Edra Toth

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Toth immigrated to this country with her parents when she was a small child. The family left their native country during the Hungarian uprising in 1956 and relocated to Boston, MA where Boston Ballet founder E. Virginia Williams offered Toth a scholarship to attend her school of dance. Toth became Williams’s protégé and made her dance debut at the age of 13. She became prima ballerina at age 15 and danced with the company for the next ten years.

Toth performed at the White House at the invitation of the Johnson administration and has toured internationally, performing with well-known artists. She also studied ballet in Denmark, focusing on the Bournonville technique. Toth has dedicated herself to dance education and runs the Edra Toth Academy of Dance and Music in Wolfeboro Falls. She feels that the rewards of training, hard work and discipline not only impact children’s abilities to express themselves through movement, but also imprint them with valuable life skills. Fostering a lifelong interest in the arts is an added benefit. As she says“These are our future patrons, and our future stars. You have them for life!”

Last updated: February 29, 2008