• Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Began her ballet training at age 5 with local teachers
• Studied at Balletvera Bublitz at age 11
• 1996: Danced with Peter Boal as a guest artist of the school - encouraged her to come to NY to study at the SAB
• 1997-1998: Studied at the SAB, her tuition was apid by Alexandra Danilova
• 1999: Apprentice with NYCB
• 2000: Joined the Company as member of the CDB
• 2005: Promoted to Soloist
• later-2005: Joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as Soloist
• 2006: Promoted to Principal Dancer

Performed as a guest Artsit on the Vail INternational Dance Festival's "International Evenings od Dance" galas and at "the Dance Open" Gala in St Petersburg, Russia in April 2012

 
Awards and Prices

• 1999: Mae L Wien Award recipient
• 2001-2002: The Janice Levin Dancer Honoree