Upon coming to Australia, Susan pursued further degrees. She received her Bachelor of Arts with a Double Major in Communication and Media Studies and Theatre and Drama, and her Masters of Arts in Dance at the Queensland University of Technology.
Susan has since been a guest lecturer and chorographer for the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University Graduate College of Dance, Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, the Queensland University of Technology, and the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries. She is also often invited as the Artistic Director to oversee national events including the 2008 Beijing Olympics Grand Opening Celebration and The Brisbane-Chongqing Sister City Celebration.
Susan has received Professional and Creative Development Grants a total of five times from the Western Australia Department for the Arts, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Australia Council for the Arts. With these, she created production Modern Eastern Dance Choreography, studied in Japan, and represented Australia at the prestigious Beijing International Dance Festival with her postmodern production Wind of Three Seasons.
Susan founded the Queensland World Dance Academy in 1994. In 2007, her design of two vocational education training courses were accredited. The first of their kind, Certificate IV and Diploma in Western and Eastern Dance Performance showcase Susan’s creative capabilities as an instructor. Partnering with distinguished faculty members at the Beijing Dance Academy, Susan’s courses opens the door to two different worlds. Susan continues her legacy and choreography at the Queensland World Dance Academy to this day.
“Conceptually the most sophisticated work in the entire festival” – Roger Copeland describing 1994 production Wind of Three Seasons.
“Unmatchable, a perfect bridging of Western and Eastern cultures continually fulfilling and enriching Australia’s diverse multiculturalism” – Kevin Rudd describing 1998 production Cloud and Shadow.