Delandra “DJ” Ramey
Hello, I am Coach DJ! I am currently a USFS compliant coach with Safesport training and an ISI Professional member with Gold and Synchro judging. I am one of the head coaches for the Beach Blades Synchronized Skating Teams. I teach group and private lessons, working with children of all ages. My specialties are synchronized skating and skating skills for figure skaters and power skating for hockey players.
I started skating right here at Iceland when I was 9 years old and immediately fell in love with the ice. I spent most of my childhood in the rink between my own training and my sister’s hockey games. I was a three time member of the Beach Blades Synchronized Skating Teams in high school and attended Princess Anne HS just down the street. I attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI (Go Broncos!) and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology. I was a four-time member of the collegiate synchronized skating team and a one time member of the senior team, earning multiple medals at competitions, including a national medal in 2016. I also completed my moves in the field tests while attending school, becoming a gold medalist. After moving home to complete an internship in Strength and Conditioning, I graduated and began coaching part time at Iceland. Fast forward to today, I have a full schedule with two synchronized skating teams, plus private lessons with hockey players and figure skaters, as well as group lessons. I have a passion for both sports of figure skating and hockey and I love every one of the families I have connected with through these sports. I have one of the best jobs in the world, second only to being a wife and a mother!
Outside of skating, I love to spend time with my growing family. You can almost always find me with a cup of coffee near by and most likely Taylor Swift playing.
Coach Sarah Wucher
Coach Sarah is a USFS compliant coach with Safesport training and a Certified Learn to Skate USA Instructor. She also maintains her certification in CPR, AED and First Aid. Coach Sarah is one of the head coaches for the Beach Blades Synchronized Skating teams. She teaches group and private lessons for figure skaters outside of the Beach Blades. Sarah has a passion for teaching skating and has been assisting coaching since age 10. She works with skaters of all ages and has a background in teaching figure skating through Special Olympics.
Sarah started skating at age 2 in the Chicagoland area. Sarah skated all over the midwest for both individual competitions as well as Synchronized Skating for Chicago Jazz. She represented Team USA in theatre on ice at Nations Cup with Chicagoland Ice Theatre.
Outside of the rink, Sarah is a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse.