Mishelle Johnston
Owner, Cheer and Dance
Instructor, Choreographer
Mishelle is a former recreational and competitive cheerleader, gymnast, and dancer. She has been an All Star coach which has led to numerous national titles in both cheer and dance. She was a choreographer for middle schools, high schools, and All Star programs. She has over 15 years of All Star experience. She is currently the owner of Empire Dance Company.
Jenna Logan
Cheer and Tumble Instructor
Jenna began her cheer career on her 8th Birthday by making the first all star cheerleading team in the state of Ohio called the Ravenna Rec Dept cheer squad which is now NEO all stars. She began gymnastics at age 3 with many years of tumbling at a variety of places. She was also in Tap dance, Jazz, Hip Hop for all of her childhood. She was a member of the 1994 National champion Ravenna Rams Youth cheerleading, winning large Varsity mount division, and also winning a National COA cheerleading title her junior year for Ravenna high school for small varsity non- mount. She was 1995 Americheer all star, and 1996-97-98 NCA all American cheerleader for high school. She has been coaching cheerleading for youth on and off since High school, including the Ravens Youth competition squad in 2014. She enjoys teaching young ladies the tools to not only become better athletes, but better and stronger ladies. She has been with Dave her high school sweetheart for many years, she has 3 amazing and talented children Rissi 11, Laynee 9, and Ayden 7. Both girls are dancers and cheerleaders, Rissi is also in fast pitch softball. Ayden is a football, and soccer player, and State ranked youth wrestler. They are all honor roll students. She also has her family dog Bob Marley. In her spare time she loves to play adult softball, ride bikes with her kids, take long adventure hikes, mini vacation's, going swimming in her backyard pool, and enjoying her family and friends.
Libby Chandler Tipton
Cheer and Tumble Instructor
Osta Atchison
Dance Instructor
Osta is the 3rd consecutive “Osta” in her family. She’s been dancing for 20 years, having trained at All About Dance! By Kristen in Stow, Ohio. She is trained in Ceccehetti Ballet up through Grade 6, trained in Jazz and tap for 15 years, Hip Hop for 12, and was a cheerleader for 7 years at Cuyahoga Falls. She coached youth cheerleading at Cuyahoga Falls for 5 years with winning competition routines, and helped coach IHM cheerleaders for 2 years.
As a current student at the University of Akron, she is an Exercise Science Major, Dance minor, and a 5 year member of their dance team. With Akron’s dance team, she has competed at NDA nationals for the past 4 years. She is now a staff member of UDA, and will be teaching dance team camps in many different locations throughout the summer! A fun fact is that she also raced Soap Box Derby for 11 years. In those 11 years, she is a national champion, placed second in the world, and her brother is a world champion. She continues to volunteer for the National Super Kids Soap Box Derby, which is a race help for children with special needs. She also has a cat named Jeffery whom she loves very much!
Kathy McClintock Deyoungs
Beginner Tumbling Instructor
Kathy was a former teacher at Karen's Dance Academy for 12 yrs teaching tumbling. She also taught the Dance and Learn Program teaching 3 and 4 year olds tap, tumbling and mixing in pre school curriculum. She is happily married and lives in Ravenna. She has a son who just turned 28, a daughter who just turned 24 and a 7 year old granddaughter. She likes spending time with her family, driving tractors in parades and working with people of all ages.
Autumn Wright
Cheer and Tumble Instructor
Autumn graduated from Ravenna high school and cheered her freshman to senior year. She now attends the university of Akron and plans on being a 2nd grade teacher. Her favorite animals are camels and she loves the color pink!
