Head Coach
Kelly McCarney
Kelly is a 2001 graduate of St. Cloud Tech High School and was a four year member, choreographer, and captain of the Tigerette Dance Team. As a dancer, she helped lead her team to a 1998 State Tournament 2nd place finish in the Class AAA High Kick Division and a Section Championship in 2001. This will be Kelly's 23rd season as head coach of the Sabres. She started the dance program in Sartell in 2002. As head coach, she has helped lead the team to 20 consecutive State Tournament Appearances including 7 State High Kick Championships & 1 State Jazz Championship. Kelly is also a RN and works full time at the St. Cloud Hospital. She is married to her wonderful husband Nick and has a daughter Reese and a son Tyler.
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Varsity Assistant Coach
Kelsey Stoebe
Kelsey is thrilled to be coaching the Sabre Dance Team and is celebrating her 21st year of coaching this season! Kelsey is a 2001 graduate of Sartell High School. She began dancing at the age of three and danced competitively at the St. Cloud School of Dance studio throughout high school. Kelsey began coaching the SSDT in 2006 and has helped lead the team to many of their successes such as 20 consecutive state appearances. She currently teaches kindergarten in Sartell. Her family includes Stefan and their sons, Easton and Beckett. She is looking forward to another fabulous season with the SSDT!
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Assistant Varsity Coach
Maggie Fandel Maggie Fandel is a 2022 graduate of Sartell High School. She danced on the varsity kick and jazz teams all four years earning a total of four state titles! During her junior and senior seasons on the team she was a choreographer, along with leading the team as a captain her senior year. She was awarded All Conference jazz and kick, and All State jazz her senior year. Before dance team, Maggie spent 16 years dancing at St. Cloud School of Dance. She is going into her junior year of college at the University of Minnesota, is a member of the University of MN Dance Team, and cannot wait to return to coach the SSDT! |
Assistant Varsity Coach
Lexi Phillips
Lexi is a 2012 graduate of Sartell High School. She was a four year member of the Sartell Dance Team where she danced jazz and kick, and was a jazz choreographer for the team. As a dancer she helped lead the team to the 2011 High Kick State Championship, as well as a 2nd place finish in High Kick in 2012. Lexi danced at St. Cloud School of Dance for many years where she learned multiple styles of dance, and was a part of the College of St. Benedict dance team for one year in college. Lexi is a psychotherapist and works at Clara's House in St. Cloud. She is very excited to be returning to the Sabre Dance Team for her 7th season of coaching!
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JV Coach
Jenna Long
Jenna is a 2013 graduate of Sartell High School. She was a member of the SSDT where she danced high kick for all 4 years. During her time on the team she was a kick choreographer, All Conference Honorable Mention in 2012, All Conference in 2013, and was named 2013 All State Dancer in High Kick. As a dancer she helped lead the team to the 2011 High Kick State Championship as well as two second place finishes in High Kick in 2012 and 2013. Jenna lives in Sauk Rapids with her husband and is currently an EL teacher at South Junior High in St. Cloud. She is thrilled to be coaching the SSDT this year for her 7th season!
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Head JV Coach
Sydney Musatov Sydney is a 2021 graduate of the Sartell Sabre Dance Team, where she danced kick for all 4 years and jazz for 2. She was a choreographer for both kick and jazz her junior and senior years. Sydney was awarded All Conference in kick and jazz her senior year, and was named All State dancer in kick her senior year as well. Sydney helped the team achieve 4 consecutive high kick state titles, runner up in jazz in 2020 and the team's first ever state jazz title in 2021! Before dance team, she began dancing at Ms. Melinda's for 4 years and then spent 4 more years at Just for Kix. Sydney has her degree in healthcare administration and is so excited to begin her 4th year of coaching the SSDT! |
Fall Performance Season Coach
Abby Gertken
Abby is a 2010 graduate of Sartell High School and was a member of the SSDT her junior and senior year. While on the team, Abby danced both jazz and kick and received all-conference honors in both kick and jazz as well as All-State honors for jazz her senior year. Abby spent 14 years dancing at North Crest Gymnastics and Dance where she explored several different styles of dance and moved on to teach recreation classes at the studio for 3 years. Abby currently works as a Program Manager at Independent Lifestyles in Sauk Rapids. Abby is married to her husband, Dylan. They live in St. Joe with their dog & son.
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Varsity Assistant Coach
Sloan Schwarzentraub
Sloan has been dancing for 19 years starting at Twin Cities Ballet, a ballet company in Bloomington, IL. In 2014 she moved to Sartell, MN where she danced at St Cloud School of Dance and Ultimate Gymnastics and Sartell Sabre Dance Team in 2014-2017. On the Sartell Sabre Dance team she earned 2 Class AA high kick state championships along with 3 3rd place finishes. On the SSDT, Sloan served as a choreographer and captain. She was awarded all-conference and all state awards. In 2017 Sloan was awarded St Cloud Times All Dancer of the Year. Sloan recently graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelors of Science in Dance: Private studio teaching and a minor in Marketing. At MNSU she was a 4 year member of the Maverick Dance Team, where she won a pom national championship, served as a team captain and placed 2nd and 3rd in jazz. Sloan has experience teaching and choreographing for dance studios. Her dances have earned overall placements, judges choice awards and choreography awards. Sloan is thrilled to be backed working with the SSDT!
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