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Peter Martins was born on 27 October, 1946 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1946). Discover Peter Martins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Occupation Dancer, choreographer
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 27 October 1946
Birthday 27 October
Birthplace Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Denmark

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Peter Martins Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, Peter Martins height is 6′ 2″ .

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Height 6′ 2″
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Who Is Peter Martins's Wife?

His wife is Darci Kistler (m. 1991); Lise la Cour (first marriage)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Darci Kistler (m. 1991); Lise la Cour (first marriage)
Sibling Not Available
Children Talicia Tove Martins, Nilas Martins

Peter Martins Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Peter Martins worth at the age of 77 years old? Peter Martins’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. He is from Denmark. We have estimated Peter Martins's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Miscellaneous

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1946

Peter Martins (born 27 October 1946) is a Danish former ballet dancer and choreographer.

1953

Martins began his ballet training in 1953 with the Royal Danish Ballet.

1965

He joined the corps de ballet in 1965 and was promoted to soloist in 1967.

1970

Martins left Denmark in 1970 and became a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet (NYCB), though he had been performing as a guest artist since 1967.

Martins danced a wide variety of roles, but is most known for the titular role in Apollo and the Cavalier in Balanchine's Nutcracker.

1977

His first piece was Calcium Light Night, set to music by Charles Ives, which premiered in 1977 and received positive reviews.

His more recent pieces include Octet, Friandises, Stabat Mater and the full-length ballets The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Romeo + Juliet.

He also choreographed the Barbie movies Barbie in the Nutcracker and Barbie of Swan Lake.

He received a Dance Magazine Award and Cue's Golden Apple Award in 1977.

1978

In 1978, he was made the subject of the documentary, Peter Martins: A Dancer. He danced frequently with Suzanne Farrell.

1981

Martins was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and with the New York City Ballet, where he joined George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and John Taras as balletmaster in 1981.

An Award for Arts and Culture, City of New York, 1981.

1983

He retired from dancing in 1983, having achieved the rank of danseur noble, becoming Co-Ballet Master-In-Chief with Robbins.

Martins retired from dancing in 1983, becoming Co-Ballet Master-In-Chief alongside Jerome Robbins, and assumed the job of sole Balletmaster-in-Chief in 1990.

Martins was Balanchine's personal choice of successor.

However, early in his career as a balletmaster, Martins faced criticism for perceived deviations from Balanchine's style.

Martins also served as the artistic director and chairman of faculty of the School of American Ballet, the training division of the NYCB and the venue through which it receives most of its dancers.

The title of Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1983.

1984

1984 Nominee Primetime Emmy

1990

From 1990 until January 2018, he was solely responsible for artistic leadership of City Ballet.

Martins was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark.

His parents were Børge Martins, an engineer, and Tove Christa Ornberg, a pianist.

His maternal aunt and uncle, Leif and Elna Ornberg, members of the Royal Danish Ballet, started teaching him ballroom combinations when he was five years of age; when he applied to ballet school, however, he was the subject of discrimination because his aunt and uncle had been Nazi sympathizers.

It was his older sisters who originally tried out for the Royal Ballet of Denmark at the age of seven.

When they did, he was sitting in the waiting room reading a Donald Duck comic book.

They were denied admittance.

Then Peter was asked to "point his foot".

He did especially well and was admitted.

From 1990 until January 2018, he was solely responsible for artistic leadership of City Ballet.

1991

He was the subject of the 1991 documentary Peter Martins: A Dancer.

1993

However, he terminated her employment with the NYCB in 1993; she went on to found her own company, which disbanded in 2017.

2000

In 2000, Martins, along with talent scout Irene Diamond, founded the New York Choreographic Institute.

2005

In 2005 his salary was $619,000, and in 2008 he received $699,000 in pay and benefits.

Martins regularly choreographed new works for both companies.

2017

In December 2017, an investigation was announced by New York City Ballet into accusations by dancers within the company of physical and sexual assault by Martins, and using his power to obtain sexual favors, dating back to 1983.

One of his accusers, Wilhelmina Frankfurt, a former New York City Ballet ballerina and later a dance educator, said: "Am I a victim of Martins abuse? Yes. Was it sexual? Yes. Was it consensual? No [...] It was scary. One incident that occurred [...] He [...] pulled me into his dressing room and, exposed himself to me. [And one incident is] so big I don’t think I can talk about it."

2018

Martins took a leave of absence that month from both the New York City Ballet and its School of the American Ballet, after the allegations came to light, and in January 2018 he retired.

Martins denied any misconduct.

A two-month investigation of the New York City Ballet and its School of the American Ballet "did not corroborate the allegations of harassment or violence both made in the anonymous letter and reported in the media regarding Mr. Martins".

This was not a criminal investigation and was conducted by NYCB, Inc.'s own attorneys.