Suzanne Jackson

Suzanne began her training at Stage 7 with Lynda Yourth of New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. She continued her studies with Ms. Yourth at American Ballet School and such teachers as Valentine Tseitlin of the Bolshoi, Clarissa Boeriu of the Romania State Ballet, Stephen Rockford of the New York Dance Theater and the Netherlands Dance Theater. Suzanne has also trained in jazz, tap modern and character dance. She has danced with the San Diego Symphony, plus various television appearances with Valentine Tseitlin. She has been a contributing dancer participating in City Dances, the Shawn Hughes Dancers, and the American Ballet Ensemble.

Suzanne is also an award winning costume designer and has served as wardrobe
mistress for the American Ballet, San Diego Ballet, Scripps Performing Arts Ballet Workshop and for the last past 5 seasons, Ballet Arte.
Suzanne has been teaching in San Diego since 1979 at various schools including the American Ballet School, City Ballet, Scripps Performing Arts Center, Academy of
Performing Arts, Pacific Repertory Ballet and has been with and currently teaches for
the San Diego School of Ballet since 1989. Suzanne joins North County DanceArts instructing our teens and adults on Tuesday mornings and our more advanced Ballet IIB students every Friday afternoon.