Cristina "Nina" was born in 1986 in Nicaragua. She studied there at the 'Universidad nacional de Ingeniería' and received her master of architecture.
In Vienna she did the BA of Contemporary Dance Education at the MUK 'Music and Art University' (formerly KONS 'Konservatorium Wien').
Since 2007 she is a dancer in the "Tepenahuatl", the national folklore ballet of Nicaragua (directed by Blanca Guardado, "Creativity Award" by the World Intellectual Property Organization).
performances:
Dancer in "Suppression" (choreography: Akino Distelberger) in Young Professionals on Stage! In Festspielhaus, St. Pölten 2015.
Dance solo "Structures" (choreography: Cristina Sandino): ADEB Contemporary Dance Festival (Associazione Danza e Balletto), Udine, Italy 2016.
Dance solo "Encounters" (Choreography: Cristina Sandino), Frankfurt 2016.
Dancer in "IN SIS TEN CIA" (choreography and performance: Marco de Ana) at the 11th Burgenland Dance Festival, Oberwart, Austria 2016.
Tour with the dance company "TEPENAHUATL" (National folkloric ballet from Nicaragua) in southern France and Spain, 2017.
Performance "Mora Infinita" in Ufer Studios for Contemporary Dance in Berlin, Germany 2017.
Dancer in "Danza y Frontera" (Choreography: Amanda Piña) in Hall G, Museums Quartier in Vienna, Austria 2018.
Her choreographic and educational commitment led to projects with "Dance Tolerance" in Austria and Moldova, and with the International Charity Children Flotilla "Kids for Freedom" in Turkey etc.
She lives and works since 2014 as a freelance dancer and choreographer in Vienna.
