Susan Shields is the recipient of the 2006 Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, and has created dances on several professional companies and universities.  Her work appears in the repertories of Ballet West, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Washington Ballet, Richmond Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Boston Ballet II, City Dance Ensemble, and numerous Universities. Shields was recently nominated for a Helen Hayes awards for her choreography in STAY, an evening length work she co-created with playwright Heather McDonald, that premiered in 2011 at the Lansburgh Theater. Her next commission is for Juilliard's dance program in 2012.

Shields performed nationally and internationally, most recently as a member of Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project.  In addition to performing the works of numerous contemporary choreographers, she was partnered with Baryshnikov in Mark Morris' acclaimed dance, The Argument. 

She was also a member of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company for eight years, performing a substantial part of his repertory worldwide. She performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group in The Hard Nut, and has performed with Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, Eliot Feld Ballet New York, and The Washington Ballet, where she received her training.
She holds a BA in Philosophy from SUNY Empire State and an MFA from George Mason University, where she is a professor in the School of Dance.

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