Here at The Showstoppers Studio we pride ourselves on knowing that ALL of our wonderful instructors are highly qualified to teach in their specified areas. 

We have 4 Major baton instructors, and 2 Major dance instructors. We bring in 2 traveling baton instructors, one from Cincinnati and one from Flordia.  There are also 4 student baton instructors.

Dance Instructors

Richelle Dykstra

Kailei Compton

Aaliyah

Aaliyah has been dancing for over 27 years.  She began her journey wiht Belly dance in 2002 with her mentor Sarah Bell of NY. She has studies with many other artist instructors including Master instructor Mahmoud Reda, Aszmara, Anahid Sofian, Farida Farimy, ZA-Beth, Jillina, Rachel Brice, Chadia, and Perizad to name a few.  Currently, Aaliyah teaches and performs muitiple styles of dance including bellydance, hip hop and hula in Orange County, NY.  She teaches workshops at the Showstoppers Studio based on interest and pre-registration

 Audrey Moore
Audrey has been the director of the Showstoppers Dance and Twirl Teams since their creation in 1980.  Prior to establishing her own group she was a member of the Stars and Stripes and then its instructor.  She also was also the instructor of the Elite Twirling Academy in the late 1970's. 
The Showstoppers Dance and Twirl Teams spent most of their time practicing in rented out gyms and in the street in front of Audrey's home.  But in 2004 the old Stanford-Foster building was established as The Showstoppers School of Baton and Dance.  It is here that children from all over Ohio come to learn and take classes in baton, ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, yoga, and cheerleading. 
Audrey has been involoved in baton twirling since the age of 13, first as a competitor, then as a teacher and judge.  As a competitor she won the title of WTA Senior World Most Beauriful Majorette 1969.  As a teacher she has watched as her students have taken home numerous nationals titles (see title holder page).  Audrey is a Gold Seal Judge for DMA, as well as a judge for, WTA, AAU, and TwirlMania.
She is a 1969 graduate of Wickliffe High School where she was head majorette and a softball player.  Audrey and her husband Tim have two daughters, Leigh-ann and Melissa, and have two grandchildren, Erienne and Ethan. 

Kristin Fitz-Smith
Kristin began twirling with Audrey at the age of nine and was a member of the Showstoppers from 1983 to 1989.  During her competitive years she earned two WTA Intermediate Titles and the 1991 Miss College Majorette Title.
Outsite of competition, she was honored to be Wickliffe High School's first ever Featured Twirler.  She also twirled with the Ohio Northern University Marching Band from 1990 to 1994.
She began teaching baton at the age of 15.  Prior to her merge with the Showstoppers, she was the coach and director of the State and National Champion Baton Twirling Team, the Enchanters.
Kristin is certified to teach grades K through 8 and Reading K through 12.  She is employed by the Bedford City School District as a 5th Grade Teacher. She met her husband, Shawn, while teaching in Bedford Hights.  She is currently a stay at home Mom with her son, Landon and daughter Morgan.