Stacey Shumake

Stacey Shumake's dance journey began when she saw New York City Ballet's Swan Lake at the age of two. During her dance training, she was a corps de ballet member at North Texas Ballet Theatre and Toledo Ballet Company and a soloist with Central Ohio Youth Ballet. Stacey holds a BFA in Dance Education and a minor in Secondary Education from Kent State University.

She is Pilates trained and certified in Progressing Ballet Technique. Stacey currently dances with Gerri Houlihan in the Big Red Dance Project. When she isn't teaching, performing, or taking classes, Stacey renovates houses, gardens, and travels with her husband, Mike, and her 100 lb pitbull, Captain Crunch.