Baker Artist Portfolios

Sam Koseff (they/them) is a butch dancer, choreographer, and teacher whose research focuses on queering ballet and lesbian and transgender stories. Originally from California, they began training at Westside School of Ballet before attending Goucher College, where they graduated Summa Cum Laude as a triple major in dance, gender studies, and integrative arts. They have presented works at a range of theaters including The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Theater, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theater at the BMA, Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts, and Kraushaar Auditorium. Koseff currently performs with Full Circle Dance Company and Ballet Embody while freelance choreographing throughout the DMV and beyond. They also teach ballet, pointe, and modern at Morton Street Dance Center while choreographing for their Nutcracker and Spring Concert.