Announcement:
Did you know at DMG you can still register at anytime, classes will be prorated if you start in the middle of a session!
We will be Closed for Thanksgiving November 27th at noon and reopen Saturday, November 30th for preschool gymnastics classes only.
Session 3 starts November 25th and goes till February 1st. This session is 10 week long with a 2 week break for Christmas.
We will be closed December 23rd- January 3rd for the holidays.
Management Staff
Linda Rau
Owner
Linda Rau started DMG after serving the local YMCA by teaching dance, gymnastics, aerobics and Disco. She first opened a small location in 1982 with 35 students on Farabee Dr. in Lafayette. She has since grown to over 600 students and moved to a new location with her daughter, Heather Circle taking over in 2001. Currently she is our front desk guru, and subs gymnastics classes from time to time. She is also an avid Boilermaker fan, Boiler Up!
Heather Circle
Director of Operations
Heather was born a raised in Lafayette. She attended Lafayette Jefferson High School and participated in gymnastics team, dance team, cheerleading, marching band and art club. She furthered her education by attending Purdue University and followed her love for art and design and graduated with a Liberal Arts Degree in Industrial Design. While at Purdue she became a Golduster Dancer with the Purdue All American Marching Band for 2 years until coaching gymnastics and taking care of her mothers business (DMG) became her focus. She now is the Director of Operations at DMG and loves to energize her staff and students with her love of dance and gymnastics!
Geri Berry
Business Manager
Geri has been working at DMG since 1985, and has been the Business Manager since 1992. She started working with Miss Linda when DMG was at their first location, and has been at DMG ever since! After graduating from high school, she went to business school in Indianapolis. She has been married to her longtime husband, Bill, for 50 years and they have one child together, and two grandchildren. You can find Miss Geri in the gymnastics building behind the front desk or back in her office. She is an IU mom, but an avid Boilermaker fan!
Sarah Fuller
Gymnastics Manager & Gym-N-Learn Instructor
Sarah has been a part of the DMG family since she was 2 years old, and has coached gymnastics to boys and girls of all ages for 13 years now. Her favorite part of coaching is seeing the kids light up when they get a new skill! She also worked 5 years at Lafayette elementary schools as a paraprofessional for children with special needs, 4 of those years in a kindergarten class. She is now in her third year as the instructor of DMG's educational preschool, Gym-N-Learn.
Helen Sorensen
Dance Director
Helen began studying dance at age three, and her passion for performance only grew after she hit the stage in that first recital dance, “Bigger Isn’t Better”, and she hasn’t stopped since. After graduating from Jeff High School, where she danced and sang with the First Edition Show Choir for three years, Helen was accepted into the BFA Program at the Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance. After earning her BFA in dance performance, Helen moved to Chicago to dance with Ardent, a professional contemporary company. Helen has been teaching and choreographing for various teams and groups in Lafayette and West Lafayette for the last couple years, and she is excited to have joined the DMG team!
Part Time Staff
Dance Staff: Audrey Circle, V Francis, Madison Hinton, Maleah Holmes, Ayla Isenburg, Maddie McLaughlin, Jessica Powlen, Maggie Rawls, Miah Sinks
Gymnastics Staff: Eva Albrecht, Dawson Circle, Fia Gregory, Madison Heaston, Greg Hicks-Wenthold, Natalie Jones, Stephine Mangrich Mia Martin, Hunter McMindes, Courtney Roudebush, Lillyanna Vega Chloe Watson,
Front Office Staff: Jennifer Crouch, Ryanda Martin
Twirling Staff: Emma Alexander, Audrey Circle, Caroline Hawkins