Julia Horvath

Julia Elle Horvath (born Tibor Horvath) is a Hungarian-born Swedish ballet dancer, ballet teacher, and former soloist with the Finnish National Ballet. Horvath came out as transgender in 2015.

Early life

Tibor Horvath was born in Hungary into a traditional Catholic family. As a child, Horvath's family moved to Sweden. Horvath began dancing at the age of six, and was accepted into the Royal Swedish Ballet School at the age of eight.[1] She attended the Hamburg Ballet School on scholarship starting when she was 15 and next attended the Royal Swedish Ballet School.

Career

Horvath danced with Jene Ballet de France in Paris and the Royal Swedish Ballet Company before joining the Finnish National Ballet. Horvath became a soloist at the Royal Swedish Ballet at the age of twenty. While at the Royal Swedish Ballet, Horvath performed lead roles in The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, and Sleeping Beauty.[2] Horvath was featured on the cover of Sports Today Magazine while a soloist with the Swedish ballet. After a career in Sweden, Horvath went on to dance for the English National Ballet in 1998,[3] the Hamburg Ballet, and the Finnish National Ballet, performing soloist roles in Nureyev’s The Nutcracker, Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, Makarova’s La Bayadere, Beigmeister’s Swan Lake, Jorma Uotinen Firebird, Nureyev’s Sleeping Beauty and Sylvie Guillem’s Giselle and William Forsythe’s Second Detail.[4][5] After retiring from European ballet stages, Horvath performed as a cabaret dancer at the Casino Estoril, Le Lido and the Moulin Rouge in Paris, and as a soloist with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in New York City.[6]

Horvath moved to Sydney, Australia in 2007 and opened the Studio Tibor ballet school in St Leonards, New South Wales with Damian Hannan in 2012.[7][1]

Personal life

Horvath who had initially identified as a gay man, came out in 2015 as a transgender woman. She legally changed her name to Julia Elle Horvath.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ballet for adult beginners". The Border Mail. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. 1 2 Sutton, Candace (2016-02-19). "Transgender Swedish ballet dancer Tibor Horvath's heartbreaking struggle". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Ballet teacher admits assault". Smh.com.au. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Julia". Studio Tibor. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ↑ Lauren Roden (2013-06-18). "Spotlight shines on young talent". Sunraysia Daily. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Julia's transitioning journey by Julia Horvath". GoFundMe. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  7. ↑ "Dancer retraces her steps | Cranbourne News". Cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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