Kathy Bakley

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Kathy Bakley is now in her third year of teaching the Parent & Tot Class. Her class has been filled since she began teaching!  Miss Kathy now also assistant coaches the competition team!  After several years on the sidelines watching her daughter Melissa, we noticed that Kathy had an eye for the sport.  She was able to access the children's skills and correct errors that were being made.  So, she decided to become USAG safety certified.  Since much of her time was spent at the gym, she figured she would put her new found skills to good use.    She has excellent communication skills and her friendly personality makes her an asset to our facility.  Kathy also studied gymnastics in her younger years under the direction of Miss Gerri Barber, who ironically also taught some of our staff members.  Kathy also has amazing vocal qualities!  She sings as a guest singer in a band and can be seen many weekends in nightclubs, shows and Atlantic City Casinos.  One funny side note: Miss Kathy once starred in a production of "ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY"!

Krystle Goodman

Krystle is a former competitive gymnast. She has competed on all four of the women's USAG Olympic events. Krystle was part of the Level 9 State Championship Team back in the late 90's! Krystle is a perosnal trainer also and incorporates fitness,exercise into each and every class she instructs at our gymnastics academy!

 

Miss Amanda has been involved with Art of Gymnastics and Cheer since she was in grade school. She began training in gymnastics and dance when she was 10 years old taking regular classes then she was asked to join the competition performing arts gymnastics team.
Amanda competed and traveled all over the country from New York to Las Vegas with her competition gymnastics team. Miss Amanda was a part of her gymnastics competition team's very first pom-pon routine which won several Regional & National high score championships!
Upon entering Wildwood Catholic High School, Miss Amanda shifted her talents to the high school's varsity competition cheerleading team. While in high school, Amanda maintained honors, cheered, and assisted gymnastics at our facility until she graduated in 2003.
Miss Amanda now attends Richard Stockton College of New Jersey majoring in Psychology and minoring in Education. Amanda is pursuing her goal of becoming a Kindergarten teacher. Besides teaching at Art of Gymnastics and Cheer and going to college, Amanda is now a special skills teacher at Our Lady Star of the Sea School in Cape may, NJ.  Miss Amanda teaches our pee-wee cheerleading class and intermediate gymnastics classes.  She is also our full time substitute instructor.  Amanda also teaches private lessons to those students wanting that "extra edge" on their gymnastics skills.  She emphasizes technique as well as having FUN! Amanda quotes, "It makes me feel good knowing that I taught a child something today." For more information on Miss Amanda's private lessons, please call our facility.

Dawn Dougherty

Dawn began participating in gymnastics at age 8 in the Philadelphia Recreation Program. She began teaching by the age of 13. She competed in the Philadelphia Public School Program during her high school years where her team placed second in the league in 1993. That same year Dawn was nominated First Team All Public. She went on to manage the Temple Men's Gymnastic Program (a division I school) for her first 3 years of college. She participated in, and later on helped coordinate, a summer gymnastics program for inner city youth at Temple. More recently, Miss Dawn has spent a season teaching beginner tumbling at Woodstown Gymnastics. The last 5 years Dawn has spent with the Art of Gymnastics & Cheer - teaching tot, beginner, and intermediate gymnastics. Dawn is Safety Certified and an active member of the USAG.  Miss Dawn also teaches the equipment training.  Her student, Emilie was 3rd overall on the floor exercise, 8th overall on the balance beam and 11th overall All Around at the New Jersey State Championships of USAIGC.  Dawn also has earned her KAT (Kinder Accreditation Teacher Certificate, a certificate exclusively for Pre-School Gymnastics Teaching).  Miss Dawn also has earned a certification in MELPD (Movement Education Lesson Plan Development)

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Jessica Aurora Gangloff
 

Jessica Aurora is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University!  Jessica has her degree in HRIM.  Upon graduation, Jessica worked in Philadelphia at the Four Seasons Hotel/Restaurant in the management department.  Jessica recently moved home to NJ where she began her passion of coaching and teaching.  She is was employed this past summer season at Congress Hall in Victorian Cape May.  Jessica Aurora has been studying gymnastics and contortion since the age of 5. She competed for several years with her performing arts gymnastics team. She has won many cash prizes and several overall top high scores. Jessica was able to compete all over the country with her gymnastics team. She traveled to New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and as far as even Las Vegas, Nevada! While Jessica was in high school, she became involved with competitive cheerleading. She was able to transfer her gymnastics training onto the cheer floor and in the air for high flying stunts! Jessica was on the  first ever National Cheerleading Championship winning team for Wildwood Catholic High School!!  Jessica also attended the Gloucester Institute for the Performing Arts!