Susanne received her Brown Belt in Portland, Oregon in October of 2011.  She continues on her personal journey of discovering joy and self expression through movement, which she enjoys sharing with her students through exuberant and playful Nia® classes.  She has studied classical and expressive dance since she was a young child, and she integrates her knowledge of other disciplines such as Pilates, yoga, ballet, modern, jazz, Latin and African into her teaching, which spans 22 years.  She is also trained in Dance for Parkinson's Disease®  and a certified Stott Pilates® teacher.  Susanne’s training and interest in therapeutic dance has led to teaching dance and movement in hospitals and assisted living centers in the Greater Boston area. She is also the owner of Dancing Wellness, in which she conducts wellness workshops, classes and programs for women, teenage girls and seniors.   She has been joyfully dancing Nia® since 2006 and her passion for Nia® allows her to express her joy and love of dance by engaging her students in a creative process which informs the body, mind and spirit.  She appreciates both the heart-opening, uninhibited nature of Nia and the nurturing of a positive lifestyle which manifests from the inside out.