Our Story

Hi, I’m Stephanie Mejias Kline—a bilingual dance educator, mom, and passionate believer in the power of movement to shape confident, creative humans.

With over a decade of experience teaching dance to children and a background in professional performance, I founded ELEVE Movement Studio to create a space where young children can grow through movement, language, and imagination. As both a teacher and a parent, I understand how powerful those early years are, and how much joy, care, and artistry kids deserve in their learning spaces.

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ELEVE, inspired by the ballet term élevé (“to rise”), was born from a desire to merge my two lifelong passions: dance and storytelling. At ELEVE, we celebrate the beauty of bilingualism, the richness of multicultural stories, and the confidence that comes from expressive, joyful movement.

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Opening our doors in Portage Park, a neighborhood I deeply love, feels like coming home. This studio is a dream grounded in community, and I can’t wait to welcome your family into it.