Sevillan bailaora Susana Casas began dancing at age eight with José Galván, later continuing her formation with Matilde Coral and Manolo Marín. She started touring internationally in the early 1990s in Europe, México, and Japan. Casas has appeared in screen projects including Carlos Saura’s Flamenco as well as other television and documentary film work. In 1994, she joined Mario Maya’s company for De lo flamenco and De Cai a Cuba, presented at the Bienal de Sevilla, while maintaining an active tablao career in venues such as El Arenal, Los Gallos, and Tablao Flamenco Cordobés (Barcelona).

From 1998 to 2004 she was a member of the Ballet de Cristina Hoyos, performing works including Arsa y Toma, Al compás del tiempo, and Tierra Dentro. In 2003 she assumed the leading role in Yerma. She later performed with the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía in productions such as Viaje al Surand Romancero gitano. As a creator, Casas premiered Por un sueño at the Gran Teatro Falla (Cádiz) in 2009, fulfilling the roles of both dancer and choreographer. She took the work to the Shanghai World Expo the following year to great critical acclaim. In 2022, she won the grand prize in the sixth season of Canal Sur’s Tierra de Talento.