Brendan Pinkett, a recent transplant from the greater Nashville, TN area, is a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator located in Chicago, IL. His introduction to dance began inside competitive dance studios and in 2015, began a pivotal mentorship with Travis Cooper. Working alongside Travis there were many opportunities to travel the United States, deeply studying and building Pinkett’s foundation within movement, along with assisting and co-choreographing at several dance studios around the United States. Between 2016 - 2020, Pinkett assisted several choreographers such as Roshunda Brown, Cailin Manning, and became a Faculty Assistant for Bellamoxi Dance Convention. In 2016, Pinkett joined Found Youth and after graduating from Nashville school of the arts in 2020, he became a contracted company member with Found Movement Group, a professional dance company based in Nashville, TN under the direction of Stacie Flood-popp.

Since moving to Chicago, Pinkett has been exploring the playground that the Chicago dance community. Dipping his toe into the house, tap, concert and commercial communities that are in and around Chicago’s dance climate. His artistry is rooted in his values of play, curiosity, and connection to self and other. As a teacher, he offers knowledge in a pleura of styles such as contemporary, hiphop, tap, contact improvisation, modern, and more. Currently Pinkett is teaching at local dance studios in the Chicago area, continuing to build his dance community, and is participating in a local performance at the Neo-futurist theatre.

Claire Adcox is a dancer and actor originally from Dickson County Tennessee. With over 15 years of training at Miss Amy’s School of the Arts. She has performed in cities across the U.S as a member of a Nashville based professional company named Found Movement Group and has worked in film as well.

Claire has traveled the world expanding her craft training in New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Boston and Spain. She is proficient in contemporary, Hip Hop, Street Jazz, House, Freestyle and Fusion styles. Training under renowned creative director and choreographer Stacie Flood-Pop and Lee Myles through The ToolBox, a choreography program focused on composition and movement creation. In addition to performing, Claire was a faculty member for 4 years teaching at Millennium Dance Complex Nashville sharing her passion and unique voice with dancers of all levels. She brings a blend of technical training, industry experience, and creative storytelling to every class she leads.

Gian Marco Dela Cruz, is a well versed choreographer and professional dancer in the Nashville Industry. Originally from Los Angeles, he represented USA in Hip Hop International with a studio now known as The LAB under Carrie Calkins and Valerie Ramirez. Competing against well known choreographers like Paris Goebel with Royal Family. In the professional world, he has worked with artists like Akon, Josh Ross, Thomas Rhett, Jelly Roll, Little Big Town, KB, Lee Brice, Jake Owen, and more both on stage and in music videos.

He is also known for being the CEO of Sayyo Production, LLC.

Sayyo Production, LLC is a company established in 2017. A humble beginning that started with filming only as a substitute to most local videographers to becoming a respected household name in the dance industry. With a long collaboration list of some of the biggest names in the dance world including Christopher Scott, Brian Freedmen, Teddy Forance, Jojo Gomez, Talia Favia, Tobias Ellehammer, Phil Wright, Delaney Glazer, Blake McGrath, and many more. Working with various conventions and programs like Tribe99, Prodigy Dance Convention, Kaos, Accelerate, Immersive Artist Experience, Phnx, and Star Systems. 

Sayyo Production has worked subtly into the music industry working with local star’s like Dolly Parton, Young Buck, Kelsie Watts, Girl Name Tom, Starlito, and more. Currently, having multiple productions distributed and in collaboration with VEVO, UMG, and Sony Music Group.