Susan Altman

Teaches at Dance Dynamics

Susan Altman is an accomplished ballerina with an extensive history of performing and teaching for over 30 years.  She teaches Ballet I/II and is also our director for our Adult Ballet program. In 2016, Susan earned the honor of becoming a certified teacher for American Ballet Theatre in New York, NY.  To become an ABT Certified Teacher, candidates must complete intensive training in the ABT National Training Curriculum and successfully pass comprehensive examinations.  As an ABT Certified teacher, Susan is permitted to teach the ABT National Training Curriculum, levels pre-primary through Level 3.  We are one of the few studios in the Midwest to have an ABT certified teacher on our staff! Susan performed with the Pointe Park Ballet of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and the Detroit Civic Ballet in Royal Oak, MI.  She has completed ballet mastery and choreography courses in recent years with the California Ballet, and the Del Mar Ballet in California. Susan runs our adult ballet program as well as our baton program director.  She teaches group lessons as well as runs a competitive baton program at Dance Dynamics.  Her students have competed at many local, regional and national baton twirling competitions, and have won divisional titles, such as AAU Midwest Regional Champion, and USTA State Champion.  One of her students was crowned with the most prestigious title for the NBTA division in our state, Miss Majorette of Illinois 2016.  Her coaching experience includes twirling, X strut, poms, dance team, and pageant modeling.