{"id":9448,"date":"2026-09-23T22:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/sandra-esteves\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:30:53","slug":"sandra-esteves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/en\/sandra-esteves\/","title":{"rendered":"SANDRA ESTEVES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1546530657430{padding-top: 144px !important;padding-bottom: 94px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-team-holder mkdf-team-info-below-image\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-image\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem.webp 1254w, https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem-550x550.webp 550w, https:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sandra-imagem-1100x1100.webp 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-team-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder   mkdf-st-reverse-order\" >\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n                                    <span class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #E5CDB3\">\n                Artistic Direction                <\/span>\n                                        <h2 class=\"mkdf-st-title\" >\n                Sandra Esteves                <\/h2>\n                    \t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-separator-holder clearfix  mkdf-separator-left  mkdf-separator-animation-yes\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px\">\n\t    <div data-width=\"140px\" class=\"mkdf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #000000;width: 140px;border-bottom-width: 1px\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Sandra Esteves began her dance studies at the age of 6 under the direction of Fernanda Canossa in Porto. She continued her training at the D. Stevens School of Dancing in England, where she obtained advanced-level diplomas in Classical Ballet, Modern Dance, and National Dance from the RAD and ISTD, and also studied at the Zurich Opera School.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">She began his professional career in Germany in 1994, joining the Deutsche Tanzkompanie and the Sorbisches National Ensemble, and touring various European countries and Israel. In Portugal, she served as assistant to the artistic director of Dan\u00e7a do Noroeste, created the DIP project (Dan\u00e7a Infantil do Porto), and was a member of the independent contemporary dance company M.C.4., participating in national and international projects and festivals.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">She qualified with distinction as a Modern Dance teacher with the ISTD and a Classical Ballet teacher with the RAD. Atualmente \u00e9 Diretora Art\u00edstica da Academia Canossa, gestora de projetos e professora de Ballet Cl\u00e1ssico e Dan\u00e7a Moderna. In 2018, she became the first Portuguese examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance, a role she held until 2026, conducting examinations in various countries.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;23px&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/academiacanossa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sandra-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #E5CDB3\" class=\"mkdf-btn mkdf-btn-medium mkdf-btn-simple mkdf-btn-custom-hover-color mkdf-btn-underline\" data-hover-color=\"#000000\" >\n    <span class=\"mkdf-btn-text\">Download CV<\/span>\n\t<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1546530657430{padding-top: 144px !important;padding-bottom: 94px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_column_text] Sandra Esteves began her dance studies at the age of 6 under the direction of Fernanda Canossa in Porto. 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