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István Szabó, known to his friends as "Kovacs," received his dance training at the prestigious Hungarian Ballet Institute in Budapest and received a degree in Folk Dances of Hungary and Transylvania. He also danced with Hungarian Army Dance Ensemble, and was named "Dancer of the Year."
Kovacs came to the United States in 1991 to work with the Kárpátok Hungarian Folk Ensemble. Kovacs then worked full time as dance director, dancer, and choreographer with the famed AMAN Folk Ensemble.
Kovacs has the ability to successfully teach complex, improvisational Hungarian dances to dancers of all skill levels. The numerous camps and workshops at which he has taught include the Stockton Folk Dance Camp, Mendocino Folklore Camp, California Kolo Festival, New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp, and Asia Camp in Taiwan.
Rosina Didyk has assisted Kovacs at camps in the United States and Asia.
Dances István has taught include
Páloc Táncok.
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