Geza was born to Hungarian parents in Romania. At the age of 9 he was selected to the Ballet Academy of Cluj. He graduated in 1970 as a valedictorian after an impeccable dance education. A knee injury forced him to quit professional dancing in 1973.

The same year, Geza became the choreographer and dance coach of the Romanian National Gymnastics Team including the legendary Nadia Comaneci and continued his dedicated work until his defection to the US during the "Nadia 1981" exhibition tour.

n 1982, Geza opened his own gymnastics center in Sacramento, California. In 1983, he played himself in the movie "Nadia."

After choreographing Mary Lou Retton’s floor routine for the 1984 Olympics, Geza had the privilege to create floor exercises for many gymnastics celebrities such as: Diane Durham, Kristie Phillips, Phoebe Mills, Chelle Stack, Betty Okino, Michele Campi, Kim Zmeskal, Larissa Fontaine, Jennie Thompson, Kristen Maloney, Alissya Beckerman, Morgan White … and the entire 1996 gold medalist US Olympic Team including, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Jaycie Phelps, Amanda Borden, Kerri Strug and Amy Chow.

 

Geza participated in four Olympics and eight World Championships as a member of the coaching staff for Romanian and American teams. As a long time member of the US Elite Coaching Staff, Geza coached and lectured in numerous training camps, clinics, workshops and USA Gymnastics Congress seminars. In recognition of the quality of his sustained work Geza was awarded two times the prestigious title "Best Choreographer of the Year" by the United State Elite Coaches Association.

Geza is currently coaching at Pozsar's Gymnastics in Sacramento, CA with distingushed gymnasts such as Emilia Elberle and Edward Mikaelian.