About StarMakers

Motivate, Inspire, Dream.

StarMakers enhances the lives of area youth with all of the benefits of dancing and tumbling in a group environment: health, confidence, self-expression, social, relaxation, and fun. We offer studio classes and recreational teams with opportunities to grow and advance to the nationally competitive levels.

History and Community Service

Christi Stanton is the Owner/Director of StarMakers Dance Company and StarKidz After School/Summer Camp Program. She began teaching at the age of 19 in her parent’s garage with 5 students. Her studio has grown to a state of the art 10,000 square foot facility in Inman, SC, close to I-85.

StarMakers has winning teams on local, state and national levels. StarMakers Staff choreographs routines for high school and college dance/cheer teams. Christi and her staff judge dance and cheer competitions on all levels for some of the country’s largest dance and cheer competitions.

StarMakers is involved in many local afterschool programs including South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind. StarMakers Sudden Impact Elite teams are proud to serve the community throughout the year with many local performances including; Impact Sports Amazing Chase, Magnolia Manor, and many Elementary School Arts and Culture Weeks.

Why We Love Dance and Tumvle

Dance and tumble are both exercise and art forms. They allow for self-expression while also requiring discipline, focus, and skills mastery. Basically, dance and tumble are both challenging and exhilarating!
When students participate in dance and tumbling, their cardiovascular health improves, muscle tone increases, and they build flexibility, strength, posture, and balance. Both dance and tumbling also develop coordination, body awareness, and control, while engaging the brain through movement, timing, technique, and memorization. Together, they help students grow physically and mentally as they build skills, confidence, and discipline.

Dance and tumbling are also social activities. Students build friendships, encourage one another, and share common goals as they learn and grow together. Both help students develop confidence, coordination, discipline, and perseverance, while giving them opportunities to express themselves and take pride in their progress. Through movement and performance, students also gain an appreciation for creativity, teamwork, and achievement.

The skills learned in dance and tumbling can open doors to scholarship and career opportunities, while also building habits that help in school and everyday life – like perseverance, responsibility, and confidence.

Most importantly, dance and tumble help students grow in self-esteem and confidence, encouraging them to become the very best version of themselves.