Piny was born in Lisbon, of Portuguese and Angolan descent. She holds degrees in Dance and Architecture. She is a performer, dancer, pedagogue and choreographer, moving at the intersections of traditional dances from the SWANA region, street dance, clubbing and ballroom culture. She has created works such as Periférico (with Vhils, 2017), HIP. a pussy point of view (2019), .G Rito (2021) and ONYX (2024). Piny is the artistic director of the festival OU.kupa and studies Hatha Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, astrology, tarot and decolonial practices.