The Cheer Lab Coaches
At The Cheer Lab, we believe that every student can find their own way to shine. Meet our team responsible for the hard work involved in making that happen. Our staff members have unmatched expertise and experience in cheerleading and dancing, and they love teaching our students the art of performance.
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The team at The Cheer Lab is unmatched! From our experienced coaches to our talented student coaches, we are dedicated to providing the best support to our students. No matter what your goals might be, our team is here to help you achieve them.
Becci Cunningham
Director & Head Coach
Becci started dancing age 3 and progressed to achieve a BA(Hons) degree in Dance and a Masters in Education. Becci performed as a dancer professionally for the first part of her career (credits include ITV, Choreographing for George Best Foundation, MUFC and Millenium Magic), but has spent most of her working life as Head of Dance at Copley Academy for 13 years before choosing to focus on The Cheer Lab and her family business of Trichology (random we know!)
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The Cheer Lab has brought Becci's childhood dream of owning her own studio true, and she is particularly passionate about ensuring all students, regardless of age, gender, learning styles or experience, can find their own way to shine!
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Becci loves coaching both dance & cheerleading as well as coaching young people to train as coaches themselves.
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Natasha Gardiner
Senior Coach
Tasha has been a coach alongside Becci since the very beginning. Before that, Becci was Tasha's coach at TCA before Tasha took up a fabulous opportunity cheerleading at Rising Stars.
Tasha studied Performing Arts at college and is now a Senior Support Manager at a local outstanding High School as well as a level 7 exam access arrangements assessor meaning her experience in working with children with SEND barriers to learning is second to none.
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Before working at a secondary school, Tasha was a sports & dance coach at over 50 schools in the North West.
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In her 9 years coaching alongside Becci, she has gained numerous Grand Championship trophies with her Cheer & Dance teams.
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Tasha has recently coached our Elite team to win the Cheer City National Championship and is excited to head up their journey to Amsterdam in 2024.
Emily Wilson
Cheer/Dance Coach
Emily has been in the cheer and dance world since 2009. Becci was actually her form tutor at the age of 11 when she was introduced to cheer and with her ambition, hard work and drive, became UKCA National Champions in Cheer, Hip Hop and Pom for 4 years on the run.
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Emily was also a member of Tameside Tycoons where she won many titles including National Street Cheer Champions with the senior team when she was only 12!
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More recently Emily competed with Blaze Cheer adults, gaining 1st place and Elements in 2024 winning 2nd place!
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Emily currently works for Adidas and Liverpool FC coordinating their glamorous events and is excited to add Cheer Coach to her credentials. Emily is qualified in level 1 & 2 Cheer with her ultimate passion being Pom dance!
Emma Kavanagh
Cheer/Dance Coach
Emma, like Emily, started cheer & dance with Becci as their coach. Emma won various National Championships alongside Emily and have been cheer besties since.
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Whether competing with Copley Divas,Tameside Tycoons or Elements Extreme at competitions and local and National events, Emma gives her all!
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Emma has been competing with our adult team since 2023 and she was actually the driving force behind the new team....taking to Facebook to push Becci into starting a class for adults.
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Emma is a level 1 & 2 qualified Cheerleading & Tumbling coach but also loves Pom and Hip Hop and can't wait to get her hands on her own teams next season.
Student Coaches
The Cheer Lab takes great pride in our coaching staff, which includes talented student coaches who are accomplished competitive athletes themselves. From cheer and dance to tumbling and stunts, our coaches are second-to-none in helping students achieve their goals. Scroll down to meet our amazing junior staff!
