Valencia Stallings
INSTRUCTOR | CHOREOGRAPHER

Valencia Stallings aka “Free” is a multi-faceted creative located in Los Angeles, CA originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. Upon moving, her only intention was to be a dancer, as she has had 10+ years of experience; Hip-Hop being the style that stole her heart out of all the years, but moving to California opened up so many other doors. It blossomed into other things such as modeling, creative directing, and photography along the way. Although Valencia’s main passions land more so in the artistic creative world, she also has a passion for children and teaching. From teaching at after school programs, to being a camp leader, and teacher assistant, she always finds her way back in a classroom setting with children. With Star Dance Center now welcoming her with open arms she is able to live out her two passions in one and is so excited to be dancing with your little ones!

Samantha Longtin

INSTRUCTOR | CHOREOGRAPHER

Miss Samantha started dancing at two years old here at Star Dance Center! During her time there, she trained in different styles including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and musical theater. After leaving Star Dance at 13 years old she moved to Simi Valley and continued her love of dance at the performing arts high school, Santa Susana. There she was able to strengthen her technique as well as learn new styles, work with different choreographers, and discover a passion for choreography. After high school, she started dancing at Moorpark college, while also  pursuing childhood development. During this time she worked as a party princess and loved this job because it combined her favorite things, singing, acting, and dancing all while working with kids. Miss Samantha would craft choreography for parties, and on weekends, she joyfully would perform with children of all ages, sharing the fun of dance! The Moorpark dance department gave her many opportunities to choreograph as well as work with amazing professors and dancers as passionate about dancing as she is. Now, she's working on getting her bachelors degree in dance from CSU Northridge. She's so excited to be working at the studio where she found her love for dance and she can't wait to dance with you!

Alex Richard
INSTRUCTOR | CHOREOGRAPHER   

Alex Richard is from Houma, Louisiana. Miss Alex has been dancing since the age of 3. She joined competition team at the age of 9. Growing up she never played any sports or thought twice about anything else but dance. At the age of 16, she started to really get serious about dance and take her training to the next level. Her mom would drive 2 hours to a more advanced studio for better training. After graduating from high school, she knew that she wanted to pursue dance as a career in Los Angeles. She trained in a dance program in Louisiana for 3 years. At the age of 22, she moved out to LA to start her career. She got signed with MSA in 2019. She has booked many jobs ranging from music videos to dancing at Coachella! She even traveled to Romania for a contemporary dance show! She is still training and working as a professional dancer today and has also grown a passion for teaching.

Miss Alex started teaching dance a few years ago when she moved out to LA. She would sub for her friends more and more. Then she got the opportunity to teach at 2 studios starting in 2020. She has choreographed multiple competition dances for studios in Louisiana. She teaches from ages 5 to 17. She strives for her students to have fun and learn as much as possible! She looks forward to inspiring young kids to do what they love and follow their dreams!