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4/28/10 - Great job @ Worlds Hurricanes & F5! Be sure to check out the photos on our photos page! Hurricanes & F5 will plan to attend again next season! Tryouts are May 3rd-6th @ Twisters Elite gym in Lake Villa!

 

4/21/10 - Good Luck F5 & Hurricanes at Worlds this weekend! Have fun in Disney World!

 

4/16/10 - Welcome aboard Carl and Sheila Sheng as new partners/co-owners! Carl and Sheila will be heading up the day to day operations in the gym moving forward. Joe Schnur has been promoted to Director of Training and will be coaching next season's Senior Coed Level 5 Worlds Team...Hurricanes! Also a HUGE welcome new coaches Jenna (Gymnast Tumble Instructor) and Alaina (Former UCA Camp Instructor)! Get ready for the biggest all star cast of World Class coaches in the 2010-2011 season!

 

3/15/10 - The ELITE do it again! Spirit Cheer results: Tiny 1st, Mini 1st, Youth 1st, Junior 1st, Senior Open 1st, Senior 2 2nd, Junior Hip Hop 2nd. Definitely heard the audience buzzing every time we took the floor, large teams packed with the area's best talent and best fans! Next stop All-Levels and Worlds, and we're ready as ever!

 

2/25/10 - Twisters Elite in the News:

 

2/22/10 - TWISTERS ELITE IS GOING TO WORLDS! Congrats Senior Coed Level 5 Hurricanes & Senior Hip Hop F5 on their Cheerleading World Championship Bid! Hurricanes will be attending Worlds in Disney World Orlando Florida as seen on ESPN!

 

2/21/10 - Congrats Tiny's and Mini's for winning Grand Champions at UPA Nationals! Both teams went home with Grand Champion Jackets! Also a Great Job to Junior Level 3 Fury who took 2nd place in Grand Championship Round!

 

2/19/10 - All 7 Cheer Teams CLEAN SWEEP at UPA Nationals in Minnesota taking home 7 New National Champion Titles! Congrats Tiny, Mini, Junior, Senior 2, and Senior 5 Coed for making it to the Grand Champion Round!

 

1/28/10 - Welcome new instructors Mel DelRosario and Ashley Sisko!

 

Melvin del Rosario, new Twister Elite tumbling instructor. Past experience cheering 4 years varsity at Maine East high school, 2 years at ICE Athletics (now the Illinois Cheer Company) and 1 year at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been coaching for 4 years and competing at Cheer Illinois Athletics; USASF Certified Level 5 in all areas.  Specializing in tumbling and stunting with insight on all aspects of cheerleading, his goal is to provide another voice and set of eyes for the Twisters to help better the program in any way possible. Hard work, progression and achievement is what he loves to do, see, and aid with.

 

Ashley Sisko, new Twister Elite flying instructor, has 7 years of flying experience at the all star, high school, and collegiate level. She has cheered for Naperville All Stars, Naperville Central High School (varsity all 4 years, IHSA State contestant 3 years), Hope College, and Cheer Illinois Athletics. Also, experience with ICE Athletics (now Illinois Cheer Company) and Top Gun. Specializing in stunting with an inside perspective into all other aspects of cheerleading as a retired gymnast and dancer of 11 years. Her goal is to provide flyers with specific and understandable tips, in order to mold a good flyer into a great flyer, while also helping bases, the foundation of great flyers. With a love and passion for cheerleading and coaching, she hopes to assist this program in its entirety.

1/26/10 - Big News in the Tumbling Program! Announcing the NEW Twisters Tumbling Academy! With the influx of new talent coming our way, we've hired 3 new highly qualified coaches to focus on training! 2 can spot up to double fulls and standing fulls, 2 specialize in flyer/stunt training. Check our Classes page for the new tumble schedule and to get registered for February classes! To get the full on scoop, talk to Director's Carl or Joe at the gym!

1/11/10 - Kicking off the New Year with a bang! 3 Nationals Champions and another PAID International All Levels bid! Congrats to Tiny, Senior Hip Hop , and Senior Coed L5 for becoming Twister's first National Champions of 2010! Great job @ Navy Pier against some of Chicago's biggest names! Next stop UPA Nationals In Minnesota!

1/06/10 - Happy New Year Twisters Families and Friends! Welcome to 2010! What a GREAT year! We welcome all the new interest in the program with calls and new talent visiting the gym! If you are thinking of joining Twisters as tumble students and/or team members, please feel free to call or stop to look at the facility! Let's take a look back at some of our 2009 major accomplishments...

 
US Finals Champions!
ESPN Appearance!
COA's Fantastic Program of the Year Award! (#1 Team of the Entire Country!)
6 Teams Attended NASCC Nationals @ Disney World!
200 Team Members - 2nd Largest in Illinois!
3 Full Paid Nationals Bids!
Top Gun Choreography!
New Lobby Build Out!

 

12/15/09 - Another Goal Achieved! All teams have earned Internationals All Levels Championship Bids and will be attending the All Levels International Championship in Cincinnati on May 1st-2nd! Congrats all teams for setting your goals and achieving them one again!

 

 

12/14/09 - Great job Level 5's in Indianapolis this weekend! Day one's L5 Open 2nd place standing was quite a feeling of accomplishment. Coed's day 2 performance was 6 years in the making! We are so very proud of our athletes for rising to the occasion and meeting their challenges. We had a great time making some new friends and loved hanging out with and seeing our old friends who also rose to their challenges! All in all, a great way to enter the Holiday season.

 

12/7/09 - Congrats to all teams receiving NASCC Disney Nationals Bids this weekend! All teams looked great! Minis took Division Champions, Youth took 1st, Junior and Senior took 2nd. Good luck to our Level 5 teams in Indy next weekend!

 

11/25/09 - Thanksgiving Week! Twisters Elite Donates 1474 food items to Open Arms Mission for to assist families in need with their Thanksgiving Food Preparations! Nicole Pink, one of the top flyers from our Senior Coed Level 5 organized a mega-food drive to include donations from 200+ athletes! Our Youth Team collected the most items and won our competition for the most donated items! The food items were loaded up by coaches Joe, Carl, and Dave totaling a whopping entire Hummer truck load, floor to ceiling and front to back! Thank you for your support in helping Twisters be the team that gives back to our community! We wish everyone the best Thanksgiving!

 

11/21/09 - Thanks for all the Happy B-Day Wishes! Wait till you see what came in for my B-Day...the designs for the new Twisters Elite 2009 clothing line! Limited sizes of items shown below (and more) will be (update) arriving in mid to late January. Order Forms will be available soon!

 

 

 

11/17/09 - Well a lot has been happening, and all for the best!

  • Welcome back Coach Gia who has taken over the Hip Hop program and is assisting with teams. Gia has been busy choreographing routines and judging all over the country!

  • Joe and Angela are now heading up our tumble program and taking it to the next level. Watch for the new improved tumble schedule for January - April.

  • Welcome new tumble coaches Jeremy, Andrew, & Evan! These guys are full time gymnastics tumble instructors and can spot everything through to double fulls.

  • Welcome new private tumble instructor Csaba Tercs, Graduation of Sports Academy of Hungary! Csaba works Sundays when TE isn't competing scheduling privates from 9am -9pm all day! Contact Coach Rachel to schedule your private lessons as they are filling up for the next month already!

  • Welcome new 6ft+ 250lb stunt coach John, full-ride scholarship to Hawaii Pacific University! John will be flying our dozens of flyers in our Tuesday and Wednesday flyer classes. John is also available for privates before and after flyer classes and Saturday afternoons. Contact Dave @ 847-445-5956 to schedule your private flyer classes!

  • Welcome all the new athletes joining at all levels the past few weeks and new Senior Level 5 Coed team members Jonah and Wongsai...with the killer tumbling!

As always, Twisters grows stronger and larger each week! Now is the time to see what we have to offer...the best for less! 200 Strong...Bigger, Better, and Bolder!

 

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