Meet the owner

     Stephanie danced for 14 years and has been teaching for 11 years. She was a competitive gymnast for 6 years as well. Stephanie’s dance and gymnastics training began in Plano, TX where she competed with Plano Aerobats and took ballet and jazz classes to supplement her gym training at Gotta Dance. She also took classes at the world famous gym WOGA for 2 years. She was not interested in dance at the time but her parents recognized the benefit it would provide for her gymnastics career. In 2004, her family moved to Winder, Georgia where she had the opportunity to train and compete under 1988 Olympian Hope Spivey at Spivey’s Gymnastics. She continued her ballet, pointe and jazz classes at the Lawrenceville School of Ballet. Her family once again moved in 2006 to Bartlesville, OK. It was here Stephanie competed her last three years of gymnastics at Conoco-Phillips Gymnastics, winning numerous state and regional awards.

     After spending the summer of 2009 at OU’s SummerWind Youth Ballet Camp, Stephanie decided to end her gymnastics career and pursue ballet more seriously. She spent her junior and senior year of high school taking ballet, pointe, jazz and modern classes at the Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education. In January 2011, Stephanie was accepted into the University of Oklahoma’s School of Dance. During her time at OU, she had the pleasure of performing in various repertoire as well as The Nutcracker and Cinderella with the Oklahoma Festival Ballet under Director Mary Margaret Holt. In May 2014 she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance. 

     Stephanie went on to complete a degree at OCCC as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in May 2018. She is currently in her 5th year in pediatrics, treating children in a variety of settings such as home health and schools. She has chaperoned OU’s Summer Intensive for 6 years and had the pleasure to be the Assistant Coordinator in 2019.  Stephanie believes that work in special education  and as Assistant Coordinator at OU has given her the tools and experience necessary to provide her students with the best ballet education available in Norman, OK.

FACULTY

Tabitha Tabor

Tabitha Tabor is originally from Colorado, where she started taking ballet and tap at the Thornton Rec Center at the age of 3. The following year, her family moved to Oklahoma and she continued dancing at the Purcell Dance Center and Modern Dance Arts. In 2020 she came to Norman School of Ballet for additional ballet training and competit

Tabitha Tabor is originally from Colorado, where she started taking ballet and tap at the Thornton Rec Center at the age of 3. The following year, her family moved to Oklahoma and she continued dancing at the Purcell Dance Center and Modern Dance Arts. In 2020 she came to Norman School of Ballet for additional ballet training and competition experience. The following year, she was accepted into Oklahoma City Ballet's pre-professional day program under the direction of Rachael Nye. There, she danced for three seasons performing alongside the company in The Nutcracker and Cinderella. In 2024, she joined Ballet North Texas as a trainee for two seasons, under the direction of Nicolina Lawson. While there, she performed in various classical and contemporary works such as The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Midsummer's Night Dream, and Cinderella, as well as, Sam Jones' Changling and Carrie-Ruth's Sleepy Hollow. She is very excited to join the faculty at NSB for the 2026-2027 season!

Hannah Kate Hodges

Hannah Kate Hodges is attending the University of Oklahoma, with a major in Business Management, in hopes to own her own dance studio one day! She danced at Classical Ballet Academy in Norman since she was 3 years old, training in ballet, pointe, modern/contemporary, tap, lyrical, and jazz. She has performed in Don Quixote, Raymonda, Slee

Hannah Kate Hodges is attending the University of Oklahoma, with a major in Business Management, in hopes to own her own dance studio one day! She danced at Classical Ballet Academy in Norman since she was 3 years old, training in ballet, pointe, modern/contemporary, tap, lyrical, and jazz. She has performed in Don Quixote, Raymonda, Sleeping Beauty, Graduation Ball, Coppelia, and Swan Lake. She joined the faculty at NSB in January 2026!

Chase Bloomer

Chase Bloomer is a self-taught dancer and choreographer based in Oklahoma City, OK. He was a company member with RACE Dance Collective from 2016–2026, where he studied jazz, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop. During his time with RACE, he performed in and choreographed works for Hip-Hop Nutcracker and Racey. From 2021–2025, Chase was a me

Chase Bloomer is a self-taught dancer and choreographer based in Oklahoma City, OK. He was a company member with RACE Dance Collective from 2016–2026, where he studied jazz, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop. During his time with RACE, he performed in and choreographed works for Hip-Hop Nutcracker and Racey. From 2021–2025, Chase was a member of the O'City Crew, one of the official dance teams for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has also performed with Generation Why, a non-profit that travels across the nation to a variety of schools to talk to students about anti-bullying, suicide awareness,  and finding their why/purpose in life. Chase's choreographic work is hip-hop based with a dash of other styles sprinkled in. As an instructor, Chase's message for others is "Dance to express, not to impress."

Madisen Colton

Madisen Colton (formerly Acevedo) was born and raised in Houston, TX and trained at Vitacca School for Dance for 5 years under the direction of Kelly Ann Vitacca. In 2022, she joined the trainee program with Oklahoma City Ballet, and in 2024 was promoted to Oklahoma City Ballet II. During her time with OKCB, she performed in corp de balle

Madisen Colton (formerly Acevedo) was born and raised in Houston, TX and trained at Vitacca School for Dance for 5 years under the direction of Kelly Ann Vitacca. In 2022, she joined the trainee program with Oklahoma City Ballet, and in 2024 was promoted to Oklahoma City Ballet II. During her time with OKCB, she performed in corp de ballet roles with the company in Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, and The Nutcracker, among others. She has also danced in original works by Maria Konrad, Mimmo Miccolis and Garrett Smith. 

Danielle Bush

Vivian Cunningham

Danielle Bush is from Houston, TX. She trained at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), graduating in 2024. Danielle spent this summer training at the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive, where she performed a featured role in a contemporary work by Brice Mousset. She is currently a junior Modern Dance major at the Universi

Danielle Bush is from Houston, TX. She trained at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), graduating in 2024. Danielle spent this summer training at the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive, where she performed a featured role in a contemporary work by Brice Mousset. She is currently a junior Modern Dance major at the University of Oklahoma, where she continues her training and studies on scholarship!

Vivian Cunningham

Vivian Cunningham

Vivian Cunningham is a dancer from Madison, Wisconsin who is currently getting erh BFA in Modern Dance Performance at the Universoty of Oklajoma. Prior to this she trained at the Artistic Edge Dance Centre and Madison Professional Dance Center. She has been dancing since 2010, rigorously training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, lyr

Vivian Cunningham is a dancer from Madison, Wisconsin who is currently getting erh BFA in Modern Dance Performance at the Universoty of Oklajoma. Prior to this she trained at the Artistic Edge Dance Centre and Madison Professional Dance Center. She has been dancing since 2010, rigorously training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hiphop, pointe, musical theater, improvisation, partnering, and ballroom. She has been accepted into intensive opportunities including Camp Protege and Chicago Repertory Ballet, and has attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Adult Intensive along with SALT Dance Intensive. She has also performed works from choreographers such as Glenn Edgerton, Austin Hartel, Christa Smutek, Megan Sennett, Molly Long, Brian Rebenda, Chase Hudson, Chris Xayrath, Amanda Colangelo, Alma Borges, Lilian Wilner, and Cezar Salinas. Along with training, she has enjoyed demonstrating and teaching over the years.