Jenny Raiche, Head Coach (12 years)

Jenny is a graduate of Totino Grace High School. Jenny has a Bachelor’s degree from Gustavus Adolphus College where she majored in Communication Studies and minored in Business Management. She was also a member, choreographer and student coach of the nationally ranked Gustavus Dance Team. Jenny was the Vice President of Camps and Special Events for Just For Kix. She is a former member of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader coaching staff. She is the co-founder and director of the Miss Dance Team Minnesota Competition and has trained the last three Miss Dance Team USA winners. Coach Raiche has been awarded Minnesota “Coach of the Year” and was also featured in ‘Dance Spirit’ and ‘Dance Teacher’ magazines. Finally, Coach Raiche served on the Board of Directors for the MN Association of Dance Teams and on the Activity Advisory Committee for the MN State High School League and was recently inducted into the Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame. She is also on the faculty at Larkin Dance Studio.

Shannen Jilek, Assistant Coach (8 years)

Shannen is a 2005 graduate of Eastview High School and was a 4 year member and senior captain of the Lightning Dance Team. She was awarded All-Conference and All-State. Her junior and senior years, Shannen was selected to represent Eastview and the state of Minnesota at the national Miss Dance Drill Team USA competition. In 2005, she made it to the second round of finals placing 8^th in the nation. Shannen graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Graphic Design. She was a member of 2006 national champion, U of M Dance Team. She works now as a free-lance Graphic Designer. She is married to her husband, Scott and is the proud mom of son, Jack.

Jessica Mahr, Assistant Coach (8 years)

Jessica Mahr is from Centennial, MN where she was a member of the dance team in high school. Jessica went on to the University of Minnesota where she obtained her B.A. in Dance. She traveled to Los Angeles where she was a dancer with the Bobby Ball agency. She was the Director of the Dance Department and the Dance Coach at Taft High School in central Los Angeles for 6 years before coming back to Minnesota. She is now the Director of the Dance Department at EVHS. Coach Mahr also has her MBA in secondary education. She has been the captain of the MN Swarm Performance Team the past couple of seasons. Finally, Jessica was selected as the Class AAA 'Assistant Coach of the Year' through the MN Association of Dance Teams in 2010 and 2011.

Stacey Weyandt, Assistant Coach (3 years)

Stacey Weyandt started dancing at the age of three and grew up training at Larkin Dance Studio. She graduated high school in 2005 and shortly after moved to New York City to pursue a professional career in dance.  While in NYC, she worked with acclaimed choreographers such as Marguerite Derricks, Ray Leeper, and John Carrafa.  Stacey also danced in projects for VH1 Fashion Rocks, Duran Duran, Sandals Resort, Wal-Mart, The Editors, and Broadway Diva Night. Stacey also worked for the company Break The Floor, where she was an assistant on the 2006-2007 JUMP national convention tour. Upon her return to Minneapolis, Stacey performed with the Minnesota based company, Crash Dance Productions.   In 2009 & 2010  Stacey was a proud member of the national champion University of Minnesota Dance Team. She currently works for Target Corp. in downtown Minneapolis.

Becky Rudolph, Assistant Coach (5 years)

Becky Rudolph is as 2007 graduate of EVHS. She was a member of the LDT for four years. She came back and was a Fall Coach for the team for 2 seasons and is now in her 3rd year as a member of the Winter Season coaching staff. Becky graduated from the University of Minnesota and currently works for CH Robinson in Eden Prairie.


Taylor Campbell, JV Coach (2 years)
Taylor is a former LDT captain and 2010 graduate of EVHS. She is going into her senior year at University of Minnesota where she is also the captain of the U of M -Premiere Dance Team. Taylor heads up our JV Jazz program and is excited to be back for another season.

Tina Range, B-Squad Coach (3 years)

Tina is an LDT alumni and 2010 graduate of EVHS. She was a member of the LDT all 4 years and was actively involved with the choreography committees and also with the Dance Department. She is a student at the University of Minnesota.