Marina Da Silva is a multi-instrumentalist performing artist and teacher, living on the Coast. Marina’s Brazilian family heritage instilled in her a life-long passion for music, dance, and cultural art forms.

A career in dance led her to choreograph and perform for artists, events and companies throughout the country, in styles ranging from classical ballet, to commercial hip hop, Brasilian samba, Afro-fusion and more.

In the area of music, a dedication to rhythm and percussion has led her to dive deep into the world of percussion in the Sydney music scene and overseas; training and performing with leaders in the fields of traditional Afro-Latin-Caribbean rhythms.

Hilton Denis is a multidisciplinary performer, choreographer, dancer and musician with a career spanning over two decades. He began as a child actor in Australian television productions including All Saints and The Potato Factory, and went on to perform in major musical theatre productions such as ShowBoat and Oliver.

A graduate of Sydney’s Brent Street, Hilton became a sought-after professional dancer, reaching the Top 20 in the first season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. His screen credits include Farscape, Rescue Special Ops, and performances for X Factor, MTV VMAs and the film King Kong.

He has collaborated with leading Australian artists including Jessica Mauboy and Timomatic. Hilton is also a founding member of HiA, an alternative HipHop band with his siblings David and Nancy Denis. The trio, born and raised on Gadigal land, fuse soulful storytelling with HipHop and RnB grooves reflecting their Haitian heritage and lived experience.