Samuel Melecio-Zambrano (They/Them) is a movement artist and Countertechnique teacher. They were first exposed to dance in the womb, as their mother and father salsa-ed their way about the living room. In 2018, they received a BFA in Dance from the University of South Florida (USF). They then moved to Melbourne, Australia to continue training, and following a fruitful stint as an avocado picker in Queensland, Australia, Samuel moved back to the United States. Now based in San Francisco, they have performed with BANDALOOP, FACT/SF, Robert Moses' Kin, Kinetech Arts, Kristin Damrow & Company, Garrett + Moulton Productions, and Mark Foehringer Dance Projects.