Margarita has been with MONCAD for 13 years and has brought a wealth of knowledge in choreography, passion, spirit and dedication to us.  Margarita coaches our Division 1 Pom team.

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 joined Monash University in 2018 and has since developed one of Australia’s strongest university cheerleading programs. She currently coaches athletes across all levels and continues to build pathways for university athletes to compete on the international stage. Under her leadership, Monash and UniRoos teams have represented Australia at multiple University World Championships, including Poland, Florida and Croatia, and Sweden. The program has also achieved major domestic success, earning University Grand Champion titles in 2022, 2023 and 2025. Many athletes from Steph’s university teams have progressed to compete at both All Star Worlds and the ICU World Championships, a pathway the program is immensely proud of.

Steph is widely recognised for her expertise in ICU-style cheerleading, particularly in chants and stunts. She has choreographed more than 30 ICU chants and has served as Chant Specialist for Team Australia since 2023, working across multiple national teams each year. Her choreography focuses on strong crowd engagement, creative prop use and technical precision, consistently producing high-scoring routines on the world stage.

Alongside her university and national team work, Steph is an experienced All Star coach and international choreographer. She has coached up to Level 7 and worked with teams across Australia and internationally. Last year she won the Large Gym 5NT Grand Champion title, and her choreography has produced bid-winning routines. Her contribution to the sport was also recognised with a nomination for an ACU Industry Choice Award.

With more than 20 years of experience as an athlete, coach, choreographer and judge, Steph has contributed to 23 Australian National Teams and 6 University World Teams. As an athlete, she represented Team Australia at the ICU World Championships, winning Silver in 2011 and Bronze in 2012 before returning to compete again in 2018.

Outside of cheerleading, Steph works as a Finance and Business Operations Manager in Melbourne.

Hayley has danced since she was three years old, primarily taking classes in ballet, jazz and contemporary. Throughout her school years, she competed at many competitions, performing solos and as a member of troupes and duos. Hayley has completed her Cecchetti Classical Ballet examinations through to Advanced 2, for which she received a perfect score in 2014.

After joining Monash Cheer & Dance, Hayley discovered her passion for All Star dance. While studying, she trained and competed with Monash and Pacific Elite across Pom, Jazz, Lyrical, and Hip Hop. Her competitive career includes appearances at The Dance Worlds in 2017 and 2019, winning a silver globe in 2019 with Pacific Elite’s Open Coed Pom team. She also represented Team Australia Freestyle Pom at the 2019 ICU World Championships and earned three silver medals at the 2018 FISU World University Cheerleading Championships in Poland.

Transitioning into coaching and choreography, Hayley has established herself as an international-level coach. In 2024, she coached and choreographed Team Australia University Pom Doubles to a silver medal at the FISU World University Championships in Split, Croatia, followed by another silver at The World Games Series in Hong Kong. That same year, she coached Team Australia Pom Doubles to bronze at the ICU World Cup in Seoul, before a fifth-place finish at the 2025 ICU World Championships. The duo later secured bronze at The World Games in Chengdu in 2025.

In 2025, Hayley coached Pacific Elite’s Mystics Open Jazz team to the ICU Worlds Championships and The Dance Worlds, where they received the bronze globe. She continues to work with teams and duos across Pacific Elite and Monash University Cheer & Dance, as well as choreographing for international Pom Doubles teams.

Michelle began her dance journey in the prestigious Hip Hop program at Haileybury College before expanding her training with Monash University’s National Champion Premier Hip Hop team, Hercules, from 2019. In 2020, she joined Pacific Elite’s Open Hip Hop team, Sirens.

With over a decade of training and 8+ years of coaching experience across leading Victorian dance programs, Michelle brings both depth and drive to her teaching. As an athlete at MONCAD Michelle has competed at the 2023 UDA ICU University World Cup Cheerleading Championships (WUCC) in Florida, was on the qualifying team for the 2020 FISU World Uni Championships in South Korea and again qualified to compete at the 2024 FISU World University Championships in Croatia which she attended as both an athlete and coach.

In 2025, Pacific Elite made history with its first hip hop teams qualifying for The Dance Worlds. Michelle coached both teams and competed on one, with Sirens COED and Sirens AG placing 12th overall in Orlando 2025. 

Michelle is deeply passionate about hip hop culture, foundations, and technique, and loves exploring the diversity and history within each style. She’s excited to share her knowledge, energy, and love for hip hop with every dancer she teaches.

Katie joined MONCAD as an athlete in 2014, competing across pom, jazz and hip hop and duos for five years. During this time, she also served on the club Committee as Treasurer and President, and was later recognised as a MONCAD Life Member and Monash Blues Award recipient.

Her competitive highlights include representing MONCAD, Pacific Elite and Australia at multiple world championships including The Dance Worlds (‘15, ‘17, ‘19), ICU World Championships (‘17, ‘19) and the FISU World University Cheerleading Championship (‘18); and bringing home 3x FISU silver medals and a Dance Worlds silver globe. 

Since beginning coaching in 2020, Katie has coached a range of pom, jazz and lyrical teams, alongside technique and strength & conditioning. Her coaching style blends her performance experience with a genuine passion for building strong dancers and leaders, fostering a love of All-star dance and continuing the MONCAD spirit within every team she coaches.

Outside of dance, Katie works in Human Resources and is a proud mum to a busy toddler - but MONCAD will always be her first baby.

Katie is looking forward to an exciting year with Moneta in 2026.

Bridget started dancing at 8 in Macau, China, completing RAD Ballet exams. Back in Australia, she continued to excel in RAD Exams, ultimately achieving distinction in Advanced 2, qualifying for solo seal, and a perfect score in VCE Dance.

Joining Monash Cheer & Dance in 2019, Bridget fell in love with All Star competition dance and served on the committee for 4 years. She was a dedicated member of the Div One Premier Pom (Minerva) and Jazz team (Harmonia) and competed in the University’s Hip Hop (Hercules) and Lyrical (Hemera) teams in 2023. Bridget was on the team that represented both Monash and Australia at the 2023 UDA College National Championships in Florida, USA in January 2023, was on the qualifying team for the 2020 FISU World Uni Championships in South Korea and again qualified to compete at the 2024 FISU World University Championships in Croatia, where her jazz team went on to  become University Worlds Grand Champions. 

As recognition for her exceptional work for the club, Bridget graduated from Monash as a MONCAD Life Member and has also received multiple Monash Blues Awards for outstanding performance. She continues to dance at Pacific Elite Dance and was part of the Pacific Elite Mystics Worlds team who achieved a Bronze Medal at The Dance Worlds and represented Australia in Pom & Jazz at the ICU World Championships in 2025. 

Bridget has grown to become a passionate coach - leading the Open Lyrical team (Halia), achieving first place in both years she has coached, and co-coaches Open Jazz (Hybris) alongside her close friend Issy G. Bridget also coaches the Senior Jazz and Open Jazz teams at Pacific Elite Dance and is excited to continue sharing her passion and experience for dance.

Isabelle has been dancing competitively since the age of six, training across a wide range of styles including Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop and Contemporary. She was selected to showcase her VCE and VET solos at Top Class in 2017 and 2018, as well as Top Acts in 2018.

In 2019, Isabelle joined Monash Cheer and Dance (MONCAD) as a first-year student and quickly fell in love with All Star dance. She competed on MONCAD’s Division 1 Pom and Jazz teams from 2019-2024, as well as the Division 1 Hip Hop team from 2020 to 2022, before graduating in 2024. Isabelle was part of MONCAD’s 2019 Pom Duo alongside Hayley Shreeve and later the 2023 Pom Duo with Emma Ryan, with both duos earning National Champion titles.

Internationally, Isabelle was on the qualifying teams for the 2020 FISU World University Championships in South Korea and the 2024 FISU World University Championships in Croatia. She was also chosen to represent Australia as a Pom Double at The World Games in Hong Kong in 2024, finishing 2nd overall against the top 10 countries in the world.

Whilst coaching at MONCAD, Isabelle also dances at Pacific Elite in their Open Pom and Jazz teams. She is passionate about sharing her passion, energy and knowledge from years of teaching, and is incredibly excited for the season ahead!

Kaitlyn has been dancing since the age of four, training across a wide range of styles and developing a strong passion for performance. She completed two years of full-time training at Spectrum Dance Studios, where she earned her Certificate III and IV in Dance, further strengthening her technical foundation and versatility.

Since 2015, Kaitlyn has been deeply involved in the All Star dance competition world, a space she remains incredibly passionate about. She has competed at the All Star Dance Worlds twice, in 2016 and again in 2023 with Pacific Elite Dance, performing in Jazz, Lyrical, and Pom. In 2023, she was also selected to represent Australia as part of the first-ever Australian National Hip Hop Team.

Kaitlyn joined the Monash Cheer & Dance program in 2022, training in Jazz, Pom, Lyrical, and Hip Hop. During her time as an athlete, she had the opportunity to represent Monash at the 2024 FISU World University Championship. She is excited to now join the Monash coaching team and looks forward to working with the athletes and supporting the team this season.

Charlotte's love for dance began at a young age when she started taking classes at 6 years old. She began with Ballet, Jazz, and Contemporary, which helped her develop a strong foundation in various dance techniques. However, at the age of 12, she discovered Hip Hop and felt a real connection to its energy and style. Since then, she has enjoyed exploring and growing in the diversity and vibrancy of Hip Hop.

In 2019, Charlotte stepped into the competition scene by participating in All-Star competitions, competing in Hip Hop, Pom, Lyrical, and Jazz. Most recently, in 2025, Charlotte competed with Pacific Elite's first World’s Hip Hop teams. This opportunity took her to Florida, where she had the chance to perform alongside talented dancers from all over. Charlotte continues to cherish her journey in dance, finding joy in each new experience and performance.

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. 

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 as an athlete, and she has travelled to multiple Cheerleading Worlds, including being a part of TAAG in 2025. She is currently on Lady Reign and where she went to Worlds in 2025 and will be going again in 2026. She has also travelled to Worlds with Interstellar in 2019, with Lady Reign in 2017, and with Monas in 2014! 

Lyndelle began cheerleading and dance in 2009, competing at Level 6 with a brief background in gymnastics. After an eight-year "retirement" from the sport at KLD X-treme Allstars, she returned in 2021 with MONCAD.

In 2022, she competed across multiple teams — Atlas, Apollo, Helios, and a Level 4 partner stunt — before finishing the season on a high at UWCC 2023 with Monash. Lyndelle then took her skills overseas, stunting with athletes from around the world at international events in Spain, Norway, Germany, and Latvia.

With coaching experience at KLD and Monash UniSports, Lyndelle now returns as an official MONCAD coach, bringing international experience and a passion for athlete development into the 2026 season.

Lachie joined MONCAD as an athlete in 2022, bringing with him a strong gymnastics background and one year of high school cheerleading experience in Year 7. From the moment he joined, he fell in love with the club and quickly became a passionate and dedicated member of the program.

During his four years as an athlete at MONCAD, Lachie competed on the Level 3/4 team for three seasons (2x University Grand Champion) and was honoured with the opportunity to represent Australia at the 2024 FISU World University Cheerleading Championships in Croatia. His team placed first, earning the title of World Champions, a career highlight and testament to his commitment and work ethic.

After graduating, Lachie is returning to MONCAD as an Associate Coach and is thrilled to begin his first year in a coaching role. He continues to pursue his own athletic development as a member of MCA’s Level 5 team, Angels.

Lachie is incredibly excited to share his passion for cheerleading and looks forward to helping build strong, motivated and confident athletes at MONCAD in the 2026 season.