Susan Buck, Director
Susan Buck has her undergraduate and Masters Degree in Ballet from Indiana University. Her early training was with Marjorie Randazzo, numerous Cecchetti Conferences, the University of Michigan, and she attended high school at the National Academy of Arts in Champaign, Illinois.
Sue has completed her Cecchetti Ballet Exams highly commended, and completed the Vaganova Teacher's Training. She danced professionally with the Texas Ballet in Houston and was a guest artist with many Ballet companies throughout the U.S.
She has danced roles as diverse as leads in Othello, Trojan Women, Paquita, Cinderella, Don Quixote, Giselle, and The Nutcracker. She has studied with Bill Martin-Viscount, Jean Pierre Bonnefoux, Gwen Ashton, and Michael Maule among others. Her high energy teaching, nurturing of young children and outstanding ballet technique have given her quite a following in the Grand Traverse Area.