A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Stephanie Plahitko began her dance career right here with The Dance Company at age 7. After four years in Buffalo spent earning her BFA in Dance, she packed up and moved to Orlando, FL where she performed in Walt DisneyWorld for two years. From the mainland she then took a 10-month voyage on the Disney Cruiselines performing for thousands of people a week in places like Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Disney's own private island, Castaway Cay. Stephanie has also judged for competitions such as International Dance Challenge, Rhythm Dance Canada, StarQuest, and more. A resident of Indy again, she looks forward to more dance opportunities and is excited to be the new owner of The Dance Company.

Diane Gudat is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana where she began The Dance Company in 1979. She is the artistic director of the Indianapolis Children's Dance League and originally produced/directed the Indiana State Dance Championships.

Diane has served as a guest artist and choreographer to numerous private studios, high schools and companies all over the United States and Canada. She has also served as a Master Teacher for many dance teachers' organizations, including Dance Masters of America, Dance Teachers Club of Boston, Florida Dance Masters, Southern Association of Dance Masters and the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters. As an independent, award-winning choreographer she has staged a wide variety of musicals and has choreographed numerous show choirs and dance lines. She was one of the coaches to the 2002 gold medal USA Tap and Showdance teams at the World Championships held in Germany.

Diane is the author of three dance books, Acrobatics for the Dance Studio, The Time Step Dictionary, and Music Theory for the Dance Classroom. Diane has served as a faculty member for DMA, DTCB, Florida Dance Masters and the CNADM Teacher's Training Schools. Her humor and energy have made her a popular judge, scholarship auditioner and faculty member for numerous conventions and competitions across the U.S. and Canada.