Click here to meet the 2019-20 team!
Ashleigh
Hometown: Christian Pass, MSCollege: Queens University of Charlotte
Job: Emergency Department Nurse
Dance/cheer experience: 18 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Food Runner at Dairy Queen
Favorite emoji:?️️
Go-to karaoke song: Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
Last Netflix show: Friends
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Asya
Hometown: Raleigh, NCCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: TMS Technician
Dance/cheer experience: 10+ years
Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers
First job: TJ Maxx associate
Favorite emoji:?️️
Go-to karaoke song: If It Isn't Love by New Edition
Last Netflix show: Imposters
Dream vacation: Paris
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Lexy
Hometown: Charlotte, NCCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: Account Manager at an IT Firm
Dance/cheer experience: 15 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers
First job: Assistant Dance Teacher
Favorite emoji: ?
Go-to karaoke song: Wannabe by Spice Girls
Last Netflix show: Stranger Things
Dream vacation: Backpacking around Europe
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Kelsey
Hometown: Lake Wylie, SCCollege: University of South Carolina
Job: Pre-K Teacher
Dance/cheer experience: 21 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers and South Carolina Gamecocks
First job: Camp counselor
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Anything by Ariana Grande
Last Netflix show: Stranger Things
Dream vacation: Bali
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Kyndra
Hometown: Charlotte, NCCollege: Liberty University
Job: Athletic Trainer and High School Sports Med Teacher
Dance/cheer experience: 16 years
Favorite sports team: ECU Football
First job: Host at Outback Steakhouse
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Bananas by Gwen Stefani
Last Netflix show: Last Chance U
Dream vacation: Spain
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Cassidy
Hometown: Charlotte, NCCollege: East Carolina University
Job: Education
Dance/cheer experience: 18 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Birthday Host at Chuck E. Cheese
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
Last Netflix show: American Horror Story
Dream vacation: Sydney, Australia
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Kaitlyn
Hometown: Matthews, NCCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: Hostess
Dance/cheer experience: 15 years
Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers
First job: Nanny
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Don't Stop Believing by Journey
Last Netflix show: Friends
Dream vacation: Hawaii
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Quontey
Hometown: Charlotte, NCCollege: Savannah State University
Job: Account Executive
Dance/cheer experience: 11 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers
First job: Customer Service Agent at Best Buy
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Weak by SWV
Last Netflix show: Jane The Virgin
Dream vacation: France
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Haley
Hometown: Asheboro, NCCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: Cheer Coach/Tumbling Instructor
Dance/cheer experience: Since she was 4 years old
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets
First job: Selling lemonade at the NC Zoo
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Wannabe by Spice Girls
Last Netflix show: That 70's Show
Dream vacation: Bora Bora
Cats or dogs: Both!
Holly
Hometown: Mt. Airy, NCCollege: UNC Greensboro
Job: Office Administrator
Dance/cheer experience: Over 20 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Server
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot
Last Netflix show: Stranger Things
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Cats
Erica
Hometown: Philadelphia, PACollege: LaSalle University
Job: Merchandise Coordinator
Dance/cheer experience: 17 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Sales Associate at Delia's
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
Last Netflix show: New Girl
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Megan
Hometown: Newton, NCCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: Paralegal
Dance/cheer experience: 23 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Waitress
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Wannabe by Spice Girls
Last Netflix show: Continuim
Dream vacation: Barcelona
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Cody
Hometown: Jacksonville, FLCollege: Florida State University
Job: National Recruiter
Dance/cheer experience: 5 years
Favorite sports team: Florida State
First job: Server
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Grillz by Nelly
Last Netflix show: Gilmore Girls
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Cats
Taysia
Hometown: Latta, SCCollege: Winthrop University
Job: Dance and Fitness Instructor
Dance/cheer experience: 12 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Checkers
First job: Cashier at McDonalds
Favorite emoji:??♀️️
Go-to karaoke song: Anything by Whitney Houston
Last Netflix show: Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Dream vacation: Dubai
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Casey
Hometown: Mt. Vernon, ILCollege: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Job: Architectural Designer
Dance/cheer experience: 10 years
Favorite sports team: St. Louis Caridnals
First job: Dance Teacher
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston
Last Netflix show: The Great British Baking Show
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Iryna
Hometown: Odessa, UkraineCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: Business Development Specialst
Dance/cheer experience: 11 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Checkers
First job: Cashier at Cookout
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: Don't Stop Believing by Journey
Last Netflix show: The Office
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Cats
Bailee
Hometown: Cherryville, NCCollege: Appalachian State
Job: Dance Teacher/Choreographer
Dance/cheer experience: 20 years
Favorite sports team: App State Mountaineers
First job: Dance Teacher
Favorite emoji:?️
Go-to karaoke song: I Wear My Sunglasses At Night by Corey Hart
Last Netflix show: Stranger Things
Dream vacation: Hawaii or Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Jess
Hometown: Germanton, NCCollege: UNC Charlotte
Job: Fitness Instructor
Dance/cheer experience: 20 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Dance Teacher
Favorite emoji:?♀️️
Go-to karaoke song: Anything by Celine Dion
Last Netflix show: New Girl
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs (or Iryna's cat Sassy)
Jada
Hometown: Indian Trail, NCCollege: Wake Forest University and the University of Miami
Job: Data Analyst
Dance/cheer experience: 17 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: Waitress at Brooklyn Pizza Parlor
Favorite emoji:?♀️️️
Go-to karaoke song: Yeah by Usher
Last Netflix show: Stranger Things
Dream vacation: Greece
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Chandler
Hometown: Huntersville, NCCollege: High Point University
Job: Business Analyst
Dance/cheer experience: 23 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers
First job: Retail Sales Associate
Favorite emoji:?️️️
Go-to karaoke song: Africa by Toto
Last Netflix show: The Ranch
Dream vacation: Australia
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Chelsea
Hometown: Florence, SCCollege: University of South Carolina
Job: Staffing Manager
Dance/cheer experience: 20 years
Favorite sports team: Charlotte Checkers
First job: YMCA Camp Leader
Favorite emoji:?️️️
Go-to karaoke song: NASA by Ariana Grande
Last Netflix show: Stranger Things
Dream vacation: Italy
Cats or dogs: Dogs
Lena
Hometown: Clifton Park, NYCollege: East Carolina University and Lenoir-Rhyne University
Job: Occupational Therapist
Dance/cheer experience: 23 years
Favorite sports team: New York Yankees
First job: Dog sitting/Babysitting
Favorite emoji:?️️️
Go-to karaoke song: Man, I Feel Like A Woman by Shania Twain
Last Netflix show: Murder Mystery
Dream vacation: Greece/Paris/Italy
Cats or dogs: Cats
Montana
Hometown: Forest City, NCCollege: Gardner-Webb University
Job: Operating Room Nurse
Dance/cheer experience: 15 years
Favorite sports team: Indianapolis Colts
First job: Selling souvenirs for the Forest City Owls
Favorite emoji:?♀️️️️
Go-to karaoke song: September by Earth, Wind & Fire
Last Netflix show: Queer Eye
Dream vacation: Florence
Cats or dogs: Cats
Valeria
Hometown: Mexico City, MexicoCollege: Winthrop University
Job: Dance Teacher/Assistant Account Manager
Dance/cheer experience: 12 years
Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers
First job: Merchandise worker at Carowinds
Favorite emoji:?️️️️
Go-to karaoke song: Halo by Beyonce
Last Netflix show: The 100/Friends
Dream vacation: Thailand
Cats or dogs: Dogs
