Current Movers
Core Movers
Lily Conforti
Lily Conforti is a Minneapolis based performer, choreographer, and teacher. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with BA’s in Dance and Physiology. She has performed in works created by Gallim Dance, and Kjara Wurst, and trained with Rubberband Dance in Montreal, Ground Grooves in LA, and Marion Sparber in Berlin. Lily’s choreographic work has been presented at many Fringe Festivals, Candybox Dance Festival, Threads Tapestries Choreographer Showcase, the Minnesota Fall Forward Festival, and her independently produced shows. She has danced locally with Threads Dance Project, Amez Dance, Honey Works, Alternative Motion Project, and she continues to train and perform with Black Label Movement.
Shannon Dolan
Shannon Hartle Dolan (she/her) is a Twin Cities based movement artist and teacher originally from Des Moines, IA. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BFA in Dance, Minor in Communication Studies, and a Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship.
She currently dances with Black Label Movement, eMartin Dance, and Ruby Josephine Dance Theatre. Additionally, she has appeared in works with Threads Dance Project, Crash Dance Productions, Joanna Lees, Concerto Dance, and Analog Dance Works to name a few. Her choreography has been presented in the Fall Forward Festival, Zenon's Zone and Block Z programs, Movers Make 2.0, and Candy Box Dance Festival. She is currently a teaching artist at Young Dance, Circus Juventas, Zenon, and Hothouse.
Laura Sukowatey
Laura Sukowatey is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and studio owner based in Minneapolis. Rooted in the Minnesota dance community, she has cultivated her artistry through her work with Black Label Movement, Ruby Josephine Dance Company, and Crash Dance Productions. Laura is the co-founder of Hothouse, a space created specifically for professionals and beginners alike to pursue their dance aspirations.
Laura also works in production through her company STUDIO AURA, with a niche for capturing dancers and artists. She is known for her distinctive artistic voice and compelling storytelling via dance, film, and photography.
Javan Mngrezzo
Since relocating to the Twin Cities in 2021, Javan (he/him) is honored to have had a robust history here. To name a few, dance engagements have included Black Label Movement, Amez Dance, Corpus Dance Works, Rhythmically Speaking, Arena Dances, James Sewell Ballet, Collide Theatrical, Threads Dance Project, Hatch Dance, Ballet Co.Laboratory, Analog Dance Works, and Strange Loop Projects.
Beyond Minnesota, Javan has taught and toured nationally and internationally with Bodyvox, Heidi Duckler Dance, and Rainbow Dance Theater - among others.
Outside of dance, his primary focus is Pilates and becoming a Mat/Reformer Dual-Certified BalancedBody® Pilates Instructor in summer of 2027.
Cheng Xiong
Cheng "Technica" Xiong is an artist, educator, and community leader rooted in Minnesota. With 12 years of professional experience and a foundation in street dance, he has proudly been a company member of Black Label Movement since 2013. His performance experience also includes work with long time colleagues of BRKFST Dance and STRONGmovement along with the Minnesota Timberwolves’ First Avenue Breakers. In addition to performing, Cheng is an instructor and educator at the University of Minnesota Theater and Dance Program, Macalester College, and Hothouse. He is currently the Artistic Director of Mixtape Dance MN.
Ensemble Movers
Jake Nehrbass
Jake Nehrbass is a Minneapolis-based dancer, choreographer, and teacher who began dancing at age three. He holds a BA in Dance and Exercise Science, combining his artistic practice with an interest in anatomy, physical therapy, and yoga. Jake is a company member of ARENA Dances and an ensemble member of Black Label Movement, and has collaborated with numerous Twin Cities dance organizations. His choreography has been presented through Black Label Movement’s Movers Make, ARENA Dances’ CANDY BOX Festival, Crash Dance Productions, Corpus Dance Works, Rhythmically Speaking, and St. Olaf College. Jake is passionate about creating, performing, teaching, and fostering connection through movement.
Yukina Sato
Yukina Sato is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker whose work explores the interplay of movement and storytelling. Her artistic practice examines cultural hybridity, drawing from her experience living between countries, and navigating overlapping cultural landscapes. She has collaborated with acclaimed dance artists including Abby Zbikowski (Abby Z + New Utilities), Carl Flink (Black Label Movement), Crystal Perkins (Dayton Contemporary Dance Company), Bebe Miller, and Diavolo – Architecture in Motion and many more. Yukina holds an MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Rachel Lieberman
Growing up in and around Chicago, Rachel Lieberman trained and performed primarily with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago. After graduating from Macalester College in 2018, she's performed with Contempo Physical, Leila Awadallah, Off Leash Area, A Cripple's Dance, Analog Dance Works, Annika Johansson, Zoë Koenig, Xina, Judee Shuǐ Xiān, and Amez Dance, among others. Rachel's choreography has been commissioned and presented by Franconia Sculpture Garden, Threads Dance Project, Alternative Motion Project, Red Eye Theater, Candy Box Dance Festival, and the Walker Art Center. Off-stage, Rachel works at Cow Tipping Press teaching and publishing creative writing by adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Addie Smith
Addie Smith, a California native, received their BA in Theater Arts and Dance from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2017. Since relocating to Minneapolis after graduating, they have created, performed, and toured with local companies and artists including Loom Lab, Crash Dance Productions, Alternative Motion Project, Analog Dance Works, Rogue & Rabble Dance, Corpus Dance Works, Amez Dance, Ruby Josephine Dance Theater, Zoë Koenig, Rachel Lieberman, Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies/Little Tanz Theater, Shannon Dolan, and Bobby Rethwish. Addie strives to bring curiosity, vulnerability, some foolishness, and deep, grounded honesty and care into their work and into dance spaces.
Guest Movers
MiKayla Sherpling
MiKayla Scherping is from Winsted, Minnesota, graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato with her BFA in Dance in 2024. Presently, she is a second year company member with Concerto Dance. Since graduation she has danced with Black Label Movement, Collide Theatrical Dance Company, Time Track Dance, Little Tanz Theatre, and performed at Corpus Dance Works’ Rejects Cohorts. MiKayla has worked with Twin Cities artists such as Matthew Janczewski, Daniel Stark, Heather Klopchin, and Allison Doughty-Marquesen. While in school, she choreographed three works that were selected to perform for MSU’s main stage dance concerts, one of which was presented in the American College Dance Association’s adjudicated concert. In Fall 2023, she served as the choreographer for MSU’s theater production of RENT for which she was awarded Outstanding Choreography by the KCACTF. She currently performs, choreographs, and teaches in the Twin Cities area.
Cam Wang
Cam Wang is a dance artist based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A 2024 graduate of Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA), he has trained extensively in contemporary and classical forms. Cam is currently in his seventh season with TU Dance Center and is a first-year trainee with CULTIVATE, a Trainee program. His training includes work with TU Dance Center, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, and Black Label Movement. He has performed works by Camille A. Brown, Ronald K. Brown, Yusha Marie-Sorzano, Gregory Dolbashian, Leslie Parker, and Cheng Xiong, among other choreographers. With 19 years of dance experience, he continues to expand his artistic voice through performance, exploration, and collaboration within the dance community.