As a Fort Collins native, Conner Horak-Flood receive his initial dance training in and around Colorado. He graduated from Butler University cum laude wih a BFA in Dance Performance with departmental honours. As a professional movement artist, Conner has danced with Wonderbound (where he performed with the Flobots at the Vail Dance Festival), with David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble, Boulder Ballet, Reformations Contemporary Ballet, Amy Anderson’s Engage Movement Arts, Front Range Contemporary Ballet, Starry Night Productions, Syracuse Ballet, and James Sewell Ballet, where he worked with James Sewell, Darius Strong, and Gabrielle Lamb.

Until the company’s retirement in 2025, Conner was a member of Judy Bejarano’s IMPACT Dance Company, and is currently a principal dancer with Ballet Northern Colorado under the Artistic Directorship of Michael Pappalardo. He has choreographed for Starry Night Productions, Ballet Northern Colorado, and as Co-Director of The Soda Shop Movement Company.

Jenna Smith is originally from Maple Grove, Minnesota, where she began training in ballet at the age of four. She received her BFA in Performing Arts from Colorado State University, where she had the opportunity to perform many featured roles in faculty and guest artist works. After graduation, she worked with Cleo Parker Robinson’s 2nd company before joining IMPACT Dance Company in the fall of 2012. In Nashville, she had the pleasure of studying with Banning Bouldin of New Dialect and FALL aerial ballet company. Jenna joined Canyon Concert Ballet in 2019 and remained a full-time artistic associate until Spring 2024. She has been a guest performer with Aspen Dance Connection, Industrial Dance Alliance, Beth Twigs (Twigs + Co) and has performed all over the United States and Puerto Rico. She remained an active member and Assistant Director of IMPACT Dance Company until the company's retirement in 2025, and is very excited to be Co-Director of The Soda Shop Movement Company!

Her choreographic work has been featured in IMPACT Dance Company’s shows, “Words, (Wo)men and Song” in 2018, “C’est La Vie” in 2021, “From the Circus.. To The Sea” in 2022, and “Nourish” in 2024. She has produced and directed multiple award-winning shows at the Fort Collins Fringe Festival. “Women Working: Movement Stories by 3 Colorado Choreographers,” which received the Salt Magazine “Movers and Shakers” award, and “5 X 5,” which received “Best of Fringe”, “Audience Choice”, and “Artist Choice” awards. Her choreography has been commissioned in multiple shows by Canyon Concert Ballet: “Ballet and Beer: Latin Nights”, “Ballet, Jazz, and Beer”, “Ballet, Broadway, and Beer”, “The Little Mermaid”, and for the 2023 Fort Collins Movement Festival.

A Colorado native, Binyamin began his dance training while attending Colorado State University. He went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance and a BS in Zoology in May 2022. While attending university, Binyamin had the opportunity to perform in numerous faculty and student-choreographed works, as well as residency pieces by internationally acclaimed choreographers such as Dwight Rhoden, André Megerdichian, and Vincent Thomas. Binyamin also developed a strong choreographic voice of his own at CSU. Some of his undergraduate works were selected for presentation at the American College Dance Association Conference and as a finalist in the New Century Dance Project Choreographic Competition in 2022.

Binyamin has continued to engage the Colorado dance community at large since graduating from CSU. His work as a choreographer flourishes through creations for students throughout Northern Colorado and multiple professional company commissions. Binyamin joined Canyon Concert Ballet as an artistic associate and faculty member in June of 2022, and he is now a principal dancer with the company. He is also an inaugural member of the Soda Shop Movement Company, and he performed with IMPACT Dance Company from 2023 on through its sunset season in March 2025.

Emmeline Bywater discovered her passion for dance while living in the UK. She began her training in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and drama, and at age ten was accepted into the Royal Ballet School’s Associates Programme in London, where she trained for six years. She continued her development through the Royal Ballet School’s Spring Intensive and by performing with the National Youth Ballet.

In 2020, Emmeline began her vocational training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, earning a BA in Modern Ballet. During her studies, she had the opportunity to work with notable choreographers including John McFall, Julian Moss, and Andrew McNicol.

Following graduation, Emmeline joined Canyon Concert Ballet, where she is now in her third season and dancing as a corps de ballet member. In 2024, she became an inaugural member of The Soda Shop Movement Company and is excited to be dancing with them for their second season. 

Liam is currently a fourth year Dance/Business administration double major at Colorado State University. He received the majority of his 9 year of dance training at Colorado School of Dance in Parker, CO, and received additional Summer training with institutions like Colorado Ballet and King LINES Ballet. He as performed as a guest artist in the role of Cavalier in The Nutcracker 2021-2023, in American Lullaby: Still Singing with IMPACT Dance Company and is currently working both as a performer with The Soda Shop Movement Company and as a teacher with Canyon Concert Ballet.

Sophia Brodin is originally from Lansing, Michigan and moved to Fort Collins in 2020. She graduated from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in 2019 with a degree in ballet performance and an outside field in exercise science. At Indiana University Ballet Theater, she had the honor of training under NYCB legend Kyra Nichols, PNB’s Carla Korbes, and Boston Ballet’s Sarah Wroth along with Sasha Janes, Michael Vernon, and the late Violette Verdy. Throughout her 4 years at Indiana University she had the pleasure of performing in many works choreographed by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Jerome Robbins, Mark Morris, and Nicole Haskins. Prior to attending Indiana University Sophia trained with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater full time high school training program and was given the opportunity to perform with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater company. While with Canyon Concert Ballet she has had the pleasure of performing many soloist and principal roles in Michael Pappalardo’s productions. The 2025/2026 season will be Sophia’s fourth Season with Canyon Concert Ballet. and her first season with Soda Shop Movement Company!

Brady began dancing at the age of two and quickly discovered a passion for movement and performance. He danced competitively for six years and developed a strong foundation in contemporary, modern, ballet, and jazz. Currently a junior at Colorado State University, Brady made CSU history as the first male dancer to join the CSU Golden Poms dance team. Brady is committed to bringing technique, emotion, energy, and passion to every performance. This will be Brady’s first season with Soda Shop Movement Company!

Sammi Harmon grew up in Aurora, Colorado, where she began dancing at the age of three. She finished her training in Colorado at International Ballet School under Mark and Sandra Carlson, and also attended summer intensives at Boston Ballet, Ballet West, The Washington Ballet, and Colorado Ballet. She then moved to Salt Lake City to study ballet at the University of Utah, during which time she was a New York City Finalist at Youth America Grand Prix, as well as a member of Utah Ballet. After she graduated Magna Cum Laude with her BFA, she returned to Denver, where she went on to perform professionally with Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company, Ballet Ariel, Ballet5280, and Reformation Dance Company, in addition to performing with comedian Hannibal Buress, for visual artist Nick Cave at the Denver Art Museum, and in a video by National Geographic photographer Gabe Fermin. After receiving her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Colorado, Sammi was on the tour of Frozen the Musical for over two years. Most recently she has been dancing in Denver with Ballet Ariel, where she performed the title role in Carmen, and with Reverie Dance Company.

Dominique Laura Willis is a classically trained modern and ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator with over fifteen years of professional experience. She has performed with companies including Wonderbound Ballet Theater, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, and Gaspard & Dancers, and has toured internationally to Italy, Mexico, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom. Her choreography—movement-based, research-driven, and socially engaged—has been commissioned by organizations such as New Ballet Ensemble, Denver School of the Arts, University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Bermuda Civic Ballet. As an educator, Dominique has taught across K–12 schools, universities, and community programs, guided by her philosophy that “dance is for every Body.” Currently based in Denver, she continues to perform, teach, and create works that connect cultural experience with human resilience.

An international soloist with a decade of performance experience, Henry is excited to be working with The Soda Shop Movement Company for their first season. Hailing from Essex (England), Henry’s formal training was at Ballet West Scotland, where he graduated with a BA(Hons) in Ballet and Fdn in Dance. Here he studied under ballet greats such as Daniel Job (NYC Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Cleveland Ballet), and Sonia Fajardo (Ballet de Havana, Elmhurst Ballet), with support from others including Michael Raynaud, Andrew McNicol and Norton Fantinel.

Credits include contemporary works by leading choreographers (including Indra Reinhold), and national tours of Scotland, including Giselle (Peasant Dance, Squire), Swan Lake (Spanish, Czardas), and The Nutcracker (Russian), and more recently with CCBallet, Dracula (Arthur Holmwood), The Picture of Dorian Grey (James Vane), Sleeping Beauty (Wolf, Suitor), and The Nutcracker (Cavalier Prince).

Henry also has an enjoyment for art and design, and has created our Soda Shop Movement Company website. To see his artwork online, click here.

Dan Minzer is thrilled to collaborate with the Soda Shop Movement Company!. He has worked for over 15 years as a professional lighting designer, technician, and electrician; with experience in design for concert, dance, theatre, and live events. A graduate of Colorado State University, he has worked in New York, Las Vegas, Portland, Hawaii. Dan returned to Northern Colorado in late 2016 where he continues to work in the area as a freelance designer and currently at the Rialto Theater in Loveland as Technical Coordinator - Lighting. Noted past productions include the Bates Dance Festival Performance Showcase(2011), Portland Rose Festival(2016) with Hollywood Lights Inc, The Beckett Experience(2019) at the Colorado State University Studio Theater, and Frida!(2019) with IMPACT Dance Company