Susan Margo
Staff Coach – Figure Skating Department
Susan Margo brings over 30 years of skating experience and more than 20 years of coaching experience to her work as a figure skating coach. With a strong background in competitive figure skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating, she is dedicated to developing technically sound skaters while fostering confidence and a lifelong love of the sport.
For the past 12 years, Susan has served as a Staff Coach and Learn to Skate USA instructor at AZ Ice Gilbert. She develops skaters from the Learn to Skate USA program into U.S. Figure Skating pathways, with a strong emphasis on Skating Skills as the technical foundation for long-term advancement. She guides athletes from their earliest developmental levels through progressive Skating Skills tests, preparing them for continued growth in Singles, Ice Dance, or Synchronized Skating while building a strong technical base for competitive
readiness.
Susan is also recognized for her thoughtful, individualized coaching approach and her ability to support skaters with diverse learning needs. Her work with an adaptive skater was featured on U.S. Figure Skating’s official website in the article “A Love for Skating Changes the Life of Autistic Girl,” highlighting her multi-year commitment to adapting instruction to meet the athlete’s unique developmental needs. She fosters a positive training culture where skaters are supported in progressing as far as their goals and commitment take them.
- 30+ years of skating experience
- 12 years as a competitive single skater
- Original synchronized team member of the Dearborn Crystallettes
- U.S. National Team member with the Dearborn Crystallettes
- U.S. National Synchronized Bronze Medalist
- Midwestern Sectional Synchronized Bronze Medalist
- Silver Medalist in Ice Dance
- Trained at the National Academy of Skating (The Ice Box)
- Trained at the University of Delaware under Hall of Fame and Olympic coach Ron Ludington
Susan specializes in developing strong foundational skills that support long-term success in figure skating. Her areas of focus include Basic Skills within Learn to Skate USA, U.S. Figure Skating Skating Skills, Singles, Ice Dance, and Synchronized Skating.
She uses Skating Skills as the technical base that prepares athletes for progression within any U.S. Figure Skating discipline. By emphasizing edge quality, body control, musicality, and consistency, she builds the structure necessary for advancement into higher-level testing and competitive pathways.
Susan creates a positive, structured training environment where athletes are encouraged to develop discipline, resilience, and confidence. She supports skaters from their earliest steps on the ice through the level their goals and commitment take them.
- Dearborn, Michigan for 18 years
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Freestyle skating session and skate rental is not included in the price of a private lesson.
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