Instructor Profiles

Ms. Stephanie

Director/ Instructor

Ms. Stephanie started dancing at the age of 2 in Brenham, Texas at Mary Maddox Academy of Dance. She started to teach dance at age 17, and that began her love of teaching dance.

While attending college she was a member of the Steven Boyd Dance Company. After graduating from Sam Houston State University in 1993, she was the drill team director for Knox Junior High in The Woodlands. Soon after, Stephanie opened her first dance studio in The Woodlands.

After four years, her family made the move to Pearland. In 1999, she opened Stephanie's School of Dance in Pearland. Her passion and love for dance and children continues to grow with each dance year.

Ms. Tiffany

Choreographer

Tiffany has been teaching jazz at the studio since she was 15 years old. She also choreographs the opening number for each year's recital.

In high school, Tiffany was a Pearland Prancer. During that time she was on the Elite Jazz and Kick Companies. Tiffany then attended Tyler Junior College and danced on the Internationally Famous Apache Belle's drill team. While on Apache Belle's she performed at Dallas Cattle Barron's Ball, The Capital One Bowl Game, 2 NFL halftimes, Sounds of the Season Gala, and partnered with USO to perform for military troops in Japan. Tiffany has a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M, and a Masters degree from Sam Houston State University. She is currently the Dance Director at Dobie High School.

Ms. Scarlett

Ballet Instructor

Scarlett Thomas is a native Houstonian who graduated from The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) in 2004 and upon graduation received the most Outstanding Dance Major Award. She was classically trained by Margo Marshall School of Ballet, City Dance Studio, and Houston Metropolitan Dance Center. Mrs. Thomas has performed with Psophonia Dance Company, Sandra Organ Dance Company, Houston Grand Opera, and spent 2 winters in Sweden with Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble; just to name a few. Mrs. Thomas has now been a Licensed Cosmetologist for 10 years and for the past 4 and a half years, she is the proud owner of Glamour By Scarlett. She is wife and a mom to an almost 2 year old boy and a bonus mom to a 14 year old boy. Mrs. Thomas has been a Ballet Teacher with Stephanie School of Dance for 6 years and absolutely loves it! 

Miss Savannah

Jazz Instructor

Savannah is from DFW and started dancing at 2 years old at Laura’s Dance Dynamics. This is where she first fell in love with dance. She went to LD Bell High School, and was part of the drill team, the Raiderettes, serving as dance officer her senior year.

  Upon graduation she attended Texas State University and became a four year world famous Strutter! She had the honor of serving as a Social Officer and a member of the Pom squad.  Some of her most recent performances have been with Strutters dancing in Costa Rica, Disneyworld, the Sunbelt Basketball Tournament, opening the 93rd Macys Thanksgiving Day parade and the Strutters Spring and Holiday Spectaculars. Currently she is a staff member for Showmakers of America and travels around Texas teaching drill teams. She received a B.F.A. in Dance Education and a minor in Exercise Sports Science. She is an assistant drill team director at J. Dobie Frank High School. She is super excited for this year!!

Miss Mikayla

Lyrical/Musical Theater Instructor

Mikayla Hoffman started dancing at the age of 3 in Pearland, Texas. She fell in love with theatre her freshman year of high school, and has since choreographed several musicals for Ovation Theatre at Dawson High School. She also was on the  Dawson Diamond dance team throughout her high school years.

She is currently attending University of Houston where she is majoring in Theatre Education and minoring in Dance.

Her love for the performing arts grows every day, and she is very excited to share the joy of performance with her students!