Sandra completed the 8-year course at the National Conservatory Dance School of Portugal, and took a 2-year postgraduate degree at the St. Petersburg Vaganova Dance Academy where she earned a ballet dancer degree.
She danced in several international dance companies, with soloist and principal roles in several repertoire ballets as well as in new choreographic creations.
The companies she worked with throughout her career:
- Mali Theater, St. Petersburg – Russia
- Europa Dance – France
- C.N.B. – Portugal
- N.B.T. – England
- Gregor Seyfert Compagnie, Dessau – Germany
- Landesbuhne Sachsen, Dresden – Germany
- Hagen Ballet – Germany
Throughout her career, Sandra has also participated in several international festivals, receiving world-renowned awards, amongst them, the Cuba Festival Organized by Alicia Alonzo, the 1st International Dance Festival of Dessau and the Prix Benoit de la Dance, where she performed, along with her partner, the Pas de Deux of the ballet Marquis de Sade.
Currently, Sandra teaches classical dance technique at the Escola Superior de Dança, is a guest ballet master at the Quorum Ballet, and a classical dance technique teacher at the Quorum Academy Project.
Master Class - Classical Dance Technique
The Master Class offers a ballet class in the Vaganova method, fused with other ballet techniques. It will consist of standard exercises (barre, center work and allegro) with the main focus on the coordination of the arms and head.
The goal of the class will be to introduce the students to the main characteristics of the iconic Russian School, such as the extremely well executed coordination of the upper body.