Staff

Kristina started twirling at the age of 5 and hasn't stopped being involved in twirling since! Originally from Georgia, Kristina moved to New England in 2021 with her husband and found a twirling home with AK. Throughout her competitive twirling career, Kristina earned many Georgia State, Southeast Regional, and National titles, including Collegiate National wins with the University of Georgia Majorettes of which she was captain for 3 of her 4 years on the team. She was the assistant coach of the UGA Majorettes & Georgettes (dance team) once finished with her own college experience. Kristina has been teaching, coaching, and choreographing since she was in high school and always knew she would want to own a studio one day. She has twirling experience in competitive individuals, competitive teams (dance twirl/halftime/ pom), college prep, recreational teams, fire baton, and field & parade twirling as well as in dance disciplines including jazz, ballet, acrobatics, tap, hip hop, and lyrical. Kristina is also a licensed NBTA judge.

Hannah started twirling with the Ameri-Kids when she was 4. She competed both in teams and individually and placed top 5 at Nationals. She also won the title of Miss Majorette of the Northeast. After graduating college, Hannah came back to Ameri-Kids to coach. She loves seeing the progress of all her students. If she's not twirling, you can find her on the golf course or walking her dog!

Courtney Schaub is the dance teacher here with AK! She started dancing when she was 3 and danced for 17 years before starting to teach! Courtney has trained in ballet, pointe, contemporary, and jazz. She says that teaching has been very fun and rewarding, and seeing the kids improve their skill and how happy they are when they hit new moves is priceless. 

Kenzi has been twirling with Ameri-Kids for over 20 years. Since joining AK at age 6, she has twirled on many different stages from the pregame show at the Boston Celtics to the iconic Miss America parade. Kenzi has won many state, regional, and national titles in both individual and team events. Through her experience with competitive baton twirling and pageantry, Kenzi brings both competition and stage experience to the AK staff. She loves getting to help young twirlers grow and push them to reach their fullest potential. 

Kayla found her love of twirling at the age of 6.

She began twirling competitively and enjoyed competing until graduating from college. Kayla was the Feature Twirler at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA and now holds a psychology degree. She has many state, regional, and national titles in various twirling events. Kayla also represented the USA as a twirling ambassador in the International Spring Festival in Trujillo, Peru. She now enjoys coaching and using her creativity to inspire her students.

Mr. Will started twirling at the age of 5 after he saw fire twirlers at The Lion King show in Disney World. He quickly fell in love with the sport of baton twirling and spent 17 years twirling with Ameri-Kids. His love for baton was always centered around teams and 3 baton. He’s been a member on team routines that placed top 3 in the Advanced category at Nationals. He has competed in Top 6 at Nationals for Solo and was runner-up for back to back years for 3 baton. He has taught 3 baton at many notable baton camps around the country. Mr. Will has always loved the friendships and life skills baton provides to kids. Be sure to say hello to him and his mom, Susanne, who both love everything this sport offers. 

Maddie’s journey with baton twirling and Ameri-Kids began in 2009. Throughout her competitive career, she won numerous New Hampshire State and Northeast Regional titles, and continued to be apart of several award-winning teams with AK over the years. With the AK competition team, she and her teammates accomplished National top 5 finishes. Transitioning into coaching in 2019, Maddie has continued to work with Ameri-Kids students for both individual and team events. She has gone on to become a University of Tennessee Majorette, and has twirled in front of 101,915 Vols fans each game day since 2021. She has twirled all over the country and even in London, but just as equally loves sharing the sport of baton with the next generation of twirlers. 

Ella has been twirling since the age of 5 when she started with Ameri-Kids! Currently, she is the Feature Twirler “Golden Girl” at the University of Iowa where she is a senior studying exercise science. She is a 30 time national champion with experience in both NBTA and USTA. Her accolades include 3 time Miss Majorette of America (2016, 2019, & 2022), 2 time Grand National Twirling Champion (2019 & 2023), and 2023 Gold Medalist at the IBTF World Championships in Senior Women X-Strut. Currently coached by Matt and Meredith Freeman in State College, PA… Ella loves coming home to help coach at AK and give back to the team that shaped her twirling career.