intertwined. GMDT is the professional company side of the
duo’s ownership, the side that puts on productions and operates
as a nonprofit. GDC is the studio side, or the “school” side,
which is for profit and currently trains nearly 260 students,
something Stoner said she and Whitworth are very proud of,
given the effects of the pandemic.
The duo is especially proud to own something they grew up
loving so much, and spent so much time with as budding
dancers. Stoner and Whitworth both started at what was then
called Ruth Mitchell Dance Theatre when they were seven,
though Stoner is about 4.5 years younger than Whitworth.
Stoner was even of Whitworth’s students when Stoner was in
sixth grade, calling her now-business partner “the cool, hip
teacher.”
Both Stoner and Whitworth pursued dance after their
high school graduations from The Walker School and
Sprayberry High School, respectively, with Stoner earning a
degree in dance from the University of Arizona in 2015 and
Whitworth earning a degree in dance from the University of
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