Meet the Crew
Nevil Jose (Soul-O)
Gabriele Bruzesse (Shok)
Ursula Manandhar
Born in Nepal, Ursula grew up dancing Nepalese traditional dance from a young age. On moving to Scotland in 2010 and gaining internet access, she began avidly learning dance from online tutorials, falling in love with hip hop, commercial, afro, krump and more, and practising in her school gym hall during every spare moment. While gaining her Art degree from Edinburgh University, she joined the university dance society, rising to hip hop team leader and choreographer, and entering inter-University competitions all over the UK. She joined the studio as a teacher in 2018 and has since then worked on dance and movement projects with Breakin' Conventions 'Emerge+See' platform, Starcatchers Productions for Imaginate Festival 2021, and Room 2 Manoeuvre's UK-Hong Kong collaborative piece 'Alley Oop'. She is part of adult dance company TMRW Crew, with which she has performed theatre pieces Reflections around the UK and in Hong Kong, and new theatre work The Needle and The Thread at Ignite 2024.
Marco Barot
Originally from the Philippines, Marco Barot is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher specializing in hip-hop, house, and freestyle, with strong foundations in choreography and street dance styles. With years of experience, he has trained, battled, and performed across the UK, regularly teaching and sharing his passion for dance. Notable credits include performances in Three60 World's Evolution Scottish Hip-Hop Theatre(Glasgow 2025), Ignite (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2024) and Shuffle Scratch Night Show (Platform Theatre, Glasgow, 2024) as part of TMRW Crew, as well as music video choreography and performances for artists such as Cling and Bee Asha. Beyond performing, Marco is a dedicated dance instructor, teaching house dance classes at Dance House Scotland and leading open choreography sessions incorporating hip-hop, house, afro, and freestyle elements. He has also taught as a guest instructor at LaunchPad Studio in Dundee, Slayhouse Studio in Glasgow, and for Edinburgh University Modern Dance Society. Marco continuously hones his craft, training in different styles to better understand dance as a whole, while also balancing his academic career as a second-year Computing student at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Roxi Hofman
Rita Hu
Raised in China, Rita discovered soul dance at just 6 years old, finding Waacking later, in 2014. She has trained avidly in multiple dance styles over the last 20 years, and also loves old school hip hop, commercial styles and K-pop. Rita has performed, battled and taught around China and the world, including performing at World of Dance, China. Some of her favourite battles include Summer Dance Forever, Amsterdam, and Old School Night, Japan, and she has taken numerous competitive wins including the Huawei New Year's Eve 2v2 freestyle champion in 2018 and the 2020 Changsha Queen of Disco for Waacking. Before moving to Scotland, she taught regular classes at 227 Studio and Kinjaz China, as well as teaching workshops all over China. Her mantra is simply, keep on dancing. Peace and love!
Leila Capasso
Born and raised in Argentina, Leila grew up surrounded by the rhythms of Jazz and Latin styles. She trained for six years before graduating from the renowned arts institution Polivalente de Arte with a degree in Ballet, Contemporary, and Argentine Folklore. During that time, she competed in Danzamérica—South America’s biggest dance competition—earning top honors in the “Estilo Libre” category. Beyond dance, Leila designs costumes for TMRW Crew and created looks for Emerge+See, a hip hop theatre night at Newcastle’s Dance City, produced by Breakin’ Convention in 2022. That same year, she performed with the vibrant O'Bahia Comparsa at the iconic Carnaval of Gualeguaychú, one of South America’s most celebrated cultural events. While Reggaeton is her favorite, Leila brings heart and versatility to styles like Waacking, Hip Hop, Commercial, Hustle, and Latin dance.
Giulia Chiriac
Giulia has been dancing from a young age. Originally from Romania, she developed a love for performing and dance during her teenage years when she decided to train full-time at The Scottish Institute (formerly known as MGA). She graduated after four years of full-time dance training in 2025 and is professionally trained in multiple styles, including jazz, ballet, tap, contemporary, aerial, heels, commercial, and hip-hop. Giulia is currently making a name for herself in the commercial and hip-hop dance scene. She has a passion for both creating and choreographing, finding just as much fulfillment in teaching as she does in performing. “For me, there is no backup plan—it’s dance or nothing. It’s my main source of passion and happiness.”
Krystal Karakosta
Krystal has danced professionally and competitively from a young age, starting with jazz, ballet and latin styles, then moving into hip hop, which is now her main style. She attained 1st places at Hip hop International (HHI) competitions in youth, adult and mega crew categories. At 18, Krystal moved to Scotland where she studied Psychology at University, and subsequently attained a Masters degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. While in Scotland, she has taught in numerous dance studios, and has extensive experience working with children. Krystal believes there is an undeniable connection between physical and mental health, which had led her to dance as well as psychological studies, believing that dance and movement are vital to everyone's mental health.
Oscar Ho
Originally from Hong Kong, Oscar is a dancer, choreographer and teacher specialising in Popping as well as having strong foundations and experience in hip hop and funk styles. With more than a decade's experience, has travelled around Asia since 2013, training, battling and performing, including Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Notable credits include the 2012 hip hop arena choreography champion (Hong Kong), 2012 oriental super champions popping battle champion (Hong Kong), 2012 Japan Gatsby dance choreography competition champion, 2013 hip hop festival (Hong Kong) choreography competition champion, 2014 master flesh popping battle 1v1 champion, and 2017 pop city (Hong Kong) popping battle 1v1 top 4, as well as performances for DBS bank commercials and numerous shows and events. He moved to the UK in 2021, and currently teaches regular adults classes in Edinburgh as well as training as part of TMRW Crew. Oscar aims to drill dance styles to improve his skills, and has a degree in Physiology and Chinese Medication from Hong Kong Baptist University, providing a strong understanding of the human body.
Natalie Bullions
Max Evans
Max Evans is an Edinburgh-based artist, choreographer, filmmaker and a member of the TMRW and WAMNAM dance crews, where he consistently creates new work and performs. Max has established the MXV, a dance videography brand to spotlight Scotland’s vibrant and diverse dance scene. Through MXV, Max collaborates with local dance artists on videography projects, providing filming and editing services that combine their expertise in dance, choreography, and filmmaking to produce authentic and visually compelling dance content. In addition to their artistic pursuits, Max is an experienced Production Coordinator, having worked with leading creative film and video agencies in Scotland. This professional background, paired with their artistic vision, ensures a seamless blend of creativity and technical precision in all their projects. Driven by a passion for storytelling, Max works across Dance, Film & Theatre to create movement-based work.