The Baton & Dance Company

MISS ELLE (Loranne Meek) is the founder, owner/director, and head choreographer of The Baton & Dance Company. A former elite athlete, she was the 1983 and 1985 Grand National 2-Baton Champion and a member of the 1986 World Silver Medalist Batons West team.

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As a CBTF Level 3 and NCCP II Certified Coach, Miss Elle has trained numerous national champions and world competitors, including medalists at the World Baton Twirling Championships and several IBTF Nation Cups. Her teams have represented Canada internationally, and she has taught athletes around the world—from Switzerland to Japan to the Pan Pacific Athlete’s Clinic.

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Loranne has served in key leadership roles, including Competition Director for the 2007 WBTF International Cup, and is also a Certified Acrobatic Arts Examiner and CBTF Judge.

Her professional dance career includes co-directing the dance troupe DANCE TECH, choreographing and performing for major events and concerts, and collaborating on music videos and fashion shows across Canada.

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MISS LINDSAYstarted her athletic and artistic journey at the age of 3 under the coaching of Miss Elle, right here at the Baton & Dance Company. She dedicated many years to baton and became a National Solo, 2 baton and Freestyle Champion by the age of 9. After dedicating 10 years to the sport, she was sadly moved to small town in Saskatchewan where Baton did not exist but her passion for the sport remained. She continued her competitive dance journey up until 2002, when she started teaching professionally after moving back to Calgary, AB in 1999. Later she went on to open Dare 2 Dream Art Centre of Alberta, which stood strong for 5 years in NW Calgary, welcoming all artistic beings and providing them with a safe, all inclusive space to immerse themselves in the world of art be it, Dance, Music, Theatre, Acrobatics and Fine Arts.

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Miss Lindsay has studied and taught across Canada and around the globe in many places, such as, Hong Kong, The Joffrey School of Ballet in New York City, Goa and Mumbai, India, LA, The Broadway Dance Centre and many more. Over the years she has trained many athletes who have gone on to work with Dance & Theater companies in Vancouver, London, Toronto and New York. Miss Lindsay and many of her students have been awarded for their ability to pair unique choreography & technical training together to create visual works of art and have been asked to dance and choreograph for performances at Disney Land, Disney World, the Canadian Premier of the Hannah Montana Movie, the Stampede parade and many more fun events!

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For the past 32 years Miss Lindsay has dedicated her life to the art of dance and holds teaching certifications for Ballet, Jazz and Tap with the CDTA as well as having been through her RAD and Checcetti examinations for Ballet and Pointe. Teaching everything from Bollywood to Contemporary to Musical Theatre and everything in between, Miss Lindsay combines her love of dance with her passion for working with children to provide them with the very best training in a comfortable, healthy and positive environment. She is so very excited to be back in the gym and to have been given the opportunity to return home, beside Miss Elle, to help train these amazing twirlers!

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MISS CAROLYN  

Carolyn (Day) participated in baton twirling for 18 years. Hard work and dedication brought her numerous North American and international titles and recognition.

During her athletic career, she achieved: Canadian Grand National Championship titles in 2-Baton (1987, 1988), Medley (1988), Solo Dance (1989); CBTF Sr. Women's Athlete of the Year (1990, 1991); representing Canada at the WBTF World Championships from 1986-1991: 1986 Batons West Team Silver Medal (with Miss Elle), 1989 Sr. Women's Silver medalist, 1991 Sr. Women's Bronze medalist, and 1990 Sr. Women's Gold medal and World Championship title in San Antonio, TX.  

Carolyn was honoured to work with a coaching team that included Annette Odello (Concord, CA) and Loranne Meek.

Outside of baton, Carolyn is a marketing and communications professional with an affinity for fitness and a certified group fitness instructor (Alberta Fitness).

Since the beginning, Carolyn has been friends with, coached by, and twirled alongside Miss Elle and is excited to contribute her creativity, experience, and passion to the Baton and Dance Company. ​​

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MISS MORGAN

Morgan grew up dancing at DanScott studio in the northwest area of Calgary from the age of two. Dancing all through high school on a competitive team, Morgan went on to have many achievements in competitions and conventions. She won 1st overall score at Millennium Dance Competition and, having the opportunity to travel to Europe and dance with an international dance group. She has also had multiple teaching opportunities throughout her athletic career at her studio in Calgary. Morgan has always been an Acro and Jazz fanatic; her passion translating to determination in the classroom resulting in always excelling at both in competitions. She understands the best skills are created by hard work in practice.

Outside of dance, Morgan is a student at Mount Royal University and is currently studying Business. Following the completion of her business degree, Morgan looks forward to continuing her education by obtaining her masters in psychology. In her free time, Morgan plans on pursuing her love for travel. Having recently spent 3 months backpacking Europe, she aspires to do much more traveling in the future. Morgan hopes to see all the world has and learn from the many different cultures and places around the world.

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MISS HAYLEY

I started twirling when I was 8 after seeing a flyer at my brother’s hockey camp. I was hooked after my very first class, I started twirling with Southside but it was taken over by Miss L after two years, and she quickly became a second mom to me. 

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I have competed at both national and international competitions and have placed in the top 10 at all 3 international competitions I competed in, and placed first at nationals twice in my career. 

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I have met some of my best friends because of this sport and it has truly made me who I am today. After 15 years I decided it was time to retire and move on, but I never stayed too far away, and I am so excited to coach and be a part of someone else's baton journey!

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MISS ROSSE-AMBER 

I started baton twirling at age 8 and twirled for 7 years. I took ballet lessons before baton and also did competitive all-star cheerleading alongside competitive twirling! I loved both sports as it helped my acro skills and tumbling. I started coaching in 2023 with the Learn to Twirl Class and I am going into my 4th year of coaching! I am certified at the CBTF Baton Twirling Foundations Level and I teach Learn to Twirl sessions, coach Pre-Events, and collaborate with Miss Lindsay on Miss Lindsay Dance Twirl Team choreography. In the 2025-2026 season, I jumped back into twirling as an alternate for a Level B Dance Twirl Team that competed at the 2026 Canadian Championships! 

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MISS EAVAN KONDI

Eavan started baton twirling at the age of eight with the Baton & Dance Company. She has continued her competitive journey as an athlete for the past 11 years under the guidance of Miss Elle. In 2025, she had the privilege of attending her first international competition in Turin, Italy, where she was a finalist in her Solo category, and a part of both the gold medal winning Dance Twirl Team: “Luck Be a Lady”, and bronze medal winning Twirl Team: “Team Rouge”, as well as earning Grand National titles in Moncton, NB in both of these events with her teammates. Eavan is so excited to continue her involvement in the sport, now as both an athlete and a coach, and hopes to inspire the next generation of athletes to fall in love with baton twirling. She is currently a Competition 1 Coach In-Training under CBTF and is a certified Acrobatic Arts Module One instructor. In addition to twirling, Eavan is in her third year of university, studying Sociology at the University of Calgary.

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MISS ALLIE QUO

Miss Allie began twirling at ten years old and has competed for nine years. She has participated in every event offered in the CBTF and has earned national medals in each of them. Her favourite events are the ones where she gets to blend baton with bodywork. She also took dance lessons at Ambition Performing Arts, studying ballet, jazz and acro and completing multiple exams in each of those disciplines. She has represented Team Canada at the B, A and Elite level. She has attended two IBTF World Freestyle Championships (2024, 2026) and two IBTF Nations Cup/World Technical Championships (2023, 2025). In 2026, she earned 20th place in Senior Women’s Freestyle and 9th in Senior Pair. In 2025, she earned a gold medal in Senior A 2 Baton and was a member of gold medal A Dance Twirl Team “Luck Be a Lady” and bronze medal A Twirl Team “Team Rouge”. She also finished 4th in Senior A X Strut and 6th in Senior Elite Artistic Pair with her pair partner. In 2024, she placed 14th in Junior Women’s Freestyle and 9th in Freestyle Team  “Team Unite”. In 2023, she won a gold medal in Junior B 2 Baton and a bronze medal in Junior B X Strut. She was also a member of the bronze medal Twirling Corps “Change”. She also had top 20 finishes in Level A (2023) and Elite (2025) Solo, Duet and Artistic Twirl. Within Canada, she has won national titles including 2026 Grand National Solo Dance Twirl Champion, 2026 Pair of the Year and Grand National Duet Champions in 2025 and 2026 (with Elise Miller). She was also a member of the 2025 Grand National Teams “Luck Be a Lady” and “Team Rouge”.  She has also been recognized as the ABTA Athlete of the Year multiple times. 

 

Outside of baton, she is pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Calgary with a major in Marketing. She is a BTF trained coach as well as an Acrobatic Arts certified instructor. She is excited to work with a new generation of twirlers!

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MISS BELLA EVANS

Miss Bella began twirling at the age of three and has spent the past fifteen years competing in every event CBTF has to offer. Her favourite events are those that combine baton and bodywork, allowing her to showcase both her technical skills and artistry.

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Outside of baton, Bella has a passion for acrobatics and has successfully completed numerous Acrobatic Arts exams. Baton has also provided her with many incredible opportunities and experiences. In 2019, she attended the International Cup in Limoges, France, as a team alternate.

In 2023, Bella competed at the IBTF International Cup in Liverpool, England, where she placed fourth in Senior B X-Strut, fourth in Senior A Pair, and third in the Twirling Corps event.

Most recently, in 2025, Bella travelled to Turin, Italy, to compete at the IBTF Nations Cup. She was part of the gold medal winning Dance Twirl Team, “Luck Be a Lady,” as well as the bronze medal winning Twirl Team, “Team Rouge.”

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Bella is excited to continue her competitive journey while sharing her passion for baton through coaching and inspiring the next generation of athletes.