Sam was born in the London borough of Croydon in 1995. His upbringing was one that was full of love, good food, and imaginative child’s play in ‘Ford’s Forest’ (his back garden). As a neurodiverse person, Sam struggled in the traditional schooling system but excelled at dance, cooking and the performing arts. His entry into dance was in a bid to compete with his little sister when she begun tap lessons. Lo and behold, Sam’s sibling rivalry paved off as he found a true love and freedom in movement and choreography. At the age of 15, Sam joined the BRIT School in Croydon where he intensively studied all dance styles under the guidance of some of the countries best practitioners. Completing his A levels at the school, Sam continued his dance studies and began his degree at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating with a 1st class degree in Contemporary Dance. Upon graduation, Sam left Yorkshire for London to join Edge, the post-graduate company of London Contemporary Dance School. Sam has since enjoyed a successful performing career with companies such as Rhiannon Faith, Avant Garden Dance, Barnaby Booth and English National Opera.

Anna and Sam set up Northern Rascals in 2017, after being awarded a micro commission by Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal. The duo made a short work called 2 Peas. They shortly were successful in receiving their first Arts Council England grant for ‘Dearest Daisy’ in 2018. Since Northern Rascals establishment in 2017, Anna and Sam have developed a strong track record of support from its creative and professional community, industry partners and funding bodies. This includes support from Arts Council England, Leeds City Council, The Place – Choreodrome Artists 2020, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Didsbury Arts Festival (main commission 2019), The Royal Exchange Theatre (Hodgkiss Award, Shortlisted) and copious commissions from the National CAT Scheme (The Lowry 2022, Dance4 2021, NSCD 2020-22). Northern Rascals key works include The Aftermath, commissioned by The Piece Hall and Northern Broadsides, SHED, Reviving Her and Sunny Side. All of which have been supported by ACE, NSCD, NB, Kala Sangam and a community of over 750 young people across the North of England.

As a graduate of film music composition, Wilfred began his career composing scores for independent films and contemporary dance works during his studies at Leeds Conservatoire. He was awarded ACE's 'Developing Your Creative Practice' fund in 2022 to further this work within the contemporary dance industry. Wilfred's music is heavily influenced by his deep passion for storytelling and the natural landscapes he grew up surrounded by in rural North Yorkshire.

Barnaby is a lighting designer and choreographer. His lighting credits include work for Sita Ostheimer, DeNada Dance Theatre/Carlos Pons Guerra, Jamaal Burkmar/Extended Play, Andrea Costanzo Martini, National Dance Company of Wales, Marikiscrycrycry, Sebastian Abarbanell, Jack Philp, Northern Rascals, Lisard Tranid and Clementine Telesfort, Akeim Toussaint Buck/Toussaint to Move and Crystal Zillwood, Wilhelmina Ojanen, Abbott Dance Company, Impact Dance/Hakeem Onibudo, Unholy Mess Theatre Company, Feet Off the Ground, Mavin Khoo, Ieva Kuniskis, Tora Hed, Staatstheater Kassel and Mala Kline.

As a choreographer Barnaby won a number of prizes at the Stuttgart International Solo Festival and at the Gdanski festival tanca in Poland in 2017. From there, he went on to complete successful commissions worldwide, notably working for English National Opera, and Poetic Disaster's Club of Club Guy and Roni in The Netherlands. His commissions include work for Trak Dance Ensemble (Austria), Folkwang Tanzstudio of Folkwang University of the Arts (Germany), NSCD Verve (UK), Los Little Guys (US/Mexico), Dantzaz Dance Company (Spain) and Northern School of Contemporary Dance (UK).

Aaron is a digital artist, filmmaker, animator and Director of visual arts company, Howl Creative. Originating from a background in illustration and graphic moving image, Aaron now works across dance, audio-visual installation and theatre to push how digital art interacts with both visual and performative qualities. Aaron is also the Co-Director of Night People, a collaborative arts company specialising in performance events and cabaret theatrics.