About Us

Laura Davis

Event Producer
Laura is from Dallas, Texas and has been active in the field of Dance/Drill Team for over 30 years. Laura has served as the Director of Dance/Drill Competition for the Contest of Champions at Walt Disney World since 2000 and is an Executive Director, Owner & Partner of Starmakers Dance & Performance Camps, Inc. of Richardson, Texas. Her background includes attending Kilgore College earning an Associate of Arts degree while performing as a Rangerette Lieutenant and Swingster. She completed her degree in Dance from North Texas State University and earned her Masters Degree in Physical Education at the University of Texas at Tyler. Laura directed the South Garland Southern Belles and was later the Assistant Director & Choreographer of the Kilgore College Rangerettes. Laura taught Dance at Kilgore College and Richland College. She was an instructor for N.C.A. Superstar for 16 years ultimately serving in the office as Curriculum Coordinator. Additionally, she has choreographed numerous bowl game pre-game & half-time shows such as the Aloha Bowl and Cotton Bowl. She has had extensive choreography involvement in the dance productions coordinated by Mike Miller & Associates as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® each year since 1986. Laura has served as the 1st Vice President & as Sergeant at Arms for the Dance Drill Team Directors of America. She has been an adjudicator and choreographer throughout the country for the past 30 years.

Roger Hayes

Event Producer
Roger has served as the Event Producer for the Contest of Champions at Walt Disney World since 1993 He is from Dallas, Texas where he is the owner of Spirit Productions, Inc, a cheer and dance consulting company. He was an instructor for the National Cheerleaders Association for 10 years and was a Collegiate All American. He is a former cheerleader for Tulane University, the NFL New Orleans Saints and Mississippi State University. While living in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was the Official Mascot for the 1984 Louisiana World's Fair, Seymore D. Fair. He has produced and choreographed cheerleading performances for Mike Miller & Associates, SPECIAL EVENTS, in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® (12 years), the Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl (3 years), the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland (3 years), London's Grand Christmas Parade in London, England (1 year), and the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic Pre-game and Half-time shows in Dallas, Texas (10 years). In 1994 he was a production assistant for the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant and choreographed for the 75th Annual Miss America Boardwalk Parade. As the former founder and owner of America's Best Cheer and Dance, Roger conducted cheer and dance camps and championships nationwide. He has served as a judge for the National Cheerleaders Association, Atlantic Cheer & Dance, American Cheer Power, Mardi Gras Spirit Events, Golden State Spirit Association and the 2005 USASF Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Florida. Roger recently earned a BSN degree from Indiana University School of Nursing.

Davonne Hunt

Event Coordinator
A cheerleading veteran of more than 30 years, Davonne is from Frisco, Texas. From performing, coaching, choreographing and speaking, Davonne offers a wide variety of experience to the cheerleading industry. She was a high school cheerleader and college cheerleader at the University of Houston. She has assisted with the cheer performances in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, as well as the Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the St.Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. She also co-wrote the safety rules and regulations for the National Cheerleaders Association. Davonne serves as a Head Judge on several championship panels across the nation. She and her husband, Dave, are former Gym Owners of Cheerleading Unlimited in Plano, Texas. Davonne has judged for Contest of Champions, NCA, CGA, Cheerpower, Cheersport, and many local and state competitions.