Dancing to his own beat: Disney-trained UW grad fulfills dream by opening Wisconsin Dells theater

In his early 20s, UW-Madison grad Michael Stanek got a performance job in Florida with Disney. He liked it so much, the Spring Green native figured he’d become a “lifer” — a long-time Disney performer who’d stick with the company for decades, working his way up to the title of, say, choreographer, or maybe heading into management.