Susan Pope holds a BA in dance from the University of Maryland and a MA in dance education from Teacher’s College, Columbia University. Currently she teaches dance for Newark Public Schools in New Jersey. In May of 2000, Susan was invited to the White House to speak at a conference titled Raising Responsible and Resourceful Youth. Susan spoke on the impact of dance education in the lives of her students. She has published an article in the International Journal of AAHPERD titled Mourning Into Dancing – The Transformation of Lives:- a personal journey. She has published 2 books - I DANCE BECAUSE…, a collection of stories, essays and poems about dance and her newest book DANCING MY PRAYERS. Susan served as the director of the St. James AME Church Dance Ministry for over 10 years. She is a member of the National Liturgical Dance Ministry Network, the National Dance Association, NJ Dance, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. She believes God created her with the definite purpose of helping others through movement.
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