George Maniadis was born in Thessaloniki. He attended the Aspa Foutsi Dance
School as well as the Diagonal Dance School and completed the "International Baccalaureate's Higher Level Dance Course". Intensive training programs in classical ballet, modern dance and jazz dance at the Orlando Ballet School and the Ailey School in the USA followed before he graduated with honors in dance from the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University.
During his training he worked with well-known choreographers such as Gregory Dobashian, James Martin, Sean Curran, Cherylyn Lavagnino and Vita Osojnik. He
was responsible for the choreography of the film "Owls" (directed by Natalia Bougadellis), which was presented at the 2016 Cannes Short Film Festival. In 2016 - 2018, George Maniadis also performed on stage for the international touring production of WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Joey McKneely and originally choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Furthermore, he played Dracula in the UNIVERSAL MONSTERS ROCK AND ROLL SHOW in Japan.