Photo: Jan Willem Kaldenbach
Catarina Pires
Catarina started dancing when she was 4 years old. When she participated at the Youth America Grand Prix in 2015, she was offered a scholarship to study at the Tanz Akademie Zürich, where she completed her high school education and gained her Federal Certificate of Proficiency in classical dance.
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Place of Birth:
Faro (Portugal)
With Dutch National Ballet:
2020-2024
Career with Dutch National Ballet:
Corps de ballet (2023), Élève (2022), Junior Company (2020)
Training:
Tanz Akademie Zürich (Zürich, Switzerland)
Awards:
- 2020: Audience Favourite Prize and a scholarship at the Prix de Lausanne
- 2018: 1st prize in the Tanzolymp Berlin
- 2018: 2nd prize at the international dance competition Città Di Spoleto
- 2016: 2nd prize in the Tanzolymp Berlin