Meet Miss Shandice
Miss Shandice has been inspiring dancers across Colorado's Western Slope since 2008, teaching students from Glenwood Springs to Parachute. With nearly two decades of experience, she has developed a reputation for creating positive, encouraging classrooms where dancers of every age and ability can grow with confidence.
She has extensive experience teaching dancers from preschool through adulthood and specializes in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Acro. Whether introducing a preschooler to their very first dance class or refining advanced technique with experienced performers, Miss Shandice is passionate about helping every dancer reach their full potential while developing a lifelong love of dance.
As the founder and owner of Stellar Dance Collective, Miss Shandice is thrilled to launch the studio's inaugural season. Stellar Dance Collective is a performance-based dance studio built on the belief that exceptional training and a supportive community go hand in hand. By partnering with local recreation centers and independent studios throughout the region, Stellar is able to offer dancers access to outstanding facilities while making high-quality dance education more accessible to families across the Western Slope.
One of Miss Shandice's greatest passions is fostering collaboration rather than competition within the local dance community. She believes that dancers thrive when studios work together to create an environment that is welcoming, encouraging, and safe for every student. Her vision for Stellar Dance Collective is to help cultivate a dance culture where friendships are built, creativity flourishes, and every dancer feels valued.
Miss Shandice's commitment to excellence extends far beyond the classroom. She trained extensively throughout her youth with respected local instructors and has continued to expand her education through professional training opportunities, including studies with the Atlanta Ballet. She continues to pursue classical ballet education today, believing that great teachers are lifelong students. In addition, she is an Acrobatic Arts Certified instructor, providing students with safe, progressive, and technically sound acrobatic training that complements their dance education.
Above all, Miss Shandice believes dance is about so much more than learning steps. It is about building confidence, discipline, resilience, teamwork, and lasting friendships. She is dedicated to creating a place where every dancer is challenged to grow, encouraged to dream big, and celebrated for who they are.
When she's not in the studio, Miss Shandice enjoys spending time with her husband and their three children. Together they love exploring the outdoors, camping, hiking, and making memories with family. Those same values of family, community, and connection are at the heart of everything she brings to Stellar Dance Collective.
Miss Shandice cannot wait to welcome dancers and families into the Stellar Dance Collective family and is excited to begin this incredible first season together.
Meet Miss Becca
Rebecca “Becca” Schreurs has been sharing her love of dance for over 20 years, inspiring dancers of all ages through movement, creativity, and confidence. She began dancing at the age of five and trained in a wide variety of styles, competing nationally and studying with some of the industry’s top professionals along the way.
Throughout her career, Becca has taught everyone from toddlers taking their very first dance steps to adults rediscovering their love of dance. She has a special passion for introducing young children to the joy of movement through imagination and creativity, while also enjoying the challenge of helping adult dancers grow in skill and confidence. Tap has always held a special place in her heart, and she loves sharing its rhythm, musicality, and energy with dancers of all ages.
In addition to teaching in the studio, Becca has served as a Varsity Poms coach and worked as a freelance choreographer for high school show choirs and musicals. Most recently, she spent several years as the Children’s Program Director at Studio 9 Dance Academy, where she helped build and lead a thriving early childhood program. Although she has relocated to Colorado’s beautiful Western Slope, she is excited to continue working remotely with the Studio 9 team and remain part of the amazing family she helped build.
Becca believes every dancer—whether they are 2 or 92—deserves a place to feel confident, challenged, creative, and celebrated. Her classes are filled with encouragement, laughter, imagination, and plenty of dancing, creating an environment where every student can thrive.
She is beyond excited to begin this new adventure with the Stellar Dance family and become part of such a wonderful community. Becca can’t wait to meet all of her dancers, create unforgettable memories, and share the joy of dance with families across the Western Slope. See you on the dance floor!
Meet Miss Julia
Miss Julia has been dancing for over 15 years and has spent the past 7 years sharing her love of dance through teaching. Throughout her training, she has studied Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary, with ballet serving as the foundation of both her dance education and teaching philosophy.
Over the years, Miss Julia has taught dancers ranging from 3 years old through adulthood, and she believes every student deserves to feel supported, challenged, and celebrated. She is passionate about creating a positive and welcoming classroom where dancers can build confidence, develop strong technique, and discover a lifelong love of movement. Whether working with a preschooler’s first plié or helping experienced dancers refine their artistry, Miss Julia strives to make every class a place where students feel encouraged to grow both as dancers and as individuals. She believes that every dancer deserves a positive, encouraging environment where they feel seen, supported, and inspired to reach their full potential.
In addition to her dance background, Miss Julia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing her MBA. She believes that learning never stops and is committed to continually growing as both an educator and mentor for her students.
Outside of the studio, Miss Julia enjoys spending time in the community, traveling, boating, paddle boarding, snowmobiling, being with family and friends, and continuing her own dance education whenever possible.
Miss Julia is thrilled to be joining Stellar Dance Collective and cannot wait to meet her dancers and their families. She looks forward to sharing her passion for dance while helping every student grow in confidence, technique, and a love for the art of dance.
Meet Miss Mickey
ComDance has been a part of Miss Mickie's life since childhood and is one of her greatest passions, from committing nearly everyday to taking classes as a youngster, to training, performing, and choreographing at a collegiate level. Miss Mickie has been persistent in her strive for expression, creation and education for the last 15 years.
Miss Mickie obtained a BFA in Dance from Colorado Mesa University and has trained in all of the standard studio styles such as Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary and Jazz. She has also trained in and performed codified technique based, performance based, and street styles, specifically including: Jazz Funk, Modern, House, Rhythm Tap, Modern Ballet, commercial Hip Hop, and character pieces. In addition, Miss Mickie's participation in several nationwide conferences have afforded her opportunities to experience training in various cultural forms.
Miss Mickie has continued to teach since obtaining her BFA degree 2022, and has taught students ranging in age from 3 yrs through adult. Her goals and aspirations as an educator are to create an environment for students which is conducive to personal and collaborative growth, as well as preserving and expanding on passions within a supportive social/emotional environment to develop a sense of value, respect, and mindfulness. To Miss Mickie, dance is one of the primary ways that she navigates life, and she hopes to bring that opportunity to others as well. She believes that the classroom is a place where reflection and expression coexist.
Outside of the studio, you’ll find Miss Mickie spending time with her dog Hubble, creating in any way she can, or researching one of her many interests in physiology, psychology or dance as means to build her knowledge base.
Miss Mickie looks forward to starting a new chapter with Stellar Dance Collective and is excited to teach at the Battlement Mesa Recreation Center this Fall.
