Vanda Maria dos Santos Nascimento
Doctorate in Educational Sciences - Program of Didactics and Organization of Educational Institutions of the Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, at the University of Seville (2010). Degree in Dance, at the School of Dance (ESD) – Education Branch (1999). Bachelor's degree in Dance, at ESD - Education Branch (1990). Main Exam - Classical Ballet Imperial Faculty Elementary Syllabus, at the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (1998). Teacher of Classical Dance Technique (Elementary and intermediate) – ADCS (1992 to 1998) and at Jardim Escola João de Deus – Estrela (1992 to 2008). In 2000, she began teaching at ESD.
Coordination of the Master's Course in Dance Teaching Methodologies at ESD - 1st edition (2010/2011). Coordination of the Master's Course in Dance Teaching at ESD - 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition (2011/2014).
In 2014, she assumed the position of Dean of ESD for the 2014/2017 term.
Currently, she is the Dean of ESD for the 2017/2020 administration and a professor in the Undergraduate Course in Dance (curricular units: Dance Techniques - Classical Dance Module - and Vocabulary Analysis I) and in the Master's degree in Dance Teaching (curricular units : Methodologies and Didactics of Classical Dance I and II; Internship Guidance in the Master's Degree in Dance Teaching at ESD. Supervision of Master's and Doctoral Theses).
Regular participation in Master’s and Doctorate examination boards and in tests and exams in Specialized Dance Education Schools.
Member of the Setúbal Contemporary Dance Academy Association and Founding member of the Angola Contemporary Dance Company.
Main publications and interventions:
(2017). Dançar dói, mas dói mais quando estou parada: Reflexões sobre o corpo na dança [Essay]. Movimento: Revista de Educação Física da UFRGS, 23 (3), pp. 1079- 1090. [UFRGS: access to full text] (2016). A (in)visibilidade dos Professores de Técnica de Dança: O reconhecimento que se impõe. Alicerces: Revista de Investigação, Ciência e Tecnologia, 6, pp. 178-194. 2016/2017
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the 1st Congress of Specialized Artistic Education: Theory and Practice. 3, 4 and 5 February 2017, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. (2012). A (in)visibilidade dos Professores de Técnica de Dança: Manifesto reflexivo. [Scientific Repository of the Polytechnic University of Lisbon: acess to full text] 2012 - Conference Speaker: Teaching Techniques in Specialized Education. MetaDança Festival, Leiria. 2011 - Invited speaker for a lecture on: Vocational Artistic Education in Brazil: The academic and professional profile of Dance Technique teachers. Alcobaça Dance School, Alcobaça Cine-Teatro. (2010). Os professores de Técnicas de Dança das Escolas de Educação Artística Vocacional em Portugal Continental: Caracterização do seu perfil académico e profissional e análise da sua prática docente. Doctoral thesis, University of Seville. CDI Bibliographic Catalog: acess to bibliographic registry and full text]
Main research projects to be carried out:
2017 – Coordinator of the research project entitled “The path of ESD, in the context of higher education, through the mapping of school objects”, proposed by ESD and approved in the 2nd edition of the IPL IDI&CA Project Competition . 2017 – Member of the research team for the project entitled “Biomechanical study of the étendre movement”, proposed by the Lisbon Institute of Engineering and approved in the 2nd edition of the IPL RDI&CA Project Competition.
2017 – Member of the research team of the Scientific Research and Technological Development project entitled “Inclusive dance in the artistic panorama in Portugal: from training to career opportunities – DIPAP”, with Code 02/SAICT/2017, candidate for funding under the notice nº 02/SAICT/2017, supported by Portugal 2020, European Structural and Development Funds – Lisbon Regional Operational Program.