Susan Vishmid is Freaks With Lines® Artistic Director and Choreographer. At age four, Susan began her early training at the Westside School of Ballet and through scholarships continued her pre-professional training at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School and The Rock School.

Susan's professional ballet career includes Pennsylvania Ballet, Santa Fe Opera, San Diego Opera, Chicago Festival Ballet, Napoles Ballet Theatre, California Contemporary Ballet, City of Angels Ballet, California Riverside Ballet, Key West Ballet, Coast City Ballet and San Gorgonio Ballet.

Susan enjoys teaching and coaching ballet dancers at all levels, especially adult beginners at Align Ballet Method where she is on the faculty. Susan is also a certified yoga and Pilates instructor. Susan is a USC alumna (cum laude) with a BA in Communication and Philosophy.