Margarita has been with MONCAD for 11 years and has brought a wealth of knowledge in choreography, passion, spirit and dedication to us.  Margarita coaches our Division 1 and 3 Pom Teams . 

Margarita was trained in ballet for over 15 years. Her career highlights include working with the Walt Disney Company and competing with the Golden Girls Dance Team, representing the academy at the Dance Worlds, four times. Margarita was also a member of Team Colombia Freestyle Pom in 2012, where the team placed 8th in the world. 

In 2013, Margarita moved to Australia to study at Monash University. She joined MONCAD as Dance Assistant Coach, then undertaking the role as coach for our, then,  All Star Pom team 'Monash Mystics' as Head Coach in 2014. In 2015, Margarita became head coach of our Premier Pom team and then Premier Jazz in 2016. As of 2016, Margarita has been the head coach of the Dance program at MONCAD. Since then, in recognition of her outstanding and ongoing contributions and constant spirit she brings to the club, Margarita was named an honorary MONCAD Life Member in 2023.

In 2017, Margarita opened up Pacific Elite Dance, a studio dedicated to Dance training for athletes of all ages. She has brought the Mystics, Open Pom team, to the Dance Worlds in 2017 and 2019. In 2019, the Mystics were selected as Team Australia for the ICU World Championships and brought home the silver globe at the Dance Worlds. 

Steph came to Monash in 2018, bringing our advanced team to the FISU World University Cheerleading and Dance Championships in Poland, hitting an amazing zero on both days! Since being head coach, our advanced team has another won a bid to the 2020 FISU WUCC in South Korea. 

In addition to her achievements with our teams, Steph also served as the head chant coach for Team Australia in 2023 and 2024, further showcasing her commitment, passion and exceptional coaching abilities in cheerleading. 

Behind her coaching life, Steph is an accountant and a cheerleader. She has been an athlete since 2001, was the USA National Stunt champion 2008, Canadian National Stunt champion 2009, Team Australia World medalist in 2011 and 2012. She last competed in Team Australia 2018 with MCA Phoenix. 

Hayley first joined MONCAD in 2016 as an athlete, where she danced in Pom and Jazz teams and duos for 7 years. During this time she has held multiple key position within the club's Committee, serving as Treasurer, Vice-President and ultimately as our 2021 President. 

As an athlete, Hayley proudly represented Monash University and Australia at the FISU World University Cheerleading and Dance Championships in Poland in 2018. She showcased her skills in the Hip Hop and Pom duos division and also earned three silver medals in the Pom, Jazz and Hip Hop team divisions.

Hayley achieved notable milestones, including competing at the USASF Dance worlds in 2017 and 2019. In 2019, she secured a silver medal in the Open Coed Pom division. Hayley also represented Team Australia in the Freestyle Pom team at the 2019 ICU Worlds, contributing to Australia's 6th place win.

Hayley's dedication and continuous contributions to the club led her to being named a MONCAD Life Member in 2021. She also received a Monash Blues Award for her exceptional performance.

In 2023, Hayley began her coaching journey with MONCAD after coaching with Pacific Elite for multiple years. 

Michelle joined MONCAD in 2019 as an athlete, quickly becoming an integral part of our Premier Hip Hop team, Hercules, and excelling in multiple Hip Hop duos. Her duos consistently achieved gold at AASCF Nationals and UniSport Nationals. In 2019, her team secured a bid for the 2020 FISU World University Cheerleading and Dance Championships in South Korea. 

In 2023, Michelle began coaching both Hip Hop teams at MONCAD, Hercules and Helios and from day one both teams have consistently placed 1st and 2nd in the University Premier Hip Hop division. 

Beyond her success at MONCAD, Michelle is also an accomplished coach for Pacific Elite's Hip Hop team, Mathis Dance and Hailebury College. Michelle's coaching style goes beyond just winning and is about nurturing a love for dance and building a strong foundation and understanding of where the art stems from.

Katie first joined MONCAD as an athlete in 2014, dancing in pom, jazz and hip hop teams and duos for five years. In this time, she was also a member of the club's Committee, first as the Treasurer and then as the President. She has also competed as a member of the Pacific Elite Mystics.

Throughout her time as an athlete, Katie attended the USASF Dance Worlds in 2015, 2017 & 2019, receiving a silver medal in the Open Coed Pom division in 2019. She was a member of the Team Australia Freestyle Pom team at the 2019 ICU Worlds, placing Australia 6th. 

In addition to this, Katie has represented Monash at multiple international university competitions, first at University Worlds in 2016, and then at the inaugural FISU World University Cheerleading Championships in Poland in 2018, where she represented the university and the country in the Freestyle Pom Doubles, and also received three silver medals in the Team Freestyle Pom, Team Jazz & Team Hip Hop divisions. 

As recognition for her exceptional work for the club, Katie was named a MONCAD Life Member in 2018, and has also received a Monash Blues Award for outstanding performance. 

Katie began coaching for MONCAD in 2020, and is excited to continue in 2025!

Bridget started dancing at the age of 8 in Macau, China completing RAD Ballet exams. Back in Australia, she continued to excel in RAD exams, achieving distinction in her final exam, Advanced 2, qualifying for solo seal, and a perfect score in VCE Dance in 2017. 

Joining Monash Cheer and Dance as a first year student in 2019, Bridget fell in love with Pom and All Star Dance, competing in the division one Pom and Jazz teams since 2019 and then Lyrical and Hip Hop teams in 2023. 

She was on the qualifying team for the 2020 FISU World Uni Championships in South Korea and again for the 2024 FISU WUC in Croatia. Bridget also represented Monash and Australia at the 2023 UDA College Nationals Championships in Orlando Florida, USA in Pom and Hip Hop and will be returning to Florida in 2025 for the ICU Worlds and Dance worlds as Team Australia Jazz and Pom. 

During her time at Monash she was on the committee for 4 years, finishing her final year as Vice-President and then Team Organiser for the 2024 FISU WUC in Croatia. 

She now proudly coaches at both Monash Uni and sister club, Pacific Elite Dance, where she also continues to dance in the open teams.

Isabelle has been dancing competitively since the age of 6 in styles such as Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Contemporary and more. She was chosen to showcase her VCE & VET solos in Top Class 2017 & 2018 and Top Acts in 2018. 

As a first year student in 2019, Isabelle joined Monash Cheer and Dance and fell in love with the All Star world! She has competed in the Div 1 Pom and Jazz teams until she graduated in 2024 and the Div 1 Hip Hop team from 2020 to 2022. She was the 2019 Pom duo with Hayley Shreeve and was a Team Rep for Minerva/Harmonia in 2020 & 2021. 

She was on the qualifying team for the 2020 FISU World Uni Championships in South Korea and again for the 2024 FISU WUC in Croatia. Isabelle was also the Team Australia Pom Double that competed in The World Games competition in Hong Kong in 2024 and she placed 2nd out of the top 10 countries in the world! 

Isabelle is continuing to dance post-Monash with Pacific Elite in their Pom, Jazz and Lyrical teams and is so excited for the year ahead!!

Nicky has been with MONCAD since 2017, when she first introduced the Dance PT Program. Our dance PT sessions are high energy, fast paced and encouraging to athletes of all fitness abilities. Nicky holds two PT sessions a week for our dancers in order to elevate their fitness and perform their routines safely. 

 Nicky has over 25 years experience teaching dance and in personal training. With her experience in dance, Nicky specialises in coaching dancers in fitness, tailoring programmes supporting cardio fitness, strength and core as well as alternative exercises for injured athletes. 

As a member of the club since 2018, Dom has proven his worth on the cheer mat through his efforts in Atlas' run to Poland in 2018 and following it up to win the National Grand Championship with Apollo in 2019. As an athlete, Dom has experienced attending the 2023 UCA in the UWCC division held in Florida, USA. Throughout his time as an athlete, Dom served on committee as Secretary and has since moved into a coaching position. 

Dom has consistently been an enthusiastic and supportive coach to our athletes and club members throughout his years. As a passionate assistant coach to our 3/4 all girl team in 2023, they continued to place first, highlighting their gold win at UniSport Nationals. 

Outside of MONCAD, Dom has coaching experience at Melbourne Cheer Academy, Upstage Cheer & Dance, and Emmaus College's high school cheer team. As an athlete himself, Dom has continued to cheer at Melbourne Cheer Academy on Angels where he recently competed at the 2023 Cheerleading Worlds. 

Jess found her love for Cheerleading in 2016 through University Cheer and has not looked back since! Jess has competed in and coached both University and All-Star Cheer teams not only in Australia, but also in New Zealand (which is where she originally learned to coach with one of the best Cheerleading clubs in the country!) 

After moving back to Australia in 2024, Jess began coaching at MONCAD and had such a successful year, bringing both her teams to National Championship titles. 

Outside of Cheerleading coaching, Jess is a Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach that competes in endless fitness and weightlifting competitions herself since retiring from the Cheerleading realm. With all her background knowledge in fitness, Jess loves to create strength and conditioning programs for her Cheerleading teams and knows just how to get her athletes ready for competition season!

Jess is so excited to coach with MONCAD again and to see what 2025 brings!

Anabelle started with MONCAD in 2013 as an athlete of our pom and cheer teams. In 2015, she began coaching our Open University Pom team, bringing the team to national and runner up titles. In 2019, Anabelle brought our lyrical team to life as she continued to coach our division 2 pom team. She is a dedicated coach, bringing her classically trained expertise and knowledge from both her MONCAD Pom days and profession. Anabelle has continued to coach pom and cheerleading at MONCAD, where her 1/2 all girl cheer team continued to place 1st in their division in 2023. 

Outside of coaching, Anabelle works as a physiotherapist where she has been able to apply her knowledge to trainings.

Anabelle has continued to cheer with Southern Cross Cheer and as an athlete, she has travelled to multiple Cheerleading Worlds. Most recently with Interstellar in 2019 and back in 2017 with Lady Reign.