Where every child belongs on the dance floor.

Dianne Stoffel has been part of the Buda dance community since 1994 and has led Dance Unlimited for nearly three decades. She began dancing at age five, later became a Hays Highstepper and officer, and graduated cum laude from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science–Dance and a secondary teaching certification.

Her training spans tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, and gymnastics. She is certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and SafeSport, has judged regional competitions, and has earned multiple local business and community honors for her work with Dance Unlimited.

Erica Howie began dancing at age five and later joined her high school drill team, where she also began assisting with dance classes. She went on to study Dance at Texas State University, earning her degree with a teacher certification and graduating with honors in 2010.

While at Texas State, Erica danced with the modern company Orchesis for two years and participated in eight dance concerts as both a dancer and choreographer. She has been part of the Dance Unlimited family since 2010 and brings training in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, gymnastics, and creative movement.

Caty Costigan began training in Buda with Dianne Stoffel at age eight and later continued with Tapestry Dance Company under renowned tap choreographer Jason Janas. In college, she danced for four years with the Colorado Dance Collective’s tap and hip hop companies, eventually serving as co-captain.

Her training has included work with respected choreographers such as Leslie Scott, Keith Clifton, and Gregg Russell, along with performance opportunities alongside groups including iAmMe and the Jabbawockeez. Caty now travels nationally teaching master classes, leading conventions, and setting guest choreography, and she has been on Dance Unlimited’s faculty for more than a decade.

Kayla Duley has quite literally grown up at Dance Unlimited, beginning classes at just 18 months old and later competing on several of the studio’s teams. She was also a four-year member of the Hays High School Highsteppers, including two years on the Elite team.

Kayla’s training includes ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, gymnastics, and acrobatics. She began assisting classes in 2011, started teaching at Dance Unlimited in 2015, and has also taught dance through the Fine Arts program at Fuentes Elementary. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Family Science from Texas State University and now helps lead Dance Unlimited’s competitive program while training the next generation of dancers.