[5] At age three, they started learning ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop at The Rock School for Dance Education.
Initially they thought they would pursue a career in commercial dance, but their parents and teachers encouraged them to focus on ballet.
[13] Outside of New York City Ballet, Stanley danced with their colleague Troy Schumacher's side project, BalletCollective.
They also took classes at Nederlands Dans Theater and studied Gaga at Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv.
[6][7] Stanley has also worked with an array of choreographers including Jodi Melnick[usurped], Andrea Miller, Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Liz Gerring, Pam Tanowitz, Kim Brandstrup, Christopher Williams, Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Reiner, Shamel Pitts, and Omar Roman de Jesus.