Strawberry Spice ~ Professional Fire Performer & Instructor
Instructor Experience
September 2024 - PRESENT
Tidewater Twirlers
Owner & Baton Coach
Teaching youth-aged group baton classes (year-long) & creating their annual recital routines, as well as organizing pop-up adult workshops along the Grand Strand, SC.
March & September 2025
Conscious Soul Festival
Baton Twirling Workshops
Taught an all-level one baton/staff tosses & tricks class including contact work (arm/elbow roll, double arm/elbow rolls, continuous rolls, conveyer belt rolls, angel rolls, and fishtails) as well as open-hand tosses and the classic twirler thumb-toss (allowing higher, more controlled tosses).
April 21 - 13, 2023
Wub N Dub Festival
Baton Twirling Workshop
Taught an all-level one baton/staff tosses & tricks class including contact work (arm/elbow roll, double arm/elbow rolls, continuous rolls, conveyer belt rolls, angel rolls, and fishtails) as well as open-hand tosses and the classic twirler thumb-toss (allowing higher, more controlled tosses).
April 13 - 16, 2023
Flame Festival (FAI Event)
Baton Twirling Workshops
Taught two classes (double staff tosses & tricks and a beginner triple-staff toss juggles) at one of the largest educational retreats for fire performers on the east coast.
August 2011 - June 2014
& August 2019 - June 2020
Carolina Dynamics
Baton Twirling Coach
Taught youth-aged twirlers and choreographed routines for individual and team baton twirling.
Performer Experience
June 2024 - PRESENT
Out On A Limb Circus Arts LED & Fire Performer
LED & Fire performer in and around Charleston, SC for events such as Nonprofit Galas, Cirque Du So-Lazer shows, as well as local festivals & burns.
January 2020 - PRESENT
Over The Moon Productions LED & Fire Performer
LED & Fire performer along the Grand Strand. Every year, we create new characters, choreographed routines, and theatrical shows, as well as perform at holiday events.
May 22-25, 2025
Maybee Fest
Fire Performer / Conclave
Fire performed nightly as an Out On A Limb fire performer and participated in the fire conclave.
October 2023 & 2024
Suwannee Hulaween
Spirit Lake Fire Performer
Created characters and performed multiple times a day with fire props at multiple stages in Spirit Lake.
April 21 - 13, 2023
Wub N Dub Festival
LED & Fire Performer
Performed multiple times a day with both fire and LED props at several stages.
June 22 - 26, 2022
Electric Forest
Plug-In Performer
March 26, 2022
Player 1 Productions LED Performer
Two roaming performances a day for 4 days including two stage performances: the performer plug-in showcase & the pride parade.
LED performer on stage multiple times a night.
January 22, 2022
SoDa Synergy
LED Performer
October 30 & 31, 2020
Revibe Wellness Retreat
LED Performer
LED performer on stage multiple times a night.
Performed multiple times at different stages, individually and with a team at a covid-friendly, small festival in Myrtle Beach.
August 2014 - June 2018
Clemson University Tiger Twirler
Performed for 80,000 fans in our football stadium as well as for more at a few National Championship games. We also performed at all of the pep rally's & parades. I choreographed many of our half-time routines.
August 2012 - June 2014
Waccamaw High School Feature Twirler
Performed at football games with fire or traditional batons as well as basketball games, all parades, and pep rallies.
August 2010 - June 2012
Waccamaw High School
Twirler & Team Captain
Performed at football games with fire or traditional batons as well as basketball games, all parades, and pep rallies.
August 2007 - June 2010
Waccamaw Middle School
Twirler & Team Captain
Performed with batons, hoop batons, and ryhtmic silk ribbons at basketball games, parades, and pep rallies.
August 2003 - June 2014
Carolina Dynamics
Competitive Twirler
Competed in state, regional, and national competitions and accumulated many awards for solo and team twirling - more details on home page biography.