Staff

Tina Stonebrook

Owner & Office Manager

Ms. Tina has owned Starlight School of Dance, formerly known as Vivian Munson Dance Studio, for over 20 years. She has seen many changes throughout those years, but she is excited for this new season, as it is the best year yet! Ms. Tina has had children and grandchildren dance with VMDS/ Starlight, and has even been spotted on stage herself once or twice. Starlight is so lucky to have Ms. Tina!

Shanna Lucas

Competition Hip Hop, Competition Lyrical and Recreational Hip Hop

Ms. Shanna grew up dancing at Vivian Munson Dance Studio where she took recreational classes and competed on the competition teams. A graduate of Massillon Washington High School, she was a member of the Washingtonians and the dance captain. Ms. Shanna has experience teaching abroad (In Italy) in Child Development Centers. Ms. Shanna lives in Massillon with her husband Jeremy and her daughter Emmy.

Kelly Hamblin Winn

Competition Tap and Recreational Ballet

Ms. Kelly is a professional dancer, teacher, performer and counselor and has been doing so for over 20 years. Ms. Kelly has taught dance at universities, public and private schools, dance studios, and choreographed for many theater performances. She has performed professionally with Theater Music Action in Toulouse, France, Enoch Contemporary Dance Company in Tennessee, The Works Dance Company in NYC, and Living Fountain Dance Company in Ohio. She is the founder of Reverence Creative Arts, an arts company focused on teaching the next generation of students how to use their gifts to share with the world. Her most recent interest in dance is learning how movement and dance can help people heal from trauma, and she is currently working on her PhD in Expressive Arts Therapy. Ms. Kelly is excited to return to Starlight for another season, and we are excited to have her back!

Kristi McCarthy

Acro-Cheer and Adaptive Dance

Kristi has worked in the Massillon City Schools for 25 years. She Coached Cheerleading for 20 years and is currently coaching Gymnastics. She works with special needs Children and has helped organize and find volunteers for the Exceptional Olympics for many years. This will be her 4th year teaching at Starlight. Her daughter Karlie has been a dancer at Starlight for 5 years. She lives in Massillon with her husband David, her daughter Karlie, and her dog Elvis. They are getting a new puppy named Clyde very soon!

April Tucker

Baton

Miss April Tucker has been twirling since the age of 9, training under the guidance of Michelle during her early years. A proud 2005 graduate of Massillon Washington High School, April served as Assistant Head Majorette her junior year and was honored to lead the line as Head Majorette her senior year.

She holds her undergraduate degree from The University of Akron and earned her graduate degree from The Ohio State University. Currently, Miss April works as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist at Cardinal Therapy Group, where she is dedicated to helping individuals achieve greater independence.

Now entering her fifth year as a recreational baton teacher and fourth year as a competitive baton coach, Miss April brings passion, experience, and a strong commitment to helping students grow both on and off the floor.

Kristi Muzi

Competition Pom Cheer and Recreational Pom Cheer

Ms. Kristi has been with Starlight since the beginning. She grew up dancing at Vivian Munson when Mrs. Munson first started teaching out of her garage before getting an actual studio. She is a former Washington High School Cheerleading Coach. She has a Masters in Early Childhood Education and Curriculum and Instruction and has been a teacher with Massillon City Schools for over 30 years. Ms. Kristi lives in Massillon with her husband Tim and daughters Olivia and Grace.

Brooke Dewitt

Competition Pom Cheer, Recreational Pom Cheer and Acrobats

Ms. Brooke graduated from Perry High School in 2009, Walsh University with a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education / Intervention Specialist in 2013, and a Masters from University of Chicago-Concordia in 2017. She teaches preschool at Massillon City Schools. She has coached for World Elite Idols special needs cheerleading team. Ms. Brook also coached at Perry for five years. She has competed nationally for cheer and was ranked 10th overall in 2009 and 9th in 2010. She lives in Malvern with her husband Chase and two kids Gracyn and Emory.

Gabby Hickman

Competition Hip Hop - Recreational Lyrical, Hip Hop and Jazz

Introducing Ms. Gabby! She will be joining our teaching staff this summer/fall. Ms. Gabby danced with us from 6 years old till she graduated from Tuslaw! While at Tuslaw she cheered for 3 years. Ms. Gabby attends Kent State for Psychology - Counseling. She is a member of the Kent State Honors College. She plans to pursue her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Ms. Gabby is also a member of Flashes Elite Dance Club at Kent State University. She said she really misses her days at Starlight and is excited to be back!

Maria Beery

Musical Theatre

Ms. Maria studied theater at Ashland University and Bowling Green University. She spent 10 years in NYC teaching, performing and directing as well as studying acting at Atlantic Acting School. When she's not teaching at Starlight, she teaches English and advises the drama and film club. She is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association, American Association for theater in Education and theater for young audiences. Ms. Maria lives in Massillon with her husband Doug and daughter Zoey.

Lauren Michel

Creative Movement and Baton

I'm excited to share with you Ms. Lauren. She assisted with Baton classes last season , but will be taking on creative movement this season. Miss Lauren graduated from Northwest High School, where she was a cheerleader and majorette. Lauren received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from the University of Akron. She now works as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Wooster. In her free time, Lauren likes to be outside, read, and crochet. She also knows sign language! Lauren lives in Tuslaw with her husband and their cat, Lewis. She is excited to work with twirlers & creative movement dancers this year!

Olivia Muzi

Competition Jazz

Ms. Olivia also grew up dancing at Vivian Munson Dance Studio where she was a member of the competition teams. She is a graduate of Massillon High school. She was in the marching band 4 years and a squad leader. Ms.Olivia graduated from Xavier University where she was on their dance team for 2 years. She graduated with a bachelors in exercise science and will be attending Walsh University in the fall to get her doctorate in physical therapy.

Alaina Barkhimer

Ballet, Hip Hop and Jazz

Alaina will be joining our staff this fall. She grew up dancing at Vivian Munson Dance Studio (Starlight) for over 10 years and then continued to take some dance classes at college. She is a graduate of Perry High School. Alaina has her bachelor's in psychology from Kent State University and works a full-time job as a school psychologist.

Kristen Gallagher

Tap, Creative Movement and Jazz

We are so excited to welcome Ms. Kristen back to Starlight. Ms. Kristen grew up dancing and twirling. She was a majorette at Jackson High School. During the day Ms. Kristen works for a radiology dept. . In the evenings she enjoys going to live shows that her boyfriend plays in. Ms. Kristen lives in Canton. She has a daughter Victoria and lots of fur babies.

Skylin Alexander

Recreational Hip Hop and Competition Jazz Assistant

Hi I’m Skylin Alexander. I danced at Starlight for 10 years and have been on the competition team 8 years. I went to Glen Oak High School and am going to the University of Mount Union in the fall for early childhood education. I got a scholarship for Mount Union dance team and will be dancing for Mount in the fall.

Alicia Rohr

Solos

Alicia is one of Starlight’s own! Alicia grew up dancing at Starlight, participating in competition teams and many forms of recreational classes. Alicia is also a graduate of Jackson High School, where she studied at the Jackson School of the Arts, focusing on dance, all four years of high school and was an original member the "Edge" dance team. We are excited to have Ms. Alicia!

Abigail Wilder

Acrobats

My passion for dance began at the young age of four when I joined Vivian Munson Dance Studio. For thirteen years, VMDS became my home. During high school, I proudly represented the Massillon Tigers as a cheerleader. After graduation, I pursued my dance dreams at Kent State University, where I was part of their dance program. I had the privilege of coaching the Tiger Cheerleaders for three years. Now, I’m thrilled to be a cosmetology teacher at WHS! My husband and I are blessed with two children, Bear and Jada. Jada has been a part of the Starlight family for five wonderful seasons. I feel honored to return to the studio, sharing my passion for dance and my deep love for the Massillon community.

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