Choreo & Lead Tech
Kasia began her color guard career after attending her first BOA Grand Nationals performance in 2000. From that moment on, she knew she wanted to spin. She began performing with the Cadets of Independence in 2008 and advanced through the Independence program until 2012. She continued her color guard experience in high school with Marian Catholic and the Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.
During a brief hiatus from color guard after high school, she knew she wanted to perform again. In 2018 she attended an Allegiance spin clinic and knew she had found her home. She marched the 2019 season “Frost” and was a part of Allegiance history. Making WGI Open Class finals for the first time is an experience she will never forget. After the “Frost” season, she knew her time with Allegiance was not finished. In 2022, she began teaching with the Junior Cadets of Allegiance and Allegiance A. Her love for color guard continues to shine through her teaching as she works with the members of Allegiance. Kasia is excited to take on the role of Allegiance A Guard Director.
Kasia now resides in Orland Park with her two cats, Holden and Winchester, and her two dogs, Oli and Guiness. She works as a Certified Medical Assistant with an Orthopedic office while pursuing her degree in nursing.
Michael Bailey
Michael “Star” Bailey is thrilled to be joining the staff at Allegiance, bringing his dance and theatre background to the youth of the competitive floor once more. A west coast native, Michael began his training in the Portland, OR metropolitan - beginning with NW Children’s Theatre, and continued acting through high school, where color guard was introduced in the form of an available role for the Westview High School Marching Band field show: the title character in The Phantom of the Opera (‘97).
That led to joining the Every-Body “A” class winter guard (‘98), Northern Lights Summer Youth Band (‘98), and the Oregon Crusaders winter guard (‘03). Finally, joining Northern Lights World in 2004 (Road to Perdition, Silver Medalist), and returning in 2006 (Meditation: In Memory of John Lennon, Bronze Medalist), the decision was made to relocate and study dance at Columbia College Chicago.
Graduating with a B.A. in Performing Arts Management, with a dance minor, allowed him to further hone his technical skills dancing every day ranging from ballet to contact improv and more! After which, Michael made his professional theatre debut in Miss Saigon (Paramount, Aurora, IL) with his rifle skills highlighted in the production. Last seen on stage spinning with superstar drag queen Latrice Royal, during the A Drag Queen Christmas Tour in Chicago, he is also currently the movement instructor for Naperville Central High School’s color guard program. Outside of rehearsal he spends time caring for his Great Danes with his husband in the SW Chicagoland area.
