School Director/Chairman of Faculty
Peter was born in Ithaca, NY and began his study of classical ballet with his mother and aunt at the Ithaca Ballet. He continued his training at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under the direction of Marcia Dale Weary, and at Miami City Ballet School with Truman Finney and Carter Alexander. He was also awarded a full scholarship to Boston Ballet School’s summer intensive.
As a professional dancer, Peter performed with Miami City Ballet, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Nouveau Colorado (now Wonderbound), and as a guest artist with many regional companies on the east coast. After relocating to Atlanta, Peter transitioned into teaching full time, and taught students of all ages at Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education, Georgia Ballet School, Impact Dance of Atlanta and Studio 23.
Since joining the faculty of Los Gatos Ballet in 2017, Peter has taught levels 2-8, and co-staged The Nutcracker, Cinderella, & Sleeping Beauty, as well as co-creating work for Beyond & Voyage de Danse.
He became Chairman of Faculty in 2021, and was appointed Director of Los Gatos Ballet School in 2022. Mr. Doll also attended Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s Teacher’s Workshop in the summer of 2022 to study the renowned syllabus created by Marcia Dale Weary.