Isaac Bates-Vinueza is an American choreographer, dancer, and writer who lives and works in San Francisco. He made his professional choreographic debut with Sacramento Ballet in 2022, and that same year, he was awarded the Ann and Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow. As a performer, Isaac has danced with the Sacramento Ballet, SFDanceworks, Post:ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, and LED Boise. He’s worked with artists like Natasha Adorlee, Bryan Arias, Rena Butler, Lauren Edson, Jodie Gates, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Laura O’Malley, Mosceleyne ParkeHarrison, Penny Saunders, Amy Seiwert, and Yue Yin. Isaac is an alumnus of Pacific Northwest Ballet School and holds a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley.