A message from the owner
Hello, my name is Markie Mitchell and I am the proud owner of The Movement Center! When creating this program my first priority was to provide a safe space where our students feel loved, confident, and successful. As a coach I have worked with many gyms and studios over the past 15 years and seen many recreational programs. I wanted to create a place that was built on helping all of our students be proud of themselves, gain confidence, and feel like a part of something special regardless of if they are on a competitive team. Our students are not just a number to us, they are our family, our community and we let them know that they matter. We promise to be a friend, a mentor, and a support system for each of our students. The Movement Center is more than just a place, it is a community of loving, kind and passionate individuals that we are proud to be a part of.
Markie Mitchell
Owner & Director
Coaches & Staff
Kayleigh Edwards
Studio and Preschool Program Manager
Kayleigh is the receptionist and dance instructor here at TMC. She has trained in various styles of dance such as, Ballroom, Jazz, Ballet, and Hip Hop. She is also a full-time mother and loves spending time with her family and watching her kids dance and tumble.
Kayleigh has always made movement a priority in her life and loves surrounding herself with it. Not only is she a fantastic employee, but she also loves engaging with families at TMC and make sure everyone feels welcome and safe. We are so lucky to have her here at TMC!
Barbara Knaub
Cheer Program Director & Reception
Barbara grew up doing and competing in gymnastics and dance. She was a cheerleader at Hillcrest High School and was also part of the Drill team and Dance Company. She has loved dance and tumbling her whole life. She started coaching gymnastics and tumbling about 12 years ago.
Barbara is married and has three kids. Two of them participate in cheer, tumbling and dance at TMC. In her free time, she loves to go to concerts, shop at Target and have movie nights with her family. She is grateful to be a part of the TMC family. She loves meeting all the kids and families that come into the studio!
Maya Adams
Tumbling, Cheer, Acro & Adult Coach
Maya's background consists of mainly cheer and dance with a morsel of Gymnastics. She began with tumbling when she was in preschool and officially joined her first cheer team at the age of 6! This led her to acquire 11 years of experience in competitive cheer/dance with an additional 4 years in Acro and Gymnastics.
Maya is a choreographer who specializes in Cheer, Jazz and Hip Hop.
Maya has been coaching here at TMC for almost 3 years! She is passionate about sharing her love for movement with the students at TMC!
Sydney Thomas
Cheerleading Coach
Sydney started coaching at TMC the beginning of 2023 and has been coaching Team RISE. Sydney started competitive tumbling around 5 years old and continued with that until she began high school cheerleading. She cheered all four years of high school, and then made the Dixie State Cheer Squad in 2010. After a year and a half of college cheer she had back surgery and was no longer able to cheer. After 12 years of being out of the cheer game she was ready to get back in it as a coach!
She continuously strives to make this a fun and memorable experience for the girls and the parents. Her mission is not only to teach them the skills of a cheerleader, but teach them how to be a leader! In addition to coaching Sydney is also a mother of two children. Outside of coaching she was a professional pastry chef for over 10 years and even had a chance to bake on the Food Network in 2020.
Sky Wardle
Tumbling, Dance & Cheer Coach
Sky has been coaching tumbling for about 4 years now, but she has been in the dance and tumbling industry for over 11 years. She started her journey with cheer, which led her to gymnastics and then to acro and dance. She competed on her high school dance team and fell in love with the aspect of performing.
Sky is super bubbly and loves to have fun with her students. She absolutely loves coaching and giving kids the escape that she feels she needed as a child. She believes having a great coach will not only push them to progress in the spot they love but also just in their lives in general. She is the coach that can be your best friend and you can look up to!
Abby Hedenstrom
Tumbling Coach
Hi! My name is Abby Hedenstrom! I have been tumbling at The Movement Center since the year it opened. I enjoy every moment of tumbling and love working with kids and hope to instill the love of tumbling in them also!
When I'm not at TMC, I am a student at Jordan High School and another big part of my life is choir. I love to sing and have been in choir for years. I am so grateful for tumbling and choir. I love working at TMC and love to see the smiles on the kids faces as they walk into class, it always makes my day. I am so excited to be a part of TMC and am excited to share my love for tumbling with everyone!
Kyra wellington
Cheer and Tumbling Coach
Around the age of five years old Kyra began taking interest in gymnastics and overtime this expanded into a love for cheerleading and tumbling. Throughout Jr. High and High school, Kyra did competitive All-Star cheerleading then joined her college cheer team at Westminster University.
Kyra's love for the sport inspired her to share her experiences with others, leading her to coach tumbling and competitive cheerleading teams for about six years. She cares deeply about the students she coaches and is dedicated to helping them achieve their goals here at TMC!
Wesley Ward
Parkour & Tumbling Coach
Wesley has been doing parkour and tumbling since 2017 and teaching since 2019.
He started coaching because he loves seeing people progress and seeing how happy people get when they learn new movements.
In his free time he enjoys Muay Thai, boxing, and meditation.
Wesley started working at The Movement Center in January of 2025. His goal is to help people reach their full potential and surpass what they thought they were capable of. He is excited to join our community and get to know the lovely people of TMC!
MORGAN nuffer
Tumbling & Dance Coach
Morgan has been passionate about dance and tumbling for over 10 years. She grew up training in a mix of jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop, and has loved every moment of it. Her journey also took her to the drill team at Copper Hills High School, where she learned the power of teamwork and performance. Now, as a coach, she gets to share her love for passion with others, helping students develop their skills while building confidence and creativity. Morgan is so excited to be a part of the TMC team!!
shay payton
Tumbling Coach
Shay was a competitive gymnast for 13 years and went on to compete in trampoline and tumbling for 4 more years. After stepping away from competition, she joined her college cheer team—now entering her second season as a collegiate cheerleader.
With 5 years of coaching experience, Shay is passionate about creating a fun, encouraging environment and aims to be the kind of coach every kid looks forward to seeing.
She’s also a full-time college student working toward her goal of becoming a nurse and will be applying to the nursing program this semester. When she’s not at the gym or studying, Shay loves traveling, soaking up the sun, and spending time with her family and boyfriend. She also enjoys lifting and is a dedicated bodybuilder.
Kova Valdez
Cheer & Tumbling Coach
Coach Kova has been involved in all-star cheer for seven years, with one year of high school cheer, and has been tumbling for as long as she can remember. From the moment she started, she knew cheer would always be a major part of her life—and that one day, she wanted to coach and inspire others through the sport she loves.
She’s been coaching for a little over a year now and has loved every second of the journey. Her passion for cheerleading and tumbling shines through in her encouraging, energetic coaching style. Kova is dedicated to helping athletes grow both in skill and confidence.
This season, she’s excited to step into the role of head coach at Rise and is looking forward to everything the team will accomplish together. She can’t wait to build strong connections, push her athletes to new levels, and make this season unforgettable.
Jordyn Knaub
Cheer and Tumbling Coach
Jordyn cheered and tumbled at TMC for 5 years. She is now part of her high school cheer team. She started her tumbling journey at 3 years old and she prefers to spend her time upside down. She has a passion for cheer and tumbling and loves everything about the sport. Jordyn values hard work, determination and teamwork and she has learned so much of this from being a student at TMC over the years. She is excited to share her passion with the kids here at The Movement Center to help them accomplish their goals!
Abi allen
Dance & Tumbling Coach
Abi was a competitive gymnast for 13 years before discovering her passion for dance. She joined a drill team for two years and later found her true calling in HipHop dance. Abi moved into a commercial-based industry and auditioned for a professional HipHop dance crew at Millennium Dance Complex named “Boom Crew”. Throughout her dance journey, she’s had great opportunities, including appearing on an episode of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” and performing at the Sundance Film Festival, NBA All-Star Event, a music video, etc. Abi has gained valuable knowledge and experience through gymnastics and dance and is eager to share her passion with others.
Abi is also a full-time college student majoring in Business Management, she enjoys spending time with her family and boyfriend, who all love vacationing, reality TV, swimming, Swig/Fiiz, and music, especially R&B/HipHop. Abi is always looking to have fun!
Alisha hadden
Preschool Tumbling Coach
As a former competitive gymnast and cheerleader, Alisha has a strong background in athletic training and performance. She earned a degree in elementary education and now applies her teaching skills as a tumbling coach. With a focus on proper technique, safety, and skill progression, she works with athletes of various ages and experience levels. Her coaching style is structured, supportive, and rooted in both her athletic experience and educational training.
Maddie Brobak
Tumbling & Cheer Coach
Maddie has over ten years of experience in gymnastics and cheer, including 7 years of competitive gymnastics and 4 years of all-star cheer, as well as school cheer where she competed on a tumbling team and performed sideline cheer.
Maddie is passionate about empowering athletes and creating a positive environment where they can build confidence and grow their skills. Maddie is a full-time graduate student pursuing her Master of Social Work with the goal of becoming a counselor. In her free time, she enjoys skiing, camping, shopping, and reading.
This season, Maddie is excited to continue sharing her knowledge and experience with her athletes. She looks forward to building strong relationships and fostering a love for tumbling while helping each athlete succeed.
Kieran Hamblin
Cheer and Tumbling Coach
Hello! My name is Kieran Hamblin. I’ve been passionate about cheerleading since I was around nine years old. I’ve been involved in recreational, sideline, and competitive cheer, and I recently finished my last season with TMC. I’ve been taking TMC classes for the past two years. I absolutely love working with kids and seeing them progress and develop a love for tumbling!
When I’m not coaching, I enjoy crocheting, thrifting, improving my cheerleading skills and spending time with my family and friends. While I love all these activities, coaching is a significant part of my life that I’ve grown to adore. I believe that tumbling classes shouldn’t be viewed as a chore, but rather as an enjoyable escape for the athletes!
sophie lancaster
Cheer & Tumbling Coach
Sophie Lancaster has been with the movement center since 2019. She’s worked her way through classes to become part of the TMC cheer team and an assistant coach. She loves working with the Spark girls and values her ability to be involved in assisting. You can always count on her for big energy and positive reinforcement. Being a student herself and having Markie as a mentor adds to her confidence in assisting. She can’t imagine her life without TMC and has hopes that there are many years to come being involved at TMC.
Brie greenwald
Tumbling Coach
Brietta was a competitive gymnast for many years and began gymnastics at the age of 3. She started coaching when she was 17 and taught tumbling and competitive gymnastics for 1 year. She took time off from coaching to begin college at the University of Utah but is excited to be back doing something she is passionate about.
Brietta had many coaches growing up that helped her develop her love for the sport and hopes to do the same for others. Her biggest coaching goal is to create an environment where kids can learn, have fun, and gain confidence.
Annie Allen
Dance & Tumbling Coach
Annie started dancing when she was 3 years old. She has done Hip-Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Acro, etc. When she was in high school, she joined the drill team and was co-captain her junior year and captain her senior year. After graduating from high school, she focused on her studies. She majored in Criminology and Sociology. She did an audition for a professional Hip-Hop crew called “Boom Crew” at Millennium Dance Complex. She had many opportunities to perform, such as Redbull Soapbox, a music video for Press Play, which is a dance convention, and many more. She can’t wait to teach others to also love dance as much as she does.
Kenzie Edwards
Tumbling Coach
Bio Coming Soon
Alexa Mazuran
Cheer & Tumbling Coach
Alexa grew up as a competitive dancer from a very young age. She then started her cheer journey in all star cheer at Dynasty Athletics and then made the switch to MAC’s All Star, where she is an NCA, and USA Cheer National Champion and a Summit silver medalist. She later continued her career at Bingham High School, where she became both a state and world champion cheerleader.She has previous coaching experience at East High School and loves working with kids and helping athletes build confidence, skills, and strong teamwork. Her goal as a coach is to create a positive and supportive environment where athletes feel encouraged, challenged, and excited to grow.
Outside of cheer, Alexa is in college studying Strategic Communication at the University of Utah and is apart of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She enjoys fitness, spending time with family and friends, and continuing to stay involved in the athletic community. Alexa is also a certified hot mat pilates teacher and when she isn’t coaching or with family and friends you will find her in the hot room working out.
Haven mccleery
Cheer & Tumbling Coach
Hi! My name is Haven McCleery. I grew up doing competitive dance for 9 years, and when I was 11 I decided to take a cheer class at TMC and I immediately fell in love with the sport, and I have been cheering ever since. I spent about three years at the movement center and loved all my time there. After cheering at TMC I went on to do allstar cheer at Mac’s which I also loved. I have been tumbling for almost 9 years and have loved every bit of it. I learned so much from TMC while being a student there and it helped me improve as an athlete so much. I am currently a cheerleader at Alta high school. I spend most of my time at Alta when i’m not at TMC. Cheer and tumbling have become such huge parts of my life and I am so grateful for the opportunity to share my passion with kids, and help them learn and grow in more ways than one. I always leave TMC with a smile on my face after seeing how excited the kids are to learn new skills! So grateful to be apart of such an amazing community!
evan stearman
Parkour & Tumbling Coach
Evan has been practicing parkour and tricking for nearly a decade, learning first from
YouTube videos and trying random moves off blocks. He has now acquired a variety of unique
skills and has taught lots of people the art of parkour and tricking. He has lots of goals, the
biggest one being sharing the love he has for the community and the sport.
Evan believes the best way to learn parkour and tricking is through safe, steady
progressions that build a strong foundation along with stretching and conditioning to build
strength, balance, and resilience. Evan also believes that you can do anything you put your
mind to, and hopes to share that belief with all his students. He's excited to help every student
have fun, grow in confidence, and discover what they're capable of achieving.
janell christensen
Adult Tumbling Coach
Janell started tumbling when she was 6 and has been passionate about it ever since! She coached tumbling for a total for 2 and a half years before coming to The Movement Center and is very excited to be a part of this program.
Janell is currently finishing her last semester at the University of Utah to become a recreational therapist. In her free time she loves to roller skate, do yoga, and hike! She is so stoked to bring her passion for coaching and recreation to her work with the kids here at The Movement Center.
jasmine jones
Tumbling Coach
Jasmines background revolves around cheerleading, gymnastics, and tumbling as both an athlete and a coach. Jasmine fell in love with cheerleading at a young age and competed in both All Star, and high school cheer.
Jasmine has been coaching cheer, gymnastics, and tumbling for the past five years. She is very passionate about the sport and setting athletes up for success, as both athletes and individuals. Jasmine is excited to share her passion and be apart of the TMC family!
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