Dandara Amorim Veiga
Ballet Hispanico
Dandara Veiga is a native of Brazil. She was a scholarship student at The Ailey School in 2016/2017. Dandara started her dance training at Projeto Social Primeiros Passos (Brazil), before training as a scholarship student at Escola de dança Ballerina (Brazil), Studio Margarita Fernandez (Argentina), Opus Ballet (Italy), and Annarella Academia Dr Ballet e Dança (Portugal). Dandara has participated in dance festivals all around the world and received scholarships with San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West. She has performed at events such as Vibe Competition (Montana/US), Assamblé International (Toronto/Canada), Harlem Arts Festival, and the Ailey Spirit Gala (New York/US). She has had the opportunity to work with names such as Charla Gen, Robert Battle, Caridad Martinez, Claudia Zaccari, Jean Emille, Ray Mercer, Raul Candal, and Melanie Futorian. She joined Ballet Hispanico in 2017.