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Coach Brooke
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Hello, my name is Brooke Keeling and I have directed/coached gymnastics for over 18 years. I have coached girls and boys 18 months to 18 years of age. I started cheerleading at the age of seven and fell in love with the sport of gymnastics which then led me to coaching. I am a mother of nine, yes, I said nine! I have a blended family with my husband Thad, our children range between 2 and 23. I started my coaching career while in college in Kansas City at the YMCA. Working with inner city kids was a life changing experience for me and I was there for 3 years until getting hired on with Renate Edwards Dance studio in Leavenworth Kansas. I was there for 3 years coaching gymnastics, cheerleading, ballet, and tumbling. I was also a competitive coach, coach, and director for Fort. Leavenworth for 8 years. As we all know the Army takes us to many places and I left the program with 360 students in attendance! Seven years ago, we moved here from Korea and have made Junction City our home.
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Coach Baillee
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Baillee Stamper will be our head dance instructor, she has come out of dance retirement for JCGT. She has worked with JCGT for the past three years as a cheer and gymnastics coach. She joined JCGT in 2021.
Baillee danced competitively for Katie’s Dance Studio (2000-2007), Bird’s Gymnastics in Kansas City from 2006-2010, she was an All American NDA Dancer with Lansing High School from 2010-2014. She was a D1 dancer in 2016-2017 at NKU where she specialized in game day, Pon, Hip Hop, Jazz, Kick Lines and sideline routings. From 2017-2021 she was one of PRIDE Cheer Academy’s Choreographer.
Coach Baillee has been coaching cheerleading in the high school and competitive community since 2017. She cheered D1 for Northern Kentucky University. She was a staff member for UCA high school staff in 2020. She has coached a level three all star team from 2017-2020 that is a national three time grand champion for the apex brand. Baillee was also the choreographer for Washburn University’s first competition in collegiate history.
Baillee danced competitively for Katie’s Dance Studio (2000-2007), Bird’s Gymnastics in Kansas City from 2006-2010, she was an All American NDA Dancer with Lansing High School from 2010-2014. She was a D1 dancer in 2016-2017 at NKU where she specialized in game day, Pon, Hip Hop, Jazz, Kick Lines and sideline routings. From 2017-2021 she was one of PRIDE Cheer Academy’s Choreographer.
Coach Baillee has been coaching cheerleading in the high school and competitive community since 2017. She cheered D1 for Northern Kentucky University. She was a staff member for UCA high school staff in 2020. She has coached a level three all star team from 2017-2020 that is a national three time grand champion for the apex brand. Baillee was also the choreographer for Washburn University’s first competition in collegiate history.
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Coach Michelle
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A Minnesota native, I moved to Kansas 16 years ago and made Junction City my home. During the day I am a teacher and work with second grade students. In my evenings and weekends I have now picked up helping Coach Brooke coach various classes. In my spare time I enjoy gardening, baking, reading, and spending time with my family. I am excited to watch your child grow, learn and have fun!
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Coach Nicole
Dance Instructor |
Nicole is a senior at Junction City High School. She is a captain of the J-Steppers Dance team that she has been a part of all four years, where she also has experience choreographing for as an assistant and now lead. She has previously been trained in ballet/technique, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip-hop at Clarabel’s dance studio where she has danced at since the age of three, and been a dance teacher assistant/substitute for two years and has been named dancer of the month. Aside from the many dance competitions she has attended, she has also participated in a dance intensive with Andie Stitt where she took a contemporary, hip-hop, and injury prevention class. She is very excited for this new opportunity to share her passion for dance.
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Coach Emily
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Hello, my name is Emily and I’m so excited to be teaching again! I danced at Clarabels dance studio for 17 years, and taught there for 4. I was on the high school dance team for 4 years and was a captain for 3 of those years, I then went on to dance at Barton Community College for 2 years and was co captain for 1 year there. I also taught at a studio in Great Bend for about 5-6 months in 2023! I’ve been trained in hiphop, lyrical, Jazz, and pom. I’m looking forward to sharing my passion for dance and getting to see all the growth in the studio!
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Coach MaKenzie
Gymnastics/Cheer Coach |
Hi my name is MaKenzie! I have been involved in the cheer world since the age of 3. I’ve competed in all star, high school, and collegiate level over a course of 18 years. I have won various national titles and state championships. I have worked with levels 1-5 during this time as well. I have worked as a tumbling coach for roughly 5 years as well. I also assisted with choreography for about 4 years. I am originally from Pennsylvania which is where I spent most of my cheerleading career before moving to Florida for college. I cheered for Sparks Elite where I coached as well. I also cheered for St. Mary's Area High School where I competed at state level. During college I cheered for FGCU at the division 1 level and was fortunate enough to train with Top Gun All Stars. This provided me an opportunity to learn and grow from world class instructors. I am very excited to see what this season will bring and can’t wait to work with you all!
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Brooklin
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The eldest daughter of Head Coach Brooke, Brooklin has been assistant coach for two years and she's on the competitive cheer and competitive Xcel team but was on the competitive N.A.C. tumbling team the last two years and the JC Twisters competitive cheer team last year.
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Coach Aubrey
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Hello! My name is Aubrey. I have been a gymnastics coach for two years now, and I have loved every minute of it. Before I moved to Junction City, I coached gymnastics at a local gym in my hometown of Clovis, New Mexico. I have experience with kids of all ages, and I love watching them learn and grow!
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Coach Makayla
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Hi, my name is Makalya. I help with the younger classes assisting the coaches. I have been taking gymnastics since I was 5 years old. I have been a competitive gymnast with tumbling team and Xcel. I am currently on the JCGT Xcel team and look forward to a great season. I enjoy helping students learn and improve in gymnastics.