Piny was born in Lisbon in 1981, with Portuguese and Angolan heritage. She completed her bachelor's degree in Architecture at FAUTL in 2007 and a postgraduate degree in Set Design in 2009. In the same year, she finished the "Scenography, Dance, and Architecture" training in Paris at École National d’Architecture and CND. Her journey in dance began in 1999, where she started studying Middle Eastern and North African dances. Since 2006, she has been immersed in learning, researching, and teaching North American urban dances, including Breakdance, Hip Hop, House, Vogue, and Waacking, exploring the fusion of these dance languages. This learning journey has taken her through various European cities and New York, in both informal and formal settings. Piny has been teaching regular classes since 2006, in professional, amateur, and social project contexts.