Attaining a BA in Dance and Communications in her native Mexico, Silene is a versatile dancer, actress and dance instructor. She started her career as a Radio and Television presenter and then became a professional dancer, after graduating in 2014 from Contempodanza School in Mexico City. She has had the opportunity to dance on international stages, highlights include: winning the Grand Prix of the New Prague Dance Festival, with a contemporary dance choreography lead by Cecilia Lugo, Czech Republic 2014, and two concert tours throughout Japan as a dancer and choreographer with the Perez Prado Orchestra in 2015 and 2016. Since she arrived in Vancouver in 2017, Silene has been dancing in different projects, credits include: The Body Orchestra Collective, Jennifer Aoki, The Lolas Entertainment, Samba Fusion, LH Performance Productions, Gemma Crowe, Cleo Halls-Paper Heart Productions, Yunuen Perez and LFS Dance, some of this performances where presented in festivals such as Dancing on the Edge, The Fringe Festival Vancouver and Winnipeg edition, Leg Up by Dezzadance and Burnaby Festival of Learning. Besides dancing, Silene also enjoys teaching. She has worked in various facilities all over the Lower Mainland, her curriculum include: Arts Umbrella, Arts Space, Bonsor Community Center and the Anvil Centre. Silene is currently working on a solo based on the challenges of Motherhood, she became a mother in the middle of the global pandemic, isolated and away from her roots. This process started in a residency with Cada West and now at the Community Nights hosted by Eight and Eight Creative Spaces at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
