classroom on a string.

Equally impressed by both the energy of his performance style and his mastery of the most advanced yo- yo tricks, judges have peppered Dave with awards throughout his professional career. His awards include:

• 1996 Masters World Champion
• 1997 Twin Cities Champion
• 1998 Northeast Regional Champion
• 1998 Midwest Regional Champion
• 1999 Fixed Axle World Champion
• 1999 Nationals Finalist
• 2000 Minnesota Champion
• 2009 Guinness World Record Holder
• 2001 National Yo-Yo Master
• 2020 Yo-Yo Hall of Fame Inductee

In October of 2001, Dazzling Dave was named to an elite group of National Yo-Yo Masters. He serves on the National Yo-Yo League advisory board of directors, and is one of the exclusive members on the National Yo-Yo League judges panel.

In 2020, Dazzling Dave was inducted into the Yo-Yo Hall Of Fame!

Dazzling Dave has toured Japan, Korea, Australia, France, and much of the United States.

Currently, Dave lives in Minnesota and gives over 150+ shows each year. He lives with his wife, Kim, and his incredible collection of over 2,000 yo-yos from around the world. It’s amazing how his life has changed since that first day in 1993 when he was just a college junior looking for a diversion from the pressure of final exams. “Hey,” he said to his buddy. “Mind if I try your yo-yo?”

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