Megan
Baker

Megan, age 12, is from Norwalk, and will be in the 8th grade this coming Fall at Lake Center Middle School in which she will serve as her class student Vice President. She has been twirling since she was 4 years old.  Megan is the current Pre-Teen Miss Majorette of California and is CA State Solo, X-Strut and Rhythmic Twirl Champion, All West Regional X-Strut and Rhythmic Champion and Miss Majorette Royalty, Twirl Mania X-Strut and Freestyle Champion and won the Pre-Teen World Open X-Strut championship at AYOP last year. This is Megan's last year to compete in the Pre-Teen (10-12 year division) Miss Majorette of America Pageant, National Solo and Solo, X-Strut and 2-Baton in the world open events as well as Rhythmic Twirl.  Megan also takes ballet and recently went on pointe. She also loves art, to sing, listen to music, and go shopping.  Megan traveled to Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Florida last February, and brought home Cinderella’s Glass Slipper for winning the Twirl Mania Junior Strut Competition.

Kristen
Brumleu

Kristen is 15 years old and lives in Villa Park, CA.  She is a Sophomore at Lutheran H.S. of Orange County where she is the Feature Twirler and cheerleader and a member of the American Leadership Institute.  Kristen has been twirling for over 10 years and has won numerous State, Regional and World Open titles.  In April 2003, Kristen was honored to represent the United States in Marseille, France as a member of the USA Twirl Team.  Kristen has also been featured at Disneyland and the Disney World Resorts, Lakers and Clippers half-time shows and on the TV show X-Files.  Kristen enjoys off-road sports and can out-ride most boys in the desert!  She would like to wish all her teammates “Good Luck” at AYOP!

Christine G.

Christine is 13 years old, and will be in the 8th grade this fall.  She is currently the Miss Majorette of California, in the Intermediate-Preteen division and the 2004 Intermediate Preteen All West Twirl Champion.  Christine excels at varsity basketball and pre-competitive swimming.  She is an Altar Server at St. James Church and loves shoes, shoes, shoes!   At AYOP, her favorite events are World Open Solo twirl, 2-Baton and team.  She will also compete in the World Open Strut competition, and of course, the Intermediate Pageant that she qualified for.  She can’t wait to get to Indiana and eat at Fazollis, and relax in the hotel pool (she's best after 40+ laps) after a long day of competition.

Michelle G.

Michelle competes as the "young one" in the 10-12 Preteen category and will be representing California in the National Majorette Twirling Championships at AYOP.  Michelle was the first-runner-up for the California State Twirling Championship in November.  She has previously won 3 Miss Majorette Pageant titles and has qualified for the final strutting championships at Nationals the past 2 years.  Due to baton, Michelle recently was featured in 2 national "Step into Summer" Old Navy commercials, in which she twirled, dove into a pool, ran around, and read a story (to name a few things.)  Michelle has also been asked to be one of the lead cover girls for a new line of dress-up-make-believe clothing for girls, which will be distributed nationwide.  This only shows that many things can come from baton twirling!  Michelle looks forward to strutting, swimming, and doing the secret sister thing at AYOP.  She loves to do anyone's makeup and hair, and does a really professional job of it!  You go girl!

Rachel Joy
Kahan

Rachel is 8 years old, lives in Norco and is home-schooled.  She enjoys ballet, jazz, and gymnastics and has just completed her 3^rd year as a Brownie, Girl Scout.  She has been twirling for nearly 5 years.  She’s the 2003 Little Miss Majorette of America and has won the Tiny Tot World Open Twirling, Strutting and 2-Baton Championship the last 2 years at AYOP.  She is also the 2-time Juvenile Elite “Miss Twirl Mania”, held at the Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida.  She won the advanced 2004 Juvenile Miss Majorette of California Pageant which qualifies her to compete in the Pageant at AYOP at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana.  She is also the 2004 All-West Regional Rhythmic Twirl Champion, as well as Solo Twirl, 2-Baton, Strut and Duet, with her partner, Tasha Taylor.

Krysta
Potashner

Krysta, age 15, now attends Coronado High School in Coronado, CA.  She began twirling at age 5 in Northern California with USTA.  Her family moved to San Diego at age 7.  At age 11, Krysta began taking instruction from Annetta Lucero and won the Beginner Miss Majorette of California pageant at age 13.  She received 2nd place in the Beginner Miss Majorette of America pageant and 1st place in Beginner World Open Strut at the NBTA competition at Notre Dame last year.  This is Krysta's first year to twirl with the Waves and she is very excited to be competing with the team this year at Nationals.

 
Nikki
Prado

Nikki's been twirling for 15 years and has won the California and Regional pageants multiple times, the California and Regional twirling championships multiple times, and the California, Regional and World Open duet twirling championships.  She and duet partner, Melissa Sonntag, were on the NBTA World Team that traveled to France last year and won the Silver Medals.  Nikki is from West Covina, and is a Junior at Oregon State University. She will be competing in Duet and team events at Nationals and World-Open Competition this year in Indiana.