Stevie Hunter was a professional dancer, but an injury to her knee ruined her career and forced her to discontinue her dancing full-time.
As an alternative, she began teaching dance classes at a studio in Salem Center, her most notable student being Kitty Pryde.
[2] Upon this incident, Stevie learned about the true identities of Kitty, Ororo and their friends, and became an ally of the X-Men and privy to their secrets.
She made it through a trapdoor to safety below, but unfortunately Storm, Warlock, Rictor, Boom-Boom and Wolfsbane, one of her original students, were kidnapped.
Stevie helps Professor X stay one step ahead of Peter, until they can get to the mansion's Danger Room.