MAYRA MAR BECKER
CURRICULUM VITAE
Year of Birth:
1971
Nationality:
Brazilian and Portuguese
Education:
12th Grade (High School)
Languages:
Portuguese (native), Spanish, and English
TRAINING: TERAPHIES
2025
∙Accredited Shamanic Practitioner Certification (methodologies of anthropologist Michael Harner and of Beáta Alfoldi)_with Beáta Alfoldi
∙Family Constellations (Bert Hellinger methodology)_with Paula Ponce Álvares
2023-2024
∙Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System®_trauma informed practitioner training_BBTR Institute https://biodynamicbreath.com/team-members/mayra-mar
∙Training in Som Cristal Euphonia (crystal bowls)_with José Martins
2022-2021
∙Divine Intervention_Curanderos Lineage from Vera Cruz (Mexico)_with Dr. Peppino Valentino Bellusci
∙Leitura de Aura Alquímica® (Aura Reading training)_with Licínio Pascoal
2019
∙Mindfulness_with Pedro Loupa
2018-2019
∙Light Language (levels 1,2 and 3) Sacred Geometry_From the Curanderos Lineage from Vera Cruz (Mexico) and Starr Fuentes_with Homaya Amar
2016
∙Body Mirror System_The Brofman Foundation_with Anne-Birte Christensen
2011-2014
∙AIRschool_with André Louro de Almeida
2010
∙Introduction to Systemic Pedagogy_with Marianne Frank
2002
∙Reiki Usui (levels 1 and 2)_with Carlos Marques
1997
∙Shiatsu_with Hisayuki Yasui
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: DANCE TEACHER IN PORTUGAL
2019-2022
∙União Recreativa e Desportiva de Fontanelas e Gouveia - Sintra - Taught Introduction to Dance, Ballet, and Creative Dance classes to children aged 5 and up.
∙Centro Social e Paroquial de Colares - Sintra - Preschool and 1st Cycle (Elementary School) - Taught Creative Dance classes at the Colares and Almoçageme facilities.
∙Estúdios Victor Córdon - Lisboa - Taught Ballet classes to adults.
2013-2015
∙Ballet Colares - Colares - Sintra - Taught Ballet and Creative/Free Dance classes to students aged 4 and up.
2012-2013
∙Universidade do Algarve, Sala da Anfup - Faro - Conducted occasional workshops in Ballet and Contemporary Dance for youth and adults.
2011-2012
∙Universidade do Algarve, Sala da Anfup - Faro - Taught Ballet and Contemporary Dance classes at beginner and intermediate levels to youth and adults.
2011-2012
∙Cascd - Centro de Ação Social e Cultura dos Funcionários da Saúde - Faro - Taught introductory dance classes to children aged 3 to 6.
2009
∙Conservatory Orfeão de Leiria - Leiria - Taught a Ballet course across five levels to students aged 6 to 15.
2007
∙Estúdio Pró-Dança - Lisboa - Taught Ballet classes for adults.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: DANCER
Joined the following Dance Companies:
2013-2014
∙Eclipse Companhia de Arte - Portugal
Under the artistic direction of António M. Rodrigues.
Joined the company as a performer and co-creator.
Repertoire:
O Segundo Raio de Luz de Luar - Co-production with the São João National Theatre of Porto, premiered in March 2014.
O Orvalho da Verdade
O Paraíso Está em Ti
Performances in Portugal and Spain.
2000-2005
∙Ballet Gulbenkian - Lisbon - Portugal
Under the artistic direction of Iracity Cardoso (2000-2003) and Paulo Ribeiro (2003-2005).
Repertoire:
Jirí Kylián - Stamping Ground and Falling Angels
Ohad Naharin - Minus 7 and Perpetuum
Mauro Bigonzetti - Cantata
Rui Horta - Os Monólogos do Oriente and Lunar o dia fragmentado
Meril Tankard - Nuti
Henrique Rodovalho - Prumo
Itzik Galili - For Heaven’s Sake
Hervé Robbe - Pergunta sem Resposta
Vera Mantero - Como rebolar alegremente sobre um vazio interior
Gilles Jobin - Delicado
Paulo Ribeiro - Organic Spirit Organic Beat Organic Cage
Performances in Portugal, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Finland and Croatia.
1998-1999
∙Quasar Cia. de Dança - Goiânia - Brazil
Under the artistic direction of Henrique Rodovalho.
Repertoire:
Henrique Rodovalho - Versus, Registro and Coreografia para ouvir
Performances in Brazil and USA.
1996-1997
∙Ballet Theater Hagen - Hagen - Germany
Under the artistic direction of Jean-Jacques Vidal.
Repertoire:
Jean-Jacques Vidal - Fliehende Ideale, Réquiem and Apollo
Performances in Germany.
1995-1996
∙Ballett Hildesheim - Hildesheim - Germany
Under the artistic direction of Paula Lanseley.
Repertoire:
Paula Lanseley - Orpheu’s Present
Performances in Germany.
1994-1995
∙Ulmer Ballet - Ulm - Germany
Under the artistic direction of Qu Ping.
Repertoire:
Qu Ping – Othello’s Present, Das Andere Ufer and Dance Style
Performances in Germany.
1993-1994
∙Tanztheater Innsbruck - Innsbruck - Austria
Under the artistic direction of Eva Maria Lerchenberg-Tony.
Repertoire:
Eva Maria Lerchenberg-Tony - Der Idiot, Rosa Winter and Bahnhof
Performances in Austria.
1990-1991
∙Ballet de Camagüey - Camagüey - Cuba
Under the artistic direction of Fernando Alonso.
Repertoire:
Francisco Lang - Othelo and Tres Piezas Sacras
José A. Chávez - Tuya Amália
Traditional classical repertoire – Swan Lake, Paquita, La Fille Mal Guardee and Les Sílfides
Performances in Cuba.
1988
∙Juventa Cia. de Dança - Porto Alegre - Brazil
Under the artistic direction of Alexander Sidoroff.
Repertoire:
Valério Césio - Carmina Burana
Performances in Brazil.
RENOWNED DANCE TEACHERS SHE HAS WORKED WITH
Fernando Alonso, Laura Alonso, Josefina Mendez, Jorge Esquivel, Victoria Milanez, Alphonse Poulin, Jorge Garcia, Ivan Krammer, Deborah Weaver, Olga Ferri, Wasil Tupim, Mabel Silveira, Serguei Radchenko, Jane Blauth, Hugo Delavalle, Walter Arias and Alexander Sidoroff.
ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC TRAINING
2006
∙London - UK - Attended the teacher training course "Professional Dancer’s Teaching Diploma" at the Royal Academy of Dance in London.
1993
∙Turim - Italy - Attended the "Corso Professionale di Danza Classica" at Teatro Nuovo di Torino, with a scholarship.
1992
∙Buenos Aires - Argentina - Attended "Cuballet" - International Practical Course of the Cuban School of Ballet.
∙Buenos Aires - Argentina - Attended Ballet Repertoire and Pas-de-deux courses taught by teachers and former Bolshoi Ballet soloists Serguei Radchenko and Elena Radchenko at the Mabel Silvera Studio.
1988
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Attended the advanced-level "Tanz Theater" course taught by German dancer and choreographer Christine Brunel at the Academia Mudança studio.
∙Buenos Aires, Argentina — Attended the "Seventh National Course on Ballet Technique" organized by the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires.
1986
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Attended the “Performance do Movimento” (Movement Performance) course taught by Brazilian actor and theater director Luiz Arthur Nunes at Theatro São Pedro.
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Attended the “Conscientização” course taught by the dancers, choreographers, and directors of Ballet Stagium of São Paulo, Márika Gidali and Décio Otero, at Theatro São Pedro.
1987-1990
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Attended regular Ballet Technique classes taught by Brazilian teacher Victória Milanez at the studios of the International Dance Center. Participated in the "Estudos Coreográficos" performances.
1987-1988
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Attended regular Ballet Technique classes taught by Argentine teacher Alexander Sidoroff at the studios of the International Dance Center.
1985-1986
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Attended regular Classical Dance Technique classes at the Lenita Ruschel Pereira Ballet School. Participated in the school's annual performances.
1981-1984
∙Porto Alegre - Brazil - Regular attendance in Classical Dance classes taught at the Salma Chemale Ballet School. Participated in the school's annual performances.