DIANA DOS SANTOS - BIOGRAPHY

Diana was born in Porto, Portugal. She completed her studies at the Agrupamento de Escolas Camilo Castelo Branco in 2019 and furthered her education at the Conservatório de Dança de Vila Nova de Famalicão, where she studied from 2020 to 2023.

Throughout her academic journey, Diana participated in numerous prestigious workshops and courses. In 2019, she attended the National Conservatory of Dance and Music in Paris, followed by The Royal Ballet School in London in 2023 and the English National Ballet School in 2024. She also took part in the Erasmus exchange program at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts in Lithuania (2020) and honed her craft in a masterclass led by prima ballerina Daria Klimentová in Prague (2023). In 2024, Diana performed with the English National Ballet in productions of Swan Lake and Death-Defying Dancers, choreographed by Arthur Pita.

Diana has been recognized with numerous awards for her exceptional performances. In 2022, she was a semi-finalist at the Youth America Grand Prix in Paris and was named Best Soloist at the Global Dance Open in the Algarve. In 2023, she earned third place at the European Ballet Grand in Vienna and achieved success at the Prix des Hivernales in Liège. The following year, Diana won the Grand Jeté Dance competition in Lagoa, Portugal, and was awarded a half-scholarship at the Grand Audition dance platform.

Since the 2024/2025 season, Diana has been a demi-soloist with the NDM Ballet.