About Us

Our mission at Premier is to create a training environment that nurtures the spirit of the individual within the team.

With a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, we are ready to offer competitive programs in baton twirling, dance, and cheerleading, as well as recreational classes for those not interested in competing. Premier’s qualified staff and coaches bring their extensive experience to each program where artistry blends with athleticism resulting in a fun, safe environment. It’s a winning combination!

Our staff is committed to:

• Offering programming that enhances physical and emotional wellness.
• Providing a healthy and safe environment dedicated to learning, hard work and growth.
• Delivering professional, exceptional coaching.
• Maintaining a focused strategy that results in positive competition experiences.

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Read more about our exceptional staff:

 

8-Time National & 3-Time Grand National Twirling Champion
9-Time Alabama State & South Regional Solo, Strut, 2-Baton, 3-Baton Champion (from age 11-20)
United States Twirling Ambassador to France (at the age of 16, Candy was chosen as the U.S. Ambassador for N.B.T.A. to travel throughout France for 2 weeks teaching clinics for kids as well as adults, and to serve as the featured performer at the European World Championships in Marseille)

30 years teaching experience with teams & individuals since the age of 14,  See Candy’s full Resume here.

David has been in the Allstar industry for 10 years, both as a coach and athlete. He has competed at the Cheerleading World Championships, making it to finals 3 different times. In 2017, he was named an Infinity Legend and served as an ambassador for Flippin’ Amp’ed. Coaching is his  passion, but more so, the development of his athletes. He believes in hard work,  dedication, and positivity, to help athletes progress quickly, but also safely. All of his eligible elite teams have received a bid to the Summit Championships 5 years in a row and have been awarded multiple National titles. His teams show amazing sportsmanship toward competitors at events, as well as to their teammates; regardless of outcome. In addition to coaching, David does in house choreography for most of his teams and travels around the Southeast choreographing at other gyms. He has also held tumbling clinics around the country with some of the biggest names in the sport.

“Teaching is more than just a profession. It is a chance to shape young lives in the best of ways.” -Coach David 

Meredith has a background in gymnastics, dance, and competitive/sideline cheerleading as an athlete. Her first appearance at premier was when she was 7 years old. She was coached by David for a year and returned at 16 for a season on Open-Coed level 4. She switched over to the coaching side of the business at the age of 16 with a gymnastics gym. While she worked there, she gained foundational knowledge for tumbling and gymnastics. At 18 she was asked to start coaching at Premier. For the past four years, she has been working as a cheerleading and tumble coach at Premier Performance, where she continued to grow as a leader. Her goal is to help her athletes understand that respect, teamwork, and dedication are very important factors to be a successful athlete. At the same time she focuses on the physical improvement  of both her teams and her athletes, she wants to ensure they grow in a healthy way. Above all, she wants to guarantee that each athlete feels supported, safe, and encouraged throughout their participation here. Under her leadership, athletes have not only excelled on the mat but have also developed discipline, teamwork, and confidence that extends beyond cheer.

Some of her key accomplishments include:

• Multiple championship titles across the southeast. To note:
Athlete
– 2018 U.S. Finals Champion SC4
Coach
– 2023 3rd place D2 Summit   J1
– 2023 3rd place Youth Summit   Y1
– 2025 1st place Cheer Sport   Y2

• For the 2024-2025 season, she branched out to choreographing a high school’s routine leading them to 2nd place at GHSA High School Game Day Competition. 

 

Welcome Jordyn Priester to the Premier fam! Jordyn is entering her graduate program at the University of Georgia as a Human Development and Family Science major. Jordyn cheered competitively for 11 years- 9 of those were with the Stingray All-stars. Her teams won 6 UCA championships, 2 NCA championships, Cheersport and Summit championships! She has coached and choreographed for both recreational and all-star teams for 3 years. She absolutely loves coaching and working with athletes to help bring out the very best in their talents. “I am so excited to be a part of the Premier family!”.

Tiffany Stone is a mom of 4, who retired from gymnastics long ago and fell in love with cheer! I still tumble and love teaching athletes of all ages and abilities through personalized training! I attended college, studying Exercise Science and Sport Psychology before making the 1997-1998 Atlanta Falcons Cheerleading squad, which ended my studies early due to the time commitment involved. I quickly fell into coaching, choreography and fitness training which fueled the passion I have for teaching tumbling and cheer!

One thing I always teach my athletes is to keep growing! I love the motto: forward motion always which I adopted from my former boxing coach. I lead by example and I am constantly finding ways to better myself and my skill set. I held the USAG State Chair position for Power Tumbling and Trampoline for 8 years, as well as being a certified judge for the sport. I currently hold certification as a Physical Therapy Technician, Fitness and Nutrition consultant, BLS, CPR and First Aid instructor, USASF certified safety and deductions judge, and I am a USASF member coach in good standing since joining in 2004.

I opened a tumbling training center at 24 years old and loved serving the athletes in my community for 20 years with athletics focused on cheerleading, tumbling, acro and stunt, competitive trampoline, ninja classes, clinics, choreography, and more! I franchised FlipSide Nutrition two years ago to help athletes and families on the go, meet their nutritional needs with teas that boost energy and offer vitamins and minerals the body needs to stay in top health.

Currently, I work full time for Georgia Power Company and lay Coach for Winder Barrow High School. I am excited to be able to continue coaching closer to home and look forward to promoting positive experiences for youth athletes!

My favorite skill: the handstand! One of the most important tumbling foundations, you’ll often find me upside-down somewhere! 

My name is Lauren-Kate Grays (Coach LK) and I am currently a Business Major at UGA! #GODAWGS I am in love with cheer and have been a part of the sport since elementary school. Jesus is my #1! I am passionate about growing athletes to their full potential physically, but emotionally. This will give them the foundations that will last them a lifetime!