About

I was born in Vila do Conde in 1985 and began my classical dance career at the age of five.
In 2007 I completed my Bachelor's degree in Dance – Education Branch, from Escola Superior de Dança (IPL), and since then I have been teaching in different educational spaces and contexts.
I continued my training in workshops on improvisation, choreographic composition, juggling, photography and documentary filmmaking.

In 2010, I joined the Venice Biennale’s contemporary dance training program, “Arsenale della Danza.”
In 2017, I participated in the photography workshop “On The Road”, led by Nikos Economopoulos / Magnum in Porto.
In 2021, I participated in the workshop “Fixing Memories: Documentary as a Process of Writing the Self” with Patrícia Nogueira at PORTO FEMME – International Film Festival.
In 2026, I participated in the second module of the FAUP continuing education course "Photography as a Tool for Investigating Urban Space," led by instructor Ana Miriam Rebelo and under the scientific supervision of Professor Pedro Leão Neto.


In addition to developing my own work, I collaborate with various artists and organizations — such as Ismael Ivo, Pedro Carvalho, Companhia Instável, Teresa Prima, troposfera.xyz, Ana Renata Polónia, Grua Crua, Filipe Baptista, Companhia Erva Daninha, Uatumã Fattori, Momento – Artistas independentes, Festival Cartografias, Festival Internacional Vaudeville Rendez-Vous, FIS Festival de Artes Performativas a Solo, Ventos e Tempestades, and Escola de Dança do Conservatório de Música, Teatro e Dança de Vila do Conde — in roles including co-creator, performer, educator, photographer, and programmer.

I speak Portuguese, English, Catalan, and Spanish.
I develop my own websites.

Teresa Santos
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