Zoltan Peter
Intermediate
Zoltan was born in Hungary where his international career began. He trained at The National Ballet Institute prior to joining The Hungarian Opera Ballet, as its youngest soloist. In 1970, he joined The Bayerische Staatsoper in Germany. Two years later, he became a principal dancer with The Dutch National Ballet, where he remained for seven years. Zoltan appeared as a guest artist with The San Francisco Ballet in 1979 and joined the company later that year performing as a principal dancer until 1985.
Zoltan Peter has also made guest appearances with The London Festival Ballet, Teatro di San Carlo of Naples, Palermo Ballet, Bat Dor Company in Israel, The Calgary Ballet and The Western Ballet. He has taught for Smuin Ballet/SF, The Western Ballet Theatre School, The Washington Ballet Company, The Zohar School of Dance, Young Artists Ballet Theatre, The San Francisco Ballet, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, The Academy of Ballet in San Francisco and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Zoltan is Co-Artistic Director of Young Artists Ballet Theatre.