Our Teachers

With over 30 years of dance experience spanning Country Western, Ballroom, Swing, Line Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Musical Theater, Becky Smith-Deitrick brings unmatched energy, expertise, and heart to every class she teaches. A certified Ballroom instructor through the Arthur Murray School of Dance since 1998, Becky holds two World Championship titles from the United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) in 2004 and 2005, along with numerous other UCWDC accolades.

Becky lives in Clayton, NC, with her two daughters, Jamey ( a teacher at 3D) and Jorden (a competitive dancer at 3D), they look forward to welcoming you to the dance floor!

Miss Ashlyn is from Archer Lodge, North Carolina and has danced since the young age of 3! Throughout her 12 year dancing career, she has trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Clogging, and Hip Hop.

Miss Ashlyn is also the director of the Carolina Stars Program with the Miss Wendell and Miss Zebulon Organization as well as the Director of the Little Miss Archer Lodge Pageant. Miss Ashlyn also teaches special education here in Johnston County.

She is extremely excited to bring all of her passions together at 3D dance, where everyone deserves a chance to dance! She will be teaching the Rising Stars as well as ballet, tap, and jazz & will also be hosting clogging workshops throughout the year!

Jamey is our triple edged sword! As a singer, dancer, and actress, Jamey knows how to take on the Stage! She has been a North Carolina Dance Ambassador for 3 seasons, was a Durham Performing Arts Ambassador last season, and has performed in Clayton Theatricals theater productions consisting of Seussical The Musical, The Little Mermaid, and Shrek where she starred as Pinocchio!

Jamey is currently attending Meredith College studying theater with a K-12 licensure and hopes to become a theater teacher one day. She grew up as a dancer her whole life but found a love for theater along with it. Her passion is to help people find a love for the arts in some type of way. Whether it’s performing onstage, watching in the audience, or screaming the loudest for your dancer at a competition, Jamey is ready to take on the world!

Gigi is originally from Boston, MA and graduated from University of Miami with a B.A. in Criminology and Dance. She teaches and choreographs Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Lyrical, Modern, Acrobatics, Tap and Musical Theatre for ages 2-18 and adults.

She was also a member of the Miami Motion Dance Team in college where she choreographed pieces for her teammates, sat on the executive board and even performed in the Shakira & Jennifer Lopez Super Bowl Halftime show at Hard Rock Stadium! She is excited for this new opportunity and to start teaching the 3D dancers!

My name is Ava and I am from Smithfield, North Carolina!

I have been dancing since I was three years old and do almost every style. I am on the competitive dance team at 3D Dance, captain of the local dance team, and have even choreographed half-time routines for our local schools!

I am so excited to start my teaching journey here at 3D Dance!

Hannah is from Wendell, NC! She has been dancing since she was five years old and has trained in various styles of dance.

Her favorite styles are Modern, Contemporary, and Jazz!

She has recently graduated from Meredith College with a B.A. in Dance and k-12 Teaching Licensure.

While at Meredith, she was part of the Meredith Jazz and Tap Company and, during her senior year, became a co-manager for the company.

She was also a full company member of the Meredith Dance Theatre, the programs Contemporary Modern Company.

She is excited to be a part of 3D, and looks forward to meeting new faces, sharing her love of dance, and gaining new experiences!

Savannah Stainback is a dance educator who graduated from Meredith College in 2025 with a B.A in Dance Education with a K-12 Licensure. She has experience teaching ballet, jazz, modern,
contemporary, tap, and hip hop.

She is currently teaching 6-8th graders in the Wake County Public School System and enjoys teaching students of all ages the joy of dancing! She loves learning dance as much as teaching and is always down for trying coffee shops all over Raleigh!