Marcus Nieves started dancing in 1998 while out clubbing in one of New Jersey's hot spots at the time, "Foxes". He was intrigued by the various turn patterns and energy that the local dancers displayed on the dance floor. That sparked his interest in Salsa and he began taking dance lessons with Kenny Lopez. In 1999, Marcus was approached by Luis Zegarra to take part in his dance company, "Fuerze Latina." There he gained most of his experience as a salsero, performing in many events around the tri-state area, which provide him the exposure he needed to be recognized in the dance scene. In 2000, Marcus began dancing under Nelson Flores and his dance team "Descarga Latina", which opened the opportunity for him to take part in the off-Broadway show "Latin Madness". In late 2002, Marcus worked as one of the "Copa Boys" for the world famous "Copacabana" and in 2003, he fulfilled his dancing goal of becoming a member of the "Eddie Torres Dance Company", for which he danced and toured around the world. He then joined several of his old dance mates from the ET dancers in a collaboration team called "Latin Soul Dancer", which he performed with all of 2007. Today, he is also the dance instructor at his own MDN Latin Dance Studio in New Jersey.