Susan Crocker

Financial Director, Principal Dancer (Jan 2012 – Present)

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[three_fourth_last]Contemporary/Modern Belly Dance, Transnational Fusion[/three_fourth_last]

[one_fourth]Specialties:[/one_fourth]

[three_fourth_last]Finger Cymbals, Costume Design, Swords[/three_fourth_last]

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2012 – Present | Seraka Dance Company (Financial Director, Principal Dancer)

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Curriculum Vitae

Certifications | Intensives | Study | Production | Performance

This CV is comprehensive and includes information that is current as of 03 February 2021. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are scheduled and pending completion. For more information about the items listed below please contact Susan directly.

[one_fourth]Certifications[/one_fourth]

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Dark Side Dance Program by Audra Simmons

2018 Nov 11 | Attempted Stage 3: Turquoise (72 hrs) | Toronto ON
2015 Sep 20 | Certified Stage 2: Lavender (35 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Nov 18 | Refresh Stage 1: Basic Black (24 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2013 Nov 17 | Certified Stage 1: Basic Black (24 hrs) | St. John’s NL

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[one_fourth]Training[/one_fourth]

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Company Rehearsals

2012 – present | Seraka Dance Company (4-8 hrs/wk) | St. John’s NL

Audra Simmons (CAN)

2020 Oct 04 | Technique Lab 3 (5.5 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Sep 27 | Technique Lab 2 (5.5 hrs) | Virtual
2020 August | Pedal to the Metal (3 x 1.25 hrs) | Virtual
2020 July | Private Lessons: Choreography Refinement (4 x 1 hrs) | Virtual
2020 June | Pedal to the Metal (3 x 1.25 hrs) | Virtual
2020 April | Pedal to the Metal (2 x 1.25 hrs) | Virtual
2020 April | Developing Solo Work 2 (4 x 1.25 hrs) | Virtual
2020 March | Online Dark Side Drills (2 x 1.25 hrs) | Virtual
2019 Mar 17 | Take It Back Sampler (5 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2019 Mar 16 | The Lavish Dive (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2019 Mar 16 | New Fun Technique & Dance Combos (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2019 Mar 15 | Come Learn Choreography (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2018 Nov 02-11 | DSDP: Turquoise Intensive (72 hrs) | Toronto ON
2016 Mar 29-Apr 03 | The Lavish Project 2016 Residency (50 hrs) | Toronto ON
2015 Sep 20 | Creativity Collage (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2015 Sep 20 | Start Simply (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2015 Sep 15-20 | DSDP: Lavender Intensive (35 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2015 Jun 23-28 | The Lavish Project 2015 Residency (50 hrs) | Toronto ON
2015 Jun 1 | Interior Design: Dancing Choreo (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2015 Jun 13 | Build the Foundation: Drills & Combos (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2015 Jun 12-13 | Basic Black Tune Up (6 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Nov 14-18 | DSDP: Basic Black Intensive (24 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 June 01 | Lavish Drilling and Combinations (w/H. Labonte) (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2013 Nov 14-17 | DSDP: Basic Black Intensive (24 hrs) | Toronto ON
2013 Oct 27 | ATS® Roots & Branches (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Lynn Panting (CAN)

2021 Feb | Private Lessons: Adult Ballet Beginners (2 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2021 Jan | Private Lessons: Adult Ballet Beginners (3 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Melissa Gamal (CAN)

2020 May | Specialty Series: Drum Solo (4 hrs) | Virtual

KIDD PIVOT

2020 Feb | Kidd Pivot Dance Workshop (1 hr) | St. John’s NL

Michelle Sorensen (USA)

2018 Aug 12 | Master Class (2 hrs) | Halifax NS
2018 Aug 12 | Milk It (2 hrs) | Halifax NS
2018 Aug 12 | Semi-Automatic Shimmies (2 hrs) | Halifax NS
2018 Aug 11 | Kotch If You Can (2 hrs) | Halifax NS
2018 Aug 11 | Brush Strokes (2 hrs) | Halifax NS
2018 Aug 11 | Drill Bits (2 hrs) | Halifax NS

Heather Labonté (CAN)

2018 May 19 | Open Drills with Heather Labonte | St. John’s NL
2015 Jan 26 | Badass Drills & Cozy Combos (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 June 01 | Lavish Drilling and Combinations (w/A. Simmons) (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Aug 05 | Lyrical Bellydance (2 hrs) | St. John’s, NL
2012 Aug 05 | Brass Tacks (2 hrs) | St. John’s, NL
2011 Aug 21 | Work Hard, Play Hard (5 hrs) | St. John’s, NL

Wendy Osmond (CAN)

2016 Sep-Nov | Full Body Stretch | St. John’s NL
2016 Sep-Nov | Adult Ballet Level 2 | St. John’s NL
2016 Apr-Jun | Adult Ballet Level 1 | St. John’s NL
2016 Jan-Jul | Adult Ballet Beginners | St. John’s NL

Vanessa Matthews (CAN)

2015 Jan-Apr | Technique Level 2 (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2015 Jan-Apr | Technique Level 1 (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2011 Sep-Nov | Intermediate: Zills (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL

April Rose (USA)

2014 Aug 24 | Releasing Techniques for Belly Dancers (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 24 | The Graceful and The Grotesque (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 23 | Tribal Improv (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 23 | Basic Tribal Fusion Technique (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 23 | Mad Multi-Tasking (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 22 | Belly Dance at the Turn of the Century (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Kristine Jennes (CAN)

2014 Sep 14 | Draw ‘Em In Workshop (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Sep 14 | Golden Workshop (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Heather Stants (USA)

2014 May 31 | Moving Beyond (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 30 | Dark Harvest Festival: Building Movement and Choreo (4 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 29 | Dark Harvest Festival: Expand Your Territory (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 28 | Dark Harvest Festival: Core Conscious Technique (3 hrs) | Toronto ON

Samantha Emanuel (UK)

2014 June 01 | Choreography with Samantha | Toronto ON
2014 May 31 | Current Combination Play (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2014 May 30 | Layer Cake (2 hrs) | Toronto ON
2014 May 30 | Embodied Spirographics (2 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 27 | Dark Harvest Festival: Current Combination Play (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 26 | Dark Harvest Festival: Nooks and Crannies (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 25 | Dark Harvest Festival: Conditioning for Fusion (3 hrs) | Toronto ON

Laura Selenzi (CAN)

2013 May 26 | Bollywood Bellydance (w/M. Ryan) (2 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 26 | 1001 Shimmies (1 hr) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 25 | Private Sword Lesson (w/M. Ryan) (2 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 25 | Veil & Double Veil (1 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 25 | Drunken Master (w/M. Ryan) (2 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 04 | Folklore Sampler (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2013 May 03 | Professional Performance Q&A (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Monique Ryan (CAN)

2013 May 26 | Bollywood Bellydance (w/L. Selenzi) (2 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 26 | Intro to Tribal Fusion (1 hr) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 25 | Private Sword Lesson (w/L. Selenzi) (2 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
2013 May 25 | Drunken Master (w/L. Selenzi) (2 hrs) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL

Andrea Kitta (CAN/USA)

2012 Apr | Intro to ATS – Part 2 (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

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[one_fourth]Production[/one_fourth]

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Seraka Dance Company

*2021 Aug | SDC’s 10 Year Anniversary (Producer, Choreographer)
*2021 Mar 20 | Synthesis: Daydream (Producer)
2020 Nov 30 | “Patterns” video project (Producer, Choreographer)
2020 Jun | “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” video project (Producer, Choreographer)
2020 Feb 29 | Sonder (Producer, Choreographer)
2019 Feb 09 | Synthesis: Solos & Duets (Producer)
2018 Oct 06 | Caravanserai: After Dark (Producer, Choreographer)
2018 Jan 27 | Synthesis: Audacity (Producer)
2017 Nov 11 | Unknown (Producer, Choreographer)
2016 Nov 13 | Aqueous (Producer, Choreographer)
2016 Jan 30 | Synthesis: Winter Blues (Producer)
2015 Sep 11 | A Night at the Caravanserai: Vaudeville (Producer, Choreographer)
2015 Jan 24 | Synthesis: Contemporary (Producer)
2014 Sep 13 | A Night at the Caravanserai: Vaudeville (Producer, Choreographer)
2014 Feb 01 | Synthesis: Speakeasy (Producer)
2013 Oct 05 | A Night at the Caravanserai: Silk Road (Producer, Choreographer)
2013 Jun 22 | Synthesis: Solos & Duets (Producer)
2012 Sep 15 | A Night at the Caravanserai (Producer, Choreographer)

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[one_fourth]Performances[/one_fourth]

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2021

*Aug 14 | Seraka Dance Co’s “10 Year Anniversary” video series (Seraka) | Virtual (YouTube)
*Feb 20 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2020

Nov 30 | Seraka Dance Company’s “Patterns” (Seraka) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
Oct 20 | Untellable Movement Theater’s “Mayflies” (Solo) | Virtual (Instagram)
Aug 15 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
Jul 27 | Seraka Dance Company’s “Meet Susan” (Solo) | Virtual (YouTube)
Jun 30 | Seraka Dance Company’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (Seraka) | via YouTube (virtual)
Apr 18 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
Mar 21 | CHANNAL’s “Variety Show” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 29 | Seraka Dance Company’s “SONDER” (Cast/Solo) | St. John’s NL

2019

Sep 21 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | St. John’s NL
Sep 07 | Here Kitty Kitty’s “Rule 34” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jul 14 | Pride & Progress Parade (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 01 | Neighbourhood Strays’ Dance On The Edge 11 (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 16 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | St. John’s NL
Feb 09 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Synthesis: Solos & Duets” (Solo) | St. John’s NL
Jan 19 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2018

Oct 13 | Here Kitty Kitty’s “I Like Big Books” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Oct 06 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Caravanserai: After Dark” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 11 | Serpentine Studios’ “Michelle Sorensen Gala” (Seraka) | Halifax NS
Jun 02 | Island Belles’ “The Good, The Bad, The Fabulous” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 02 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 10” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 10 | Island Belles’ “Bring the Heat” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 10 | Here Kitty Kitty’s “The Hills Are Alive” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 27 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Synthesis: Audacity” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2017

Dec 8 | Here Kitty Kitty’s “Dymond-Studded Menagerie of Oddities” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Nov 11 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Unknown” (Cast/Solo) | St. John’s NL
Sep 30 | Island Belles’ “Lights Camera Burlesque” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 19 | Honey Fury’s “Burlesque Boil Up” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jul 13 | St. John’s Pride’s “Pride Week Celebrations” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 27 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance On The Edge 9” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2016

Nov 13 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Aqueous” (Cast/Solo) | St. John’s NL
Jun 25 | Island Belles’ “Misbehaving” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 14 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 8” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 30 | Honey Fury’s “Peel Slowly & See” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 09 | Heat2Toe’s “Girl’s Night Out” (Seraka) | Mount Pearl NL
Apr 02 | “The Lavish Project 2016” (Cast/Artist in Residency) | Toronto ON
Mar 26 | Island Belles’ “Burlesque in Bloom” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 30 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Synthesis: Winter Blues” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2015

Nov 28 | “Naturally” hosted by Tuckamore Dance Company (Solo) | St. John’s NL
Nov 20 | Island Belles’ “Burlesque Rewind” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Nov 17 | Book Launch for “Call of the Sea” by Amanda Labonté (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 11 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 22 | Island Belles’ “Burlesque Fever” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 08-09 | Annual Downtown St. John’s Busker Festival (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 27 | The Lavish Project (Cast/Artist in Residency) | Toronto ON
Jun 20 | Dark Side Studio’s Dark Salon Solo Works (Solo) | Toronto ON
Jun 07 | Head2Toe Women’s Show (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 09 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 7” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 02 | Island Belles’ “Spring Fling” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 28 | Red Hot Productions’ “Red Hot 2015” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 24 | Seraka’s “Synthesis Contemporary” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2014

Nov 08 | Tuckamore Dance Company’s “Premier Showcase” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Oct 18 | Island Belles’ “A Burlesque Blood Bath” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 30 | Guest entertainment at Daffodil Place (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 13 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai: Vaudeville (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 23 | Wild Lily Dance Centre’s “Roses of the Rock, April Rose Gala Show” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jul 23 | Larmon-Croake Wedding (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 31 | The Dark Side Studio’s “The Lavish Project Gala” (Solo) | Toronto ON
May 17 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 6” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 05 | Island Belles’ “Greatest Hits” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 05 | Gonzaga High School’s “International Bazaar” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 01 | Seraka’s “Synthesis Speakeasy” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2013

Dec 07 | Island Belles’ “Belles & Bows” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Oct 05 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai: Silk Road” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 30 | Heather Labonté’s “Ablaze” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jul 27 | CBC’s “World Soccer Day” Pavillion (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 22 | Seraka’s “Synthesis: Solos & Duets” (Solo) | St. John’s NL
May 24 | ShiMoves’ “Shimmera” (Seraka) | Grand Falls-Windsor NL
May 11 | Island Belle’s “Full Frontal Nerdity” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 05 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 5” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 24 | MWONL’s Cultural Festival (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 02 | Amanda Chretien’s “Red Hot” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 19 | Island Belle’s “Shaken & Stirred” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 17 | OvationNL’s “Celebration of Women” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2012

Nov 03 | Island Belle’s “For The Girls” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 27 | Audra’s “Dark Harvest Gala” (Seraka) | Toronto, ON
Sep 15 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai: Carnivale” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 11 | Island Belles “Wheels & Heels 2” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 04 | Heather Labonte’s “Mauzy Elegance” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 09 | Island Belles’ “Burlesque’s Most Wanted” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 19 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 4” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 18 | NDW’s “Do You Think You Can Dance 2012” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 25 | Amanda Chretien’s “Red Hot” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 11 | Burly Q Babies’s “One Night Stand” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 28 | Friends of India’s “Republic Day Celebrations (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

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