Susan Jordan

Susan Gay Stevens Jordan QSM (born 1947) is a New Zealand dancer, choreographer and dance instructor.

[3] Jordan considered studying ballet in England or Australia but instead completed a Master of Arts degree in dance in Washington, D.C in the United States, where she was exposed to the teachings of Martha Graham.

[3][4] On her return to New Zealand she established the dance studies programme at the University of Auckland and taught the Graham technique.

[5][6] In 1976, she founded a modern dance company in Auckland called Movement Theatre.

[9] In 1993 she was commissioned to create a piece to commemorate the centenary of women's suffrage in New Zealand.