Tricia Steiner About Tricia Tricia is new to the KDGC staff for the 2024-25 season and will be coaching kindercise, open gym, and pre-team classes. Tricia has her degree in Early Childhood Education and specializes in pre-school and young adolescent activities. She was the owner/operator Patty’s Playhouse Daycare for ten years. Tricia lives in Boardman…
Taryn Patterson About Taryn This is Taryn’s fifth year teaching at Kathi’s Dance and Gym Center, and her fourth year as the lead choreographer for the Hip Hop program. As a student, Taryn danced at Kathi’s for 16 years where she received training in all styles of dance including Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, and…
Megan Cleland About Megan Megan is happy to be home in Youngstown and teaching at Kathi’s again. She graduated from high school in 2006 playing one of the lead roles as Don Lockwood in “Singin’ in the Rain”. During her years dancing at Kathi’s, Megan took many gymnastics and dance classes including hip hop, completed her…
Mary Vadala About Mary Mary is starting her 30th year as a faculty member of KDGC. She began her dance training at 5 years of age under the direction of Ken & Jean Phifer in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. Mary has studied with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet under the direction of Jean…
Macy Metzger About Macy This is Macy’s 7th year as a teacher at Kath’s Dance & Gym Center after fifteen years as a student. In 2017, Macy performed the role of Bert in KDGC’s production of “Mary Poppins”. Macy also passed her Cecchetti VI professional level student exam and her Cecchetti I teacher’s exam. She…
Linda Congemi About Linda Linda Congemi joined the KDGC coaching staff in the summer of 2023. Linda’s relationship began with KDGC as a member of the competitive gymnastics team and dance program throughout her middle and high school years. Her coaching career began in 2000 as a cheerleading coach at the Mathews, Hubbard and Boardman…
Jordan Gady About Jordan Jordan Gady is a 2021 graduate of Springfield Local High School and is in her third year at Youngstown State University, majoring in nursing. She was a gymnast at Kathi’s for 12 years and was on competitive team for 9 of those years. Jordan also danced at Kathi’s for five years.…
Heather Champion About Heather … coming soon… Upcoming Events 03 February Gym Saturday Open Gym (9+Years) Gym | 10825 Springfield Road, Poland, OH 44514 View Detail 05 February Gym Monday Open Gym (5-7 Years) Gym | 10825 Springfield Road, Poland, OH 44514 View Detail 05 February Gym Monday Kindercise Gym | 10825 Springfield Road, Poland,…
Chris Bednarik About Chris Chris is a former member of the KDGC competitive team for 6 years and has taught gymnastics, Kindercise and all levels of competitive teams at Kathi’s for the past 40 years. She is a graduate of Kent State University where she was a member of their collegiate gymnastics team. She holds…
Brice Biggin About Brice Brice competed for four years on Kent State’s gymnastics team and was co-captain his junior and senior year. He served as assistant coach for five years and has been the head women’s gymnastics coach at Kent for the past 31 years. Brice was named Northeast Regional Assistant Coach of the year…