Susan L. Smith BFA hons, RADRT, IDTA

Susan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland Canada where she began dancing at the age of 6. Upon graduation from Prince of Wales Collegiate in 1975 she attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. One year later she decided to pursue her dream to become a dance teacher and was accepted at the Canadian College of Dance at Ryerson University in Toronto Ontario. After three years of study and completing her Royal Academy of Dancing and Imperial society of teaching examinations, in the diploma program Susan was accepted into the Bachelor of Fine Arts, dance program at York University also in Toronto. She graduated in 1982 with honors BFA in Dance. Upon graduation she taught in the children’s dance intensive program at The Ottawa Dance Center & Theatre, and the Cumbrae School of Dance, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  In 1984 Susan moved to New Hampshire and taught in Derry and Nashua, NH. In 1986 she founded the New England School of Dance in Goffstown, NH. Susan is married to Paul Smith of Bedford, and they have two children, Alison and Ryan.