Our Coaches
Miss Shari
HEAD COACH for baton
& EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ABTA
Miss Shari started twirling at the age of 4 years old after seeing girls twirling in a parade. Even though she cried at every lesson for the first year, she competed at the provincial and national level until the age of 16. After her twirling career, she took the CBTF coaching certification courses and has been coaching ever since. Shari is currently a CBTF Competition Level 2 coach. She is passionate about baton twirling and loves teaching kids about our unique sport. She has been working as the Executive Director for the Alberta Baton Twirling Association for the past 20 years.
MISS OLIVIA
Assistant coach for baton, dance, & acro
Olivia started dance classes when she was 2 years old. She received training in a variety of styles including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and musical theatre. Olivia then joined baton twirling when she was 13 and has loved it ever since! Currently, she is a certified CBTF competition 1 coach with Northern Lights Twirl Team in Spruce Grove, and is Module One certified in Acrobatic Arts. Her favourite baton memory is attending the Pan Pacific 2020 and 2024 competitions with her artistic pair partner (and sister) Willow, where they secured silver medals both years. Olivia recently completed her Master of Education in Counselling Psychology and is involved in facilitating mental health programs for youth in the Edmonton area.
MISS SHELBY
INSTRUCTOR FOR DANCE & ACRO
Miss Shelby grew up doing gymnastics and dance from a very young age. She has trained in a variety of different styles including Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Hip Hop. Miss Shelby has been teaching dance since 2017 and is Module One certified in Acrobatic Arts. Miss Shelby has completed her Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Human Resources and is involved in a NFP Board of Directors. Miss Shelby is looking forward to sharing her love for dance with all of her students!