Holt Dazzler's Solo Contestants State- Regional- National Champions!
SPECIAL BEGINNER, NOVICE, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCE & ELITE LEVELS!!
Julia Toomey
Julia is a three year member of the Holt Dazzlers Baton & Pom Teams and is competing in her 2nd year as a soloist. Julia enjoys playing the piano and being active in Girl Scouts and Destination Imagination. In her free time she can be found drawing, playing outside, spending time with her American Girl Doll or being with friends. Congratulations to Julia for capturing the WTA MI State Novice Overall Champ! Julia moved to the Beg. level the end of this season - we cannot wait to see all of the accomplishments Julia will have in the 2014-15 season!
Cierra Scott
This is Cierra’s 2nd year as a solo twirler, but her 3rd year as part of the Dazzler Pom Pon Team. Cierra participated in the 2014 Detroit Piston halftime baton/pom/dance.. Cierra also enjoys dance & is part of a comp. dance team! Congrats to Cierra on your first NO DROP solo & capturing the 1st place WTA Novice Solo National Championship 2014!! Good Luck Cierra in your 2nd competitive season!
Katie Czewski
Katie is a student at Washington Woods Middle School and is in her 4th year twirling for the Holt Dazzlers. This past year Katie has won several titles in box march & solos moving her up into the beg. level & placing first overall at NBTA as the 2014 MI State Basic Skill Champ & WTA MI State Solo Champ!. Katie has a love of all animals (particularly kittens) and enjoys swimming, making crafts, singing, and dancing to music. Good Luck next season Katie!
Keeghan Bannan
Keeghan is a 5 year member of the Holt Dazzlers Baton & Pom Teams and is competing as an individual solo twirler in her third season! She competes in box and solo twirling at Local, State and WTA National competitions. Keeghan started twirling 2 baton this year and has placed well in a tough division! Keeghan also enjoys playing soccer & basketball. This year she participated in the Kent State Twirler for a Day in Ohio and did a great job! Keeghan is a hard worker and loves to twirl! Keep up the great work Keeghan!
Brooke Brinkerhuff
Brooke has been twirling and competing with the Dazzlers for five years. She competes in Box, and Solo & most recently moved up from Novice to the Beg. level. Brooke has placed 2nd in WTA Novice Overall in 2013 & won the MI State Novice Overall Champ '14. Brooke traveled to Myrtle Beach this past spring for the Grand Strand Champ contest and had an amazing solo placing top 5! She also placed in the top at WTA National Competition on the Beg. level. Brooke recently participated in the Kent State Twirler for a Day in Ohio and did a great job! Congratulations Brooke on your twirling accomplishments!
Emma Czewski
Emma is in the 8th grade at Holt Junior High School and is in her 4th year twirling for the Holt Dazzlers. This is her 2nd year competing as an individual solo twirler and learning more about the details of the sport. She is the WTA 2014 MI State Champ in the Novice division. She has quickly moved up to the Beg. level and placed in the top at WTA 2014 Nationals! Emma is a member of the HHS ColorGuard, HJHS Honor Society & plays the flute in the HJHS band, She loves chocolate, and enjoys drawing, flipping on the trampoline, and swimming. Good Luck Emma on your upcoming solo twirling season!
Jayla Knox
Jayla is a 2nd year member of the Holt Dazzlers Baton and Pom Team and competes as a solo twirler. She loves this new sport as well as cheerleading, and softball. Jayla is the WTA 2013 Novice Overall National Champion & TU Miss Holiday 2013 Novice Overall 12-14! Jayla has quickly moved up to the Beg. level and placed 2nd overall at the WTA 2014 National Competition. Congrats on a great season Jayla!!
Savannah Traub
Savannah has been twirling for 6 years on the Holt Dazzler Twirl & Pom Teams. She began taking duet lessons from Marleigh Noss, with friend Chloe. She competed in Duet Twirl, Fancy Strutting & solo box events, winning the WTA 2012 Duet State Champ title! Savannah has continued solo twirling and is working on perfecting her box marching skills! Savannah is also a percussionist in the Holt Jr. High Band, HHS Colorguard, enjoys playing lacross and a member of the HJHS Honor Society. Congratulations Savannah on a great twirling season!
Kaleigh Rios
Kaleigh is a 2 year member of the Holt Dazzler Juvenile Baton and Pom teams. She also takes solo lessons from both Molly & Marleigh. Kaleigh has placed in the top at every solo event she has entered the 2013-14 season. She plans to enter more solo events this year. She has taken lyrical, ballet, tap, and hip hop dance classes for over 7 years, is a percussionist in the HJHS Band, member of the HHS Colorguard, & HJHS Honor Society. Kayleigh is passionate about baton twirling and hopes to one day be just like Marleigh and twirl for Western Michigan University. . She is proud to be a Holt Dazzler and can't wait to perform her solo in front of the judges!
Lillian Speers
Lilly attends Holt Junior High School and is in her 4th year with the Holt Dazzlers. Lilly is a member of the Holt Dazzlers & this will be her 3rd year competing as a solo twirler. Lilly has improved greatly over the last year placing first in several solo twirl events this past season! Lilly is in the HJHS Band, HHS Colorguard & HJHS Honor Society. Lilly also enjoys horse back riding and dance. Best of luck Lilly in 2014-15 season & keep up the hard work!
Savannah Bailey
Savannah has been a Dazzler Team Member for over 6 years on both Baton and Pom Teams. She recently moved to Dewitt but continues to travel to Holt weekly to be a Holt Dazzler. She has made her way up to the Adv Jr.teams by practicing hard at team & solo nights.. Savannah began Solo Twirling 4 years ago & is the WTA 2011 Novice State Solo Champion. She moved up quickly to the Beg. level & continues to challenge herself by attempting to improve on the difficulty in her routines. Savannah would like to twirl for the Dewitt High School Marching Band. Good Luck Savannah, and keep up the great work!
Marie Meredith Marie is a 1st year team member on the Holt Dazzler Teams & 1st year soloist. Marie is in the 8th grade at Holt Jr. High School and a member of the Holt Junior High School Honor Society. Good Luck Marie on your first solo season!
Arriana Graham Arriana is a two year team member and a first year soloist. Arri is 7 years old and is in the 2nd grade. Arriana also loves to dance & is a member of a competitive dance team. She recently placed 1st in special beg. box march! Congrats to Arriana and good luck for the 2015 season!
Chloe Austin Chloe is a 2nd year member of the Holt Dazzler Teams and a second year soloist. Chloe is also a cheerleader and a member of the newly formed Jr. Holt High School Majorette Line. Best wishes to Chloe on your 2015 season!
Taylor Jean
Taylor is 14 years old, and a member of the Holt Dazzlers Pom Pon & Twirling Teams since the age of 4. Taylor competes as a soloist in WTA, TU & NBTA twirling organizations. She is a 2x winner of the WTA World's Most Beautiful Majorette pageant, Beg. & Int. MI State Solo Champ & 2014 INT Princess She is a great worker and loves the sport! Taylor also plays percussion in the Holt High School Concert Band & is a member of the Color Guard in the Marching Band. This fall she will compete as a member of the HHS Majorette Line! When Taylor is not twirling baton, she also enjoys flipping on the trampoline & spending time with friends. Congrats on your title as the 2014 WTA National Intermediate Championship!
Erica Zurek
Erica is 18 years old and is a 9 year member of the Holt Dazzler Pom Pon & Twirling Teams. She also helps out during Tuesday Twirling Classes and works with many of our newest members. She started participating in individual events with her best friend Andrea Ramhoff, entering in the duet twirl division. Unfortunately Andrea moved to California, so Erica began twirling on her own! She entered in solo events at local competitions and bravely entered in her first nationals just a few years ago, and is now competing at the Intermediate level! Erica also plays the trumpet in the Holt High School Symphonic Band program, a member of the Holt Majorette Line and Holt Varsity Dance Team. Erica went to her first Twirling Unlimited International Competition in 2012 placing in the top 5 beginner overall. She also has entered in AYOP National Championship at University of Notre Dame for the past three year- , placing in the Top 10 in all beginning events each year! Congratulations Erica - keep up the hard work! Erica plans to attend WMU and study in the medical field.
RONG DENG
Rong was born in China immigrating with her parents to the US just 4 years ago! She started spinning flag for the Holt Winter Guard, became a member of the ColorGuard and Holt Marching band program, then showed an interest in twirling baton. Rong joined the Holt Dazzlers 2 years ago and also began taking solo lessons. As a soloist Rong moved up quickly in the Novice divisions placing first in open and state competitions. She recently placed first in the TU Miss Holiday 2013 & 2014 NBTA MI State Basic Skills Champ. She is also the WTA MI State Novice Champ. Rong is a member of the HHS Majorette Line & Varsity Dance Team. When Rong graduates she would like to study Medicine in college and become a Gynecologist! Best wishes to Rong - cant wait to see what the future holds for you!
Marleigh Noss
Marleigh is 23 years old and has been twirling since the age of 2. She is in the Advanced/Elite Level and is a National title holder of WTA and TU organizations. She also is a State, Regional and World Champion.WTA & NBTA College Champoin, USTA 3-baton champ. She holds the NBTA National title for Sabre & Rifle!l Marleigh recently traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC and won the Champs on the Grand Strand College Fire Baton Champoin Title! Marleigh was a member & captain of the Holt Varsity Dance Team, 2 yr. Holt Marching Band Color Guard member, 3yr. Feature Twirler/ Section Leader & played the flute in the Holt Concert and Symphonic Bands.. At age 10 she feature twirled with the Everett High School & Holt Ram Marching Band in parades and half time shows. During her elementary - high school years Marleigh has had the privilege of performing at the Lansing Lugnuts Field 4th of July Show with the Lansing Symphonic Orchestra, MSU Wharton Center with EHS Band, Detroit Piston Halftime Shows at the Palace of Auburn Hills, soloist performance invite at Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios with Holt High School Marching Band. She has carried the WTA Advance State, Tri-State & WMF Champion title ages 8-16 & the 2007 WTA Miss High School Majorette, In 2009, Marleigh was selected as the Feature Twirler for the Bronco Marching Band at Western Michigan University. In 2010 she claimed the NBTA MI State College & WTA College Overall Champion. As Feature Twirler for WMU Bronco Marching Band, Marleigh has had the privilege of performing with the Band at home football games, several WMU events, U of M, MSU, Notre Dame & at Ford Field for the College MAC playoff game. Marleigh also enjoys performing at halftime WMU Basketball games as a soloist & most recently with the WMU Colorguard. Along with being a Sr. Staff Member of the WMU Bronco Band, Marleigh plans on continuing to study Elementary Education at WMU, Teach the Holt Dazzler Teams, Holt Color Guard/Lakeview Color Guard, assit. Kyle Keiser at WMU & compete on a USTA Twirl Team! Good Luck on another great season Marleigh!
Melanie Eich
Melanie came to the Dazzlers from Tenn. as a USTA twirler and has been twirling since her early elementary years! She finished her twirling career in the Advanced level. Melanie competed at WTA Nationals & TU Internationals in the solo and strut events. While living in Indiana, Melanie works with students and she comes from Indiana to twirl with the Dazzler teams for Nationals!!! At the age of 14 Melanie moved to Indiana where she continued twirling under coach Debbie. During the summer Melanie traveled to MI for Dazzler Team & solo lessons with coach Molly. While in Fisher High School, Melanie was a member of the Fishers Varsity Dance Team and Feature Twirled with the Fisher Marching Band. She holds several WTA & TU State, Regional and National titles! As a duet partner with Marleigh Noss, they carry a National TU title as placing top 3!!! After High School graduation Melanie attended Indiana University studying for a Medical/Law related degree, continued baton twiing & was a member of the Indiana Ice/ IU dance and cheer team!!! Melanie also performed for Roller Derby games that her mom plays in! Go Hoosiers!!! Melanie most recently graduated from IU and has been accepted to study Law at Indiana University/Indianapolis beginning this fall 2013! Melanie continues to teach twirling to our Holt Dazzlers at clinics.
Lola Knox Lola is a 2nd year member of the Holt Dazzler Baton & Pom Pon Teams. She is a 1st year soloist who works very hard! This past season she placed 2nd in NBTA Novice Overall, 3rd in WTA MI State & finishing 1st Overall for WTA 2014 Novice National Championships!! We are super proud of this hard working young lady! Lola also enjoys softball and school!
ANNA O'ROURKE Anna is in her 4th year as a Holt Dazzler Team member & in her 2nd year as a soloist. She is a very hard worker- Congrats to Anna winning the most no drop beads this year-performing the most no drop routines in competition!! This year Anna placed 1st in TU spec. box events and received a 1st in open WTA novice solo, & placed top 5 WTA Novice State and Nationals Novice Overall. Keep working hard Anna - we love seeing your beautiful smile!
RYAN BETTS Ryan is in the 2nd grade and attends Wilcox Elementary School. She is a 2 year member of the Holt Dazzler Teams & a 1st year soloist. Ryan is a hard worker who is willing to try anything Coach Molly asks her to try! She has risen quickly in the novice solo events this past season - having to enter in the Beg. level at NBTA MI State Championships and placing top 3! Ryan placed top 5 at 2014 WTA National Championships! Ryan sprained her ankle just prior to the national competition but kept trying her hardest to improve her skills! Ryan also enjoys dance and spending time with her big sister! Good Luck on your new season Ryan - I'm sure you will do great!
BAILEY BLANC Bailey attends Holt Junior High School. She is a 3 year member of the Holt Dazzler Teams and a 1st year soloist. Bailey is a hard worker and continues to attend competitions regularly as a soloist to improve her skills. She recently placed in the top 5 at WTA MI State Championships and competed in her 1st WTA National Competition this past summer. Bailey is a member of the HHS Colorguard, HJHS Symphonic Band & HJHS Honor Society. Good Luck to Bailey on your next season!
Heather Irvine Heather is a two year member of the Holt Dazzler Teams and just recently started solo lesson with hopes to enter in the solo twirling events 2016 season. Heather also is a member of the Holt Middle school Band program. Keep up the hard work Heather - can't wait to see you twirling as a soloist in 2016!