FOUNDER

Sonja Palmer is the dynamic Gym Owner, Director, Manager, and Lead Teacher at Elite Cheer-Nastics. As the Head Coach, Sonja leads our recreational program, competitive gym, cheer, and dance program with passion and expertise. She coaches all our teams and oversees a wide range of classes, including recreational gymnastics, cheerleading, tumbling, dance, trampoline, hip hop, and pom cheer.

Located in Natchitoches, Elite Cheer-Nastics offers a comprehensive, full-site facility. Sonja brings a wealth of experience to our gym, having previously served as the Coach of NSU’s Junior Varsity in 1999-2000, she is an alumni of Northwestern State University and an alumni of NSU Cheerleading and the NSU Purple Pizzazz Pom Line, and a former Director of the NSU Purple Pizzazz Pom Line.

COACH

Ambrosia Lawson is a dedicated coach and instructor at Elite Cheer-Nastics. She’s been serving/coaching in our program for 12 years. She is a former ECN All Star competitor since the age of 6.. She teaches some recreational classes and helps lead the competitive program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced cheer and tumbling., therefore, Ambrosia also coaches our pre-teams and competitive cheerleading teams across levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and beyond. She also choreographs our cheer, and pom dances.

Ambrosia brings enthusiasm and expertise to her role. She has also coached several of our competitive cheer teams over the years, including Fierce, Destiny, Legacy, Triumph, World Changers, Legends, and Courage.

COACH

Destinee Tucker is an experienced coach at Elite Cheer-Nastics, she is a former ECN All Star competitor since the age of 6, she has been coaching in our program for 8 years, she teaches some recreational classes and helps lead beginning, intermediate, and advanced cheerleading and tumbling. She also plays a key role in assisting with our pre-cheer teams choreography and coaching competitive cheer teams at levels 1, 2, and 3.

Destinee is currently the Head Coach of the Reign team and has been dedicated to coaching several competitive cheer teams in the past, including Destiny, Firecrackers, Dream, Reign, Legacy, Triumph, World Changers, and Legends.

COACH

Tre Jackson brings his expertise to Elite Cheer-Nastics by substituting teaching in our recreational cheerleading program, coed-stunting, and tumbling. He played a vital role in assisting in 2023-24 Reign, as well as the Firecrackers team.

COACH

Alyssa Palmer is a key figure at Elite Cheer-Nastics, where she manages, teaches, and serves as the Head Coach of our competition gym team, the ECN "Gym Stars." Alyssa is actively involved in our recreational program, working with cheerleading, tumbling, gymnastics, and dance. Alyssa is a former ECN All Star competitor in the Elite Cheer, Dance, and Gymnastics program. She has over 20 years in training and also coaches pre-teams, gym teams, and cheer, and create choreography.

On her team, Assistant Gym Coach Meghan Bercegeay and Gym Stars competition coach Faith Miller, who oversees all levels 1-8, support Alyssa in delivering top-notch coaching and training.

ASSISTANT COACH

Assistant gym coach to Alyss, Meghan is a key figure in preparing the level 1,2,3,4 pre-team and gym team members. She is also a former NSU Cheerleader. Meghan has been serving in our Elite program for 4 years.

COACH

Gym Stars competition coach for all levels 1-8. Faith brings a wealth of knowledge to our competitive program. This is her 3rd year on the Elite Staff. She is also a former NSU Purple Pizzazz Pom Line member.

DANCE

Makynli Delcambre is a versatile instructor at Elite Cheer-Nastics, where she substitutes for a wide range of classes, including beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, pom class, lyrical, cheer, and acro jazz/lyrical.

COACH

C.J. Anthony is a dedicated coach at Elite Cheer-Nastics, where he taught our mini team Level 1 team, Destiny, and he lead our Level 1 team Dreamers. Now he is in his second-year coaching in the All Star program, C.J. brings valuable experience as a former Elite All-Star member, and he helps with the recreational teaching of tumbling, and cheer, and coed stunting.

COACH

Karizma Moore is a talented coach at Elite Cheer-Nastics, where she helped lead our mini team Level 1 team, Destiny and our Tiny Level 1 team the Dreamers. Now in her third-year coaching in the All Star program, Karizma brings valuable experience as a former Elite All-Star member. She’s been in our Elite program recreationally and competitively for over 10 years.

COACH

Heather Tobin is a dedicated Recreational Coach at Elite Cheer-Nastics. She assists with boys' classes and the beginning program for pre-gym, as well as beginning classes in gymnastics and tumbling.

COACH

Kameryn McKinney is a coach in the recreational program at Elite Cheer-Nastics, specializing in cheer, tumbling, pom cheer/dance, and gymnastics. Kameryn is a former Elite All Star member.

TEACHER

Madelyn Misuraca substitute teachers our boys' classes and is an instructor in our beginning tumbling and cheer program.