Susan Slack was born in Buffalo, NY. She studied voice, acting, dance, drum, and writing and recorded three albums. Susan studied  with percussionists and spiritual teachers from around the world, has owned three companies and authored and published three books.

She began her career in professional acting at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo NY followed by three tours of the east coast. She transitioned into music touring in Canada, returning to Buffalo with Susan and the Slack Band, that appeared at major concert venues. She combined all her skills and became a Teaching Artist in schools for many  years in NY. After moving to  FL she owned and directed the Open Circle Players, a story- theatre company that toured schools and festivals throughout the state with interactive, multicultural musical folktales. She also offered in-service training to teachers state wide, with her Reading Rhythm program. She wrote "Come Join the Circle" to support that work. She is a certified Dances of Universal Peace leader.

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She comfortably settled in Sarasota for 25 years, but relocated to Ann Arbor MI in 2023 where she writes books, leads the Dances of Universal Peace and shares workshops on drumming, Early Childhood Development and world traditions.

Seriously, if you really want to read some good stories of her adventures in Toronto,  NYC, rural Virginia, and on the road in a little blue truck, visit the memoir blog, a work in progress: http://susanslackblog.wordpress.com/

For a more formal resume,  just go to the pull down subpage above  labeled "Brief Bio"

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Email for info on books:

readingrhythm@gmail.com

Email for info music, Dances of Universal Peace: peaceinacircle@gmail.com

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