Joana Sainz Garcia (1989 – September 1, 2019) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and songwriter from

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

, Spain. She was killed in a stage explosion on September 1, 2019.

Biography

Garcia was raised in

Santander Santander may refer to: Places * Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain * Santander Department, a department of Colombia * Santander State, former state of Colombia * Santander de Quilichao, a m ...

, a port city on Spain's north coast in the

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

region. She later moved to Suances, also in Cantabria. "The first time I saw her, when she came, I realized her virtues. She was a girl with a lot of energy, with a lot of desire. From the beginning, I saw her a dancer,” Garcia's teacher, Marta Rojo, told ''El Español''. Rojo remembered that Garcia started formal dance training in 2010. Sainz was the principal dancer and chief choreographer of Spain's Super Hollywood Orchestra. The group were known for their exciting performances which used many special effects, including

fireworks Fireworks are a class of low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large number of devices ...

. Joana Sainz died on September 1, 2019 while performing in front of an audience of 1000 people, at a four-day music festival at Las Berlanas. A

pyrotechnic Pyrotechnics is the science and craft of creating such things as fireworks, safety matches, oxygen candles, explosive bolts and other fasteners, parts of automotive airbags, as well as gas-pressure blasting in mining, quarrying, and demolition. ...

device used during the performance exploded next to her.2019, 'Joana Sainz Dead at 30', https://www.haberler.com/genc-sarkici-joana-sainz-havai-fisek-12383579-haberi/ She was struck in the stomach by a faulty cartridge used in the pyrotechnic device.

References

1989 births 2019 deaths Spanish female dancers Spanish women singer-songwriters Spanish singer-songwriters Deaths by explosive device Spanish women choreographers Spanish choreographers Accidental deaths in Spain 21st-century Spanish dancers People from Santander, Spain Musicians who died on stage {{Spain-singer-stub