Pedro Perez was born and raised in Oak Cliff, TX. He began his journey in folklorico at the age of 9 in elementary school. At the age of 12 Pedro entered Ballet Folklorico Hispano de Dallas under the direction of Manuel and Guadalupe "Wally" Godinez. In Hispano de Dallas, Pedro learned a strong base in folklorico. In 1993 Hispano de Dallas closed their doors and after trying other local groups, Alegre Ballet Folklorico was created. Pedro has taken numerous workshops and classes with other maestros in folklorico, flamenco and other forms of dance. Along with teaching folklorico, Pedro was self taught in sewing to help make many of the groups "vestuarios" (the outfits). He has taught workshops, judged competitions, and looks forwards to many more years of Alegre.