Her husband, Jon, joined in and became involved as a marching band show designer and color guard choreographer with local high schools during 1980.
A Summer Camp for High School and Middle School students to learn Dance and Color Guard skills, at ALL levels, from Novice to Elite! 2020 Camp will be using Zoom for Virtual Classes, it will be HOT, HOT, HOT!!! HISTORY
Music 'n Motion began serving Florida Visual Performing groups and their youth performers back in 1978 with the creation of Cathy's Crew, a baton twirling ensemble with over 400 stu
dents in the Broward County area. Cathy Kersten, the director and founder of Music 'n Motion, first called the business Auxiliaries in Motion, and began teaching Majorettes at local high schools. Jon and Cathy were instrumental in the development of the SFCGA at this time and they both became active band and auxiliary adjudicators for FBA and the local circuit. Jon expanded to teach percussion and was the Director of Florida Wave Drum and Bugle Corps from 1980-1982. That corp's membership included Mike Green, Tommy Santino, Bruce Henderson, Gino Cipriani, Paul and Art Corbierre among others that went on to become successful pageantry arts instructors, designers and choreographers. Instructors included Mark Tatum and Chris Sharp. Auxiliaries in Motion then began selling footwear and equipment to performance groups and continues today as Director's Showcase Distributors. In 1984, the Kersten family and business relocated to the Orlando area. A new twirling ensemble, The Florida Twirling Academy (FTA), was Cathy's endeavor, and Jon began to write more drill and choreography for leading groups across Florida. A name change was called for, and in 1986 "Music In Motion" was the official listing for their pageantry arts service business. Jon and Cathy arrived in the area in time to help develop the Florida Federation of Color Guards Circuit which had been started the previous year by John Harlow and Roanna Combs in the Lakeland area. Jon saw a need for the training of pageantry arts judges and founded the Florida Federation of Judges Association. Cathy instituted the "Flag Exchange" in 1987 to create a way for color guards and dance teams to sell, trade or borrow used equipment. This is still the name of her Uniform, Flag and Equipment Company. Cathy's direction as a chief judge for the FFCC drew her National attention and she began judging DCI and WGI in the late 80's into the early 90's . The Kerstens then opened a studio, "Kids in Motion" for training auxiliaries and gymnastics in the Orlando area. After five straight State NBTA Twirling Team Titles with FTA and 2 placements at USTA Nationals with her team, Cathy said goodbye to the twirling end of the activity as Color Guard started to take over as a dominant force. In 1989, Music in Motion began teaching their "Summer Tour" training camps. The initial staff was Jon and Cathy, Cheryl Wimberly, Michelle Dershimer (Gustafson), Jeff Welch, and a few others. One Orlando camp at UCF with 49 kids has now developed into 5 states, 13 camps and over 700 kids participating each summer. This continues to be the foundation of our business with it's service to Florida bands. "Beyond", an Independent color guard, was created by the above staff to give the older performers out of school a chance to keep competing in the world of WGI. It was promoted to Open Class at it's first regional and went on to win 9 local circuit championships in FFCC and the Gulf Coast Circuit, with 19 WGI Regional Championships in three classes over the next 10 years. "Beyond" also was the 1994 Independent Class A Bronze Medal at the WGI Olympics in Dayton, Ohio. Many of the premiere instructors of todaygot their start with "Beyo nd" including; Adam Sage, Scott Beck, Michelle Stissel, Daniel Helton, Mark Dwyer, Sean Bennett, Shawn McCaig, Jenn Kersten, Sandie Kersten-Rosenblatt, Kevin Griner, Barry Artis, Bobby Hazelton, Chris Martone, Regina (Byrn) Knabe and many other successful instructors across the country. Cathy was determined, with a strong 1990 proposal to WGI, to create a third level class which could exist between the A and World Class performance and design levels. She also lobbied hard in 1997 to make WGI take the same amount of guards (15) to finals in Open Class as the other levels, instead of only 12 initiated for this class in it's first 5 years.
2001 saw the name drop the "I" and become "Music 'n Motion" and in 2002 it legally updated again to "Music 'n Motion Productions" after producing three college bowl half-time extravaganzas, the Florida Marching Band Tournament, The National Show Choir Championships at Universal Studios, commercial television motion choreography, The African American Extravaganza in the Orange Bowl, and many other large events. Cathy is currently the Tournament Director for the FMBC, and for 20 All-Star Music Festivals held in Georgia an d Florida each Spring. Jon, and UCF Marching Band Assistant Director, Ron Ellis have now formed " 'NSTEP " which is a musical / visual design team programming over 50 marching band shows for high school bands and drum corps in 14 states and Japan. Jon is a National level marching band adjudicator with the CSJA, FBA and FFJA and judges many State Championships events throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, South and North Carolina, Georgia and Missouri. The Kersten Kids, Jenn, Sandie, Stephanie, and Bill, have been very helpful and understanding with the business and they are developing into the roles of leaders, managers and designers as we progress into the next 25 years. Music 'n Motion has been dedicated to providing training and educational performance opportunities to the youth of the pageantry arts activity. Thank you so much for your support to all those we have come in contact with and we hope you will continue to let "Music 'n Motion" serve you.
06/10/2026
Kendall Hunt is a rising senior at USF, on a pre-nursing track. She has been a member of the band for three seasons and will be entering her fourth season this upcoming August.
Kendall is an accomplished majorette baton twirler and has represented Team USA twice, traveling to Liverpool, England and Turin, Italy to compete in artistic pairs, 2-baton, and 3-baton events, placing in the top ten across all categories. She has also competed consistently at the national, regional, and state levels within USTA competitions, earning multiple titles and placements.
In addition to competing, Kendall has instructional experience working with twirlers at the USF “Twirler for a Day” program, where she has taught fight song choreography and Pom routines.
06/08/2026
Excited to introduce our Lead Staff Member Wayne!
Wayne has been a consistent member of the colorguard community since 2011. He began his 15 years of color guard experience at Apopka High School. From there he joined Pegasus Winterguard’s A guard for two years and their World guard for 5 years.
Wayne was not only a performer but an educator as well. Starting off as a tech at Apopka High, he became the colorguard director when his former coach and mentor Cichele Fields stepped down. He now co-directs the colorguard with Bradley Jackson. Throughout the years Wayne has taught at many programs including Pegasus A, Oak Ridge HS, East River HS, Deltona HS and most recently Vestige Winterguard.
He has always been a huge fan of the summer colorguard “clinic season” and has taught at several. These include clinics at : Music n Motion Summer Camp, Penny’s Camp, Pegasus Winterguard, Vestige Winterguard, Oakridge HS, Flagler Palm Coast HS and more!
Wayne’s passion for education drives his commitment to colorguard . He wishes to continue to provide a positive and successful educational environment everywhere he goes, so that both members and staff are able to continue to fulfill their potential.
06/08/2026
Don’t miss out on creating some unique and fun twirls with Sasha Cavallaro. Sasha Cavallaro
We are so excited to welcome back Sasha to our camp! She will be teaching intermediate flag, intermediate rifle, and advanced sabre.
She is a current cast member in the Blue Devils International Colorguard and just completed a successful winter season with Fantasia.
She also performed with both Blue Devils and Pegasus World from 2021 through 2024. She also served as captain for both the Blue Devils and Pegasus World, demonstrating her leadership and dedication.
💙2026 WGI Bronze Medalist
💙Performed in Las Vegas at the Venetian
💙2x Undefeated DCI World Champion in 2022 and 2023
💙2023 George Zingali Award for Best Colorguard
💙Choreographer for PopTarts Bowl 2023
💙13 years of colorguard experience
Sasha is excited to be back with Music N Motion for the 9th time!
06/07/2026
Breanna Brown is a fourth-year feature twirler at the University of South Florida. She is majoring in Health Sciences, with a minor in Nutrition, in pursuit of a career in physical therapy. She’s been twirling since she was seven years old, competing with her team, South Florida Superstars. Breanna is one of the USF feature twirlers. Her favorite part about twirling for USF is being able to twirl fire during Halftime at every home game! Breanna is super excited to share her knowledge with other twirlers. She is excited for a fun weekend of twirling at Music ‘n Motion!
06/07/2026
Bre is a passionate and accomplished dancer who has been training for most of her life. She served as captain of her high school dance team and has earned numerous accolades throughout her dance career, including multiple Best Overall Solo titles at prestigious regional and national competitions. Known for her strong leadership, dedication, and love for the art of dance, Bre is committed to helping young dancers build confidence, refine their technique, and develop a lifelong passion for movement. She is excited to share her knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm with the next generation of dancers.
06/05/2026
Introducing our first dance master class teacher, Kayla “Killa Kay” Kersten. Kayla is a prodigy of Music n Motion camps and is excited to be back to teach again. We are beyond thrilled to have Kayla Kersten.
Kayla Kersten is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and judge with an impressive background in collegiate and competitive dance. She danced for both the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) helping earn two UDA College National Championships and the University of Memphis
A highly decorated performer, Kayla has won numerous national titles throughout her career, including earning the highest solo score in Dance Team Union (DTU) history. She was also recognized as a NUVO Dance Convention Breakout Artist and has received multiple scholarships and awards from top dance conventions nationwide.
Today, Kayla is a sought-after choreographer for high school and collegiate dance teams and serves as a judge for a variety of dance competitions and events. Her passion for excellence, creativity, and mentorship continues to impact the next generation of dancers.
05/12/2026
Come join us June 12-14 at Apopka High School for MUSIC ‘N MOTION Auxiliary camp.
Colorguard
Dancers
Majorettes
Learn tricks, routines, skills and techniques from some of the brightest instructors in the industry!!!
05/12/2026
Yes, Music 'n Motion is Hot...Hot...Hot!!!!
Come join us this summer at Apopka HS, June 12-13-14 to learn new skills and improve technique.
First Master class down for the weekend and it was 🔥 🔥 🔥. Thank you Juicy for always bringing the heat.
06/06/2025
Don’t miss out on creating some unique and fun twirls with Sasha Cavallaro.
We are so excited to welcome back Sasha to our camp!
💙3x WGI Finalist with Pegasus World
💙2x Undefeated DCI World Champion in 2022 and 2023
💙2023 George Zingali Award for Best Colorguard
💙Choreographer for PopTarts Bowl 2023
💙12 years of colorguard experience
Sasha is excited to be back with Music N Motion for the 7th time! She will be teaching sabre, rifle and flag!
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