Pieter Gunning

Pieter Gunning is from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He joined Ballet West as a Trainee in 2023 and was promoted to Ballet West II in 2025. At age fourteen, Pieter started his training at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. After three years of study in The Netherlands, he continued his dance education in Germany. He was accepted into the upper levels of the Hamburg Ballet School under the artistic direction of John Neumeier.

While studying in Hamburg, Pieter was given the opportunity to choreograph and present his creations on stage. From that, he was selected to represent the Hamburg Ballet School in the Young Creation Award 2021 at Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland. After his graduation, Pieter was offered a contract with Orlando Ballet II in Florida. After completing two years in Orlando, he joined Ballet West as a Trainee. Pieter has attended summer programs on scholarship at the Royal Danish Ballet, English National Ballet, Russian Masters Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Orlando Ballet, and Ballet West artEmotion.

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