Stages Elite Staff
Ms. Renee
Ms. Renee has been with Stages since the age of 4. Through out her years at Stages, she has competed in numerous competitions through out Western New York. She has has also had the privilege of dancing down in Disney in 2007, and also assistant directing the studio during 4 different performances in Disney as well. Now the owner of Stages Dance Company, she is excited to continue her love of dance and share it with all of the dancers at the studio. Ms. Renee is entering her 25th year teaching at the studio, and has loved being able to teach every age and level at the studio. Her favorite type of dance is tap, and she loves to share her love of tap with her dancers. Miss Renee is also the mom of two, her daughter Rhiannon and son Hunter, who both dance at Stages. Her daughter is currently on the competition team, and she loves watching her make memories just as she did when she was on the competition team. Ms Renee is looking forward to many more years working her incredible staff, students and families and making their time at Stages as memorable as her time has been here as well.
Miss Kayla
Miss Kayla has been dancing for 17 years, and has been dancing at Stages since 2009! She has been on the competition team for over 10 years, which has lead her to multiple awards, great experiences and memories throughout her year of competing. Her favorite styles are jazz, lyrical and tap. This year will be Miss Kayla’s fourth year as a teacher, and she has enjoyed teaching all levels of students at the studio and all variety’s of styles at the studio. Over the last three years, Miss Kayla’s choreography has won various overall high scores and judges awards. She is very excited to continue this new chapter with Stages and cannot wait to continue sharing her love and passion for dance with her kids!!!
Miss McKenna
Miss McKenna has been a part of Stages since 2007, starting at just 4 years old!! She began competing at age 6 and has been part of many award-winning routines throughout the years. Miss McKenna started assisting at the age of 12, and started her journey of being a teacher once she graduated high school. The 2025-2026 dance season will be her fourth year teaching and she’s thrilled to continue sharing her love of dance with the next generation. Miss. McKenna’s choreography has earned her multiple judges awards and high scores over her last 3 years of teaching. Her favorite type of dance is Jazz and Acro and she’s always excited to learn and teach new tricks. Ms. McKenna not only teaches at the studio 2-3 days a week, but she has also recently graduated with her undergraduate degree and has been accepted into her master program for social work!!!! Stages has truly been her second home and she looks forward to what the future holds.
Miss McKenzie
Miss McKenzie is joining us this at Stages for her first year teaching!! She has been a dancer at Stages since the age of 2 and has also been a member of the Stages competition team as well. Miss McKenzie has gone one to win numerous awards for her solos, duets and trios, and has also been apart of the studios travel team when they danced down in Disney in 2016 & 2019. Miss McKenzie is looking forward to starting her teaching adventure here with the students at Stages and sharing all her passion for dance as well!!
Miss Emma
Miss Emma has been dancing at Stages since the age of 2. Since joining the competition team, she has gone on to win numerous awards, and placing in the top 10 for each of her solo’s every year. In Ms. Emma’s first year of teaching, many of her routines placed in the top 10 and have earned multiple judges awards as well. This will be Miss Emma’s second year teaching here at Stages and we are looking forward to seeing all that she can do with the students she teaches.