Suzanne Zelmer

• Instructor of tap, jazz, lyrical and technique classes; competitive level children; recreational adult classes.

• Jazz technique instructor for junior - advanced levels
• ages 5 - grade 12 level choreography for competition and recital
• adult tap/jazz instructor

• Manage talent booking contracts for dancers, actors and choreographers for T.V. and film productions.
• Keep paper and digital records of bookings, reservations and client needs.
• Use strong negotiation skills to obtain top-notch bookings.

Choreographer of commercials such as: Minolta, Bridgestone, Barbie, Disney (including working with Donnie Osmond and Constantine), Mattel, Caldwell Banker, Mnet, Polly Pockets.

Choreographer of TV/Film projects such as: Breaker High with Ryan Gosling, The Rev, and Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy.

• Dance Power
• Peak Invitational
• Alberta Dance Festival (Ballet and Stage/Tap)
• 5678 Showtime
• USA Dance Classic (San Diego/Anaheim/Phoenix/Seattle/Portland/Billings/Las Vegas)
• Dance Magic
• Battleford Dance Festival
• Quesnel Dance Festival
• Kamloops Dance Festival
• Cowichan Dance Festival (Highland/Ballet/Stage)
• Sunshine Coast Dance Festival
• North Island Dance Festival (Courtney, BC)
• Dance Jam (Edmonton)
• US National Dance Championships in Las Vegas, NV

• Assess dancer strengths and developed choreography to highlight talent.
• Manage competition preparation with specific routines, exercises and technique instruction.
• Teach students techniques for different leaps and turns, as well as proper posture and rhythm sensitivity.
• Choreograph step and moves sequences for dancers.
• Work with directors to select costumes, music, effects and qualified dancers.
• Prepare choreography for individual and group performances.
• Choreograph movements for TV, Commercial and Film productions. Some clients include: Disney, Minolta, Polly pocket, Mattel, Bridgestone, Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Breaker High, Umbro, and Breaker High. I have worked with such celebrities as: Donny Osmond, Ryan Gosling, and American Idol's "Constantine"
• Choreograph competitive routines for Studio 1 Dance in Langley

• Union acting roles on: Poltergeist, Millenium, Life or Something LIke It, Tricks, Macy's commercial
• Background work: Hallmark, Highlander, Robin's Hoods, Strange Luck, University Hospital
• Spokesperson/Model for Volkswagen Canada, Freightliner, as well as Fashion show commentator at Richmond Center

• Head instructor of the tap dance department. Teaching ages 5 - adult; recreational and competitive students

• Head Instructor for the tap dance department.

• Instruct groups of up to 90 students, with particular focus on jazz and musical theater skills in lieu of physical education and music program.
• Choreographed school musical "Beauty and The Beast" for grades Kindergarten - Grade 5. (2019)
• Choreographed school musical "Jungle Book" grades K-5 (2022)
• 2 week Hiphop program in lieu of PE classes (2023)

• Plan choreography for group performances, competitions and family recitals for students ages 3 - adult.
• Instruct groups of dancers ages 3 - adult, with particular focus on tap, jazz, musical theater, modern, lyrical, highland and jazz styles.
• Deliver individual instruction to students.
• Plan and oversee marketing plans to increase studio business.
• Interview and hire teachers and administrative staff
• Maintain all class records, including attendance, fees and rehearsal schedules.
• Set up appointments to coach students in additional techniques.
• Set up special open houses to gain new clients.
• Coordinate office supply inventory and maintained all facility equipment in good working order.
• Interact effectively by email, phone and in person with students, parents and staff members.
• Uphold all studio guidelines and legal requirements.
• Keep classrooms tidy and clean for classes.
• Coordination and administration of complete dance program.
• Establish and maintain automated and manual accounting records, post receipts and turn-ins, and performed dues-ins and dues-outs accounting.
• Entered invoices into Simply Accounting, updated accounts and identified aging balanced ready for collections activities.
• Handle company payroll for contract instructors on a monthly basis and administrative staff on a bi-weekly basis.
• Work outside normal hours to be available to answer parent and student questions.
• Participate in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress and areas requiring improvement.
• Mediate any client/staff conflicts.
• Define and establish goals to overcome identified business challenges related to customer retention, brand awareness, sales, online presence or reputation and visitor traffic.
• Implemente strategic, social media marketing plan; created ads using RIPL and posted on Instagram and Facebook.
• Work in conjunction with Theater staff for performances, including lighting and sound ideas, and staging requirements.
• Coordinate competition schedules; attended competitions; warmed up and coached dancers competing
• Build and cultivate lasting professional relationships with other dancers, choreographers and performers by attending social events and maintaining communication.

• Completed 6 month forecasts to determine needed inventory.
• Set up purchasing program that kept up with changing customer demands.
• Coordinated inventory, stocking, and ordering.
• Gathered competitor data, analyzing pricing, product sales and marketing strategies.
• Arranged new merchandise with signage and appealing displays to encourage customer sales and move overstock items.
• Answered incoming telephone calls to provide information about products, services, store hours, policies and promotions.
• Offered product and service consultations and employed upselling techniques.
• Prepared cash deposits.
• Built and maintained effective relationships to drive team success toward common sales, service and operational goals.
• Coached team members on security risks and loss prevention to aid in mitigating store theft.
• Received and reviewed candidate resume and job application submissions to approve or deny applicants for initial interviews. Performed interviews with candidates.

• Attended casting calls, fittings, shows and shoots.
• Attended auditions and obtained contracts in the tv/film/commercial industry
• Instructor of modeling course to teens and adults including ramp work, print work and etiquette

• Passenger check-in at the Port of Vancouver for Alaskan Cruise ship season
• Passenger check-in at Vancouver hotels such as The Meridian, The Bayshore, etc. for passengers doing extended packages
• Dealt with lost luggage issues
• Supervised staff performing passenger check-in and lost luggage.
• Dealt with issues pertaining to Cruise ships getting clearance to enter and leave port.

• Taught Dance Classes in lieu of Physical Education program to Kindergarten through grade 12. (stretching/across the floor/jazz and ballet based)

• Taught professional school teachers at "Pro-D Day" conferences how to utilize "dance and rhythms" in the classroom to enhance the learning of mathematical skills. (pre-k - Elementary grades).
• Taught basic dance skills to teachers to use within their classrooms for creative movement ideas during Pro-D Day Conference.

• Head of competitive tap program
• Taught competitive tap dance groups, duos and solos