Marilyn Miller (Kukuyalanji and Waanyi) is the founder of BlakDance, co-founder of Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT), and the co-director of Preparing Ground alongside Jasmin Sheppard and Katina Olsen. Marilyn has also been the Festival Director for the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival as well as Program Manager and Artistic Associate for Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF). Marilyn founded BlakDance in 2005, is a current member of its Cultural Council and facilitated three Indigenous Dance Forums for the organisation, including the National Indigenous Dance Forum in Melbourne in 2017 and BlakFutures in Adelaide in 2023, along with numerous other facilitations in other sectors.