Christa Baxter Christa started dancing when she was 3yrs old with Janice D. Holst. She studied ballet, tap and jazz/hip hop for 12yrs before joining the JDHS Dance/Drill Team. Christa was a 4 year Dance Team member and 1st Lieutenant her junior and senior year. She was a member of the 1995 International Championship team that competed in Nagoya, Japan, and competed at National competitions in Long Beach, California in 1997 & 1998 and Orlando, Florida in 1999. She was also titled 1st Runner Up at the 1998 Miss Dance/Drill Alaska Pageant. This will be Christa's tenth year coaching the Dance Team. She was Assistant Coach 2002-2005 & 2007-2011, Head Coach 2005-2007. Christa enjoys being a stay at home mother with two young children. "It takes each of us to make a difference for all of us."


Jodi Watts was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska. She is happily married to Nate Watts and is the proud mother of three beautiful daughters; Kylee, Emilee, and Hannah. Jodi's interest in dance began at a young age, starting formal dance classes at the age of 4, including; ballet, tap and jazz. Jodi was a four year-member of the JDHS Drill Team, 1993-1997. During those years she competed on JDHS's National Championship team in California and on the JDHS International Championship team in Japan where the team placed first in all 3 of the categories in which they competed. Her senior year, Jodi was a team officer and attended Thunderbird Dance Camp in Portland, Oregon. Jodi has coached the Dad's Drill Team for 7 years and she was an assistant 2008-2009 & Head Coach 2009-2011.

Kayla Price     Kayla Price started dancing with Janice D. Holst at the age of 3. She studied ballet, tap and jazz for 11 years before joining the JDHS Dance Team. Kayla was a 3 year Dance team member and Captain her junior year. She competed with the team in Orlando, FL in 1999 and 2000. She also competed with the University of Oregon Dance Team during college. This is Kayla's 4th year coaching. She was an Assistant Coach from 2005-2007 and Head Coach 2007-2008. She works for the State of Alaska and has two young children and a third one on the way!