Assistant Director, Academy Ballet, Jazz, & Lyrical Instructor, Beginner/Intermediate Musical Theatre Instructor, Company Choreography, Soloist Choreographer

Hannah Gomez has been dancing since the age of 3. Originally from the Cayman Islands, Hannah obtained a B.F.A in dance and choreography with a minor in business administration at Florida Southern College. While dancing in her teens, Hannah was fortunate enough to attend the Orlando Ballet School where she focused on her technique. Her advanced technical training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, and hip hop is an asset to our studio . Hannah discovered her joy for teaching at a young age serving as a teacher assistant. She later became an instructor at her home studio while she was visiting from college and brought a more mature and artistic mindset to her studio. During her dance career Hannah was honored to dance with the Boston Ballet. Currently a resident in Maitland, Hannah is excited to share her joy of dance with the students at Stone Dance Academy.

Company Manager, Acro Instructor, Academy Jazz & Lyrical Instructor, Company Choreographer, Soloist Choreographer

​Kaitlyn (Katie) Shuman has been dancing her entire life. Growing up a competitive dancer in South Florida since the age of 5- earning numerous scholarships and titles from many different competitions and conventions- she has trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern. Her love for teaching took over when she graduated high school to attend the University of Central Florida to minor in Dance, making it her main focus for the last 9 years. Acrobatics has been her biggest love as she works towards an Acrobatic Arts certification this year. She and her husband are active partners of One Hope Church along with their one year old daughter Charlotte. She is committed to growing her students in their faith and dance training!

Academy Ballet, Jazz, & Lyrical Instructor, Ballet Technique Instructor

Lauren Phillips is a native Floridian who has been passionate about the art of dance for as long as she can remember. She studied ballet at Orlando Ballet School for 11 years, performing as a soloist in ballets including Swan Lake, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. While at the school she discovered a love of teaching as well, serving as a teachers assistant for several years. She went on to teach creative movement and beginning ballet courses at a small private school before joining Stone Dance Academy, previously Grace Full Dance Academy, where she has been happily teaching for the past three seasons. Lauren lives in Casselberry with her husband and two daughters, both of whom are following in their mother’s footsteps in their love of dance, as students at Stone Dance Academy. She is passionate about laying a strong foundation technically for our students as well as nurturing their love for this amazing art form, all while pointing them back to Jesus!

Petite, Primary & Pre-Academy Instructor

Jadyn Bradham has been dancing since the age of 2! She has been trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical/contemporary, tumbling and tap. However, her first love will always be ballet! She was a part of Grace Full Dance Academy (now Stone Dance Academy) Diamond Company and Performance Team since 2017. During this time, she was able to apprentice and assist in classes and find a passion for teaching. She is currently majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in dance at the University of Central Florida. Although she enjoyed performing for many years, her heart lies with teaching your children the art of dance and looks forward to seeing them grow both technically and spiritually!

Academy Ballet, Jazz, & Lyrical Instructor, Soloist Instructor

Annabelle Brown, a south Georgia native, attended her first ballet class at the age of 2 and since then her love for dance has continued to grow. She began assistant teaching at 9 and by age 16 she was running the classroom. Annabelle grew up training primarily in the styles of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary and modern and after highschool attended Brenau University where she received her B.A. in Dance. Throughout college, her passion for both teaching dance and performing stayed with her. While in college she fell in love with choreography and creating dance for her peers. Annabelle was also chosen to be the inaugural recipient of Giordano Dance Chicago’s internship partnership with Brenau University, awarded the Freshman Dancer of the Year award, and invited to be part of the National Dance Honors Society. Annabelle is passionate about sharing her love of dance with the next generation of dancers and encouraging students to achieve their goals through hard work and dedication to the art form.

Academy Ballet Instructor, Soloist Choreographer

Hannah Stanford is a former pre-professional ballerina, current science teacher, and passionate educator sharing her love of dance with the next generation. Hannah trained under Peter Stark at Orlando Ballet School and later became a New Artist at Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, FL, where she performed principal roles in Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and more. As a two-time YAGP Silver Medalist and YAGP NYC finalist, Hannah received a full-merit scholarship to the Royal Ballet School in London, England where she trained during her first year under Anita Young until injuries caused an early retirement from dancing. Additionally, Hannah received three full-merit scholarships to the School of American Ballet’s summer intensive program, where she trained under former NYCB ballerinas Suki Schorer, Susan Pilarre, and Katrina Killian. During her twelve years of pre-professional training, Hannah trained in the Balanchine, Cuban, Vaganova, Cecchetti, Royal, and Bournonville ballet styles, Russian and Polish character dancing, as well as contemporary and modern. As a ballet teacher with over six years of ballet teaching experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Hannah incorporates scientific thinking including anatomy, physics, and mathematical concepts to strengthen students’ critical thinking and to bring awareness to their bodies and position in space. Ultimately, Hannah hopes that every one of her students gains skills that extend beyond the dance world and into their everyday lives, and that she inspires a lifelong love for dancing.

Academy Jazz & Lyrical Instructor, Leaps & Turns Instructor, Hip Hop INstructor, Tap Instructor, Company Choreographer, Soloist Choreographer

Madison started dancing at the age of 3 years old and was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. At the age of 8, she began competing at dance competitions all over Florida. She was trained in a variety of styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, and hip hop. She also had the opportunity to learn from many well respected teachers at dance conventions and intensives. After graduating from high school, Madison continued her dance training at UCF in the Knights and Damsels Dance Club for a year and has been teaching ages 3-18 in various styles for the last 4 years. She aims to inspire passion and love for the arts in all her students!

Primary & Pre-Academy Instructor, Academy Ballet, Jazz, & Lyrical Instructor, Soloist Choreographer

Caroline Schlenker fell in love with dancing at the age of three. She grew up in Ocala, Florida where she spent almost all of her time at her beloved dance studio. She is now a sophomore in College at the University of Central Florida with a major in Visual Arts Management and a minor in Dance. While growing up, she was classically trained in ballet and pointe and performed in many productions such as the Nutcracker, Giselle, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and more. She also received training in modern, jazz, tap, and hip hop. As she got older, she began helping out with the younger dancers’ rehearsals, which eventually led her to discover a love for teaching. She got her first job in high school as a dance teacher at a local summer camp and adored it.

Caroline would love to spread the joy she gets from dancing and help make SDA a second home for its students, like her studio was for her. She is excited to learn more about competitive dance and can not wait to hear that Nutcracker music again!