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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George de la Pe a is an American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, choreographer, actor, and teacher. He was born in New York City, New York, U.S. Originally trained as a concert pianist, de la Pe a switched to ballet while studying at the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. He graduated from George Balanchine's School of American Ballet. He joined American Ballet Theatre in the 1970s, rapidly rising to soloist. While at ABT, de la Pe a danced in works choreographed by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Agnes de Mille, Kenneth MacMillan, and Jerome Robbins, among others. By 1985, de la Pe a and his then-wife, Rebecca Wright, had both left ABT and relocated to California. He and Ms. Wright can both be seen in Baryshnikov's production of The Nutcracker, on television and on DVD

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