After we announced our intention to take the 2021 season off, we launched our new dance program: Superstition Dance. We very quickly realized that our membership was willing to go above and beyond to keep each other safe, doing whatever was necessary to continue participating in the activities they loved. After WGI announced their format for the 2021 virtual season, we received numerous requests to organize a small group to compete. As a board, we put together our list of requirements and announced it to the members of Superstition Dance and the Trainee Program. Within a week we had a full team of talented young individuals who were willing to follow all of our health and safety guidelines to a "T." The team only rehearsed four hours a week and we often had many people absent due to our strict health requirements, but by the end of February we had put a full Open Class show on the floor and we were recording our first performance. Despite all the challenges that were thrown at this group of young adults throughout the last two years, they persevered and created for themselves, and for the staff, the environment they needed to stay happy and healthy.
Thank you all so much for creating My Oasis.
​-Austin Yost, Executive Director

2021 Members

Alyssa Caldwell
Bekka Wyatt
Brooke Blanchard
Cassie Wyatt
Coryn Felix
DejaVu Birney
Elizabeth Kasel
Guadalupe (Lulu) Ruiz
Jamy Contreras
​Jillian Clark
Katie Shaver
Larissa Cameron
​Madison Bautista
Megan Weissmann
Nic Schlip
Omar Hinogiante
Racine Merritt
Sabrina Nunez
Sam Kozlowski
Sofia Vine
Zeth Shirley

Our Staff

Austin Yost Director/Designer

Austin's performing arts journey began at Highland High School where he participated in the Marching Band Colorguard, Winterguard, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Choir programs. After high school, he began his Drum Corps career at The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013. The following summer he auditioned for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps from Canton, Ohio where he spent the summers of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. He also spent a season marching winterguard with FeniX Independent World in 2014. Aside from his performance career Austin has also been teaching colorguard in Arizona since his graduation from High School in 2013. He served as the Colorguard Director and a Visual Designer at Mesa High School from 2014-2019 and as the Colorguard Director at Higley High School since 2018. Austin has also served as a Colorguard Instructor at the Academy Drum and Bugle corps since 2019. Austin founded Oasis Ensembles in 2016 and has since pushed to expand the program to include as many young performers in Arizona as possible. Aside from the world of the performing arts, Austin also works as a Casting Director for the Sanctum of Horror Haunted House which has been recognized as Arizona's Best Haunted House in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2019. During the day you can find Austin at Starbucks where he works as a Shift Supervisor.

Lydia Page Asst. Director

Lydia Page began her colorguard career at Highland High School, performing in the Marching Band and Winterguard. While attending High School she also participated in Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra. After graduating in 2013, she began her drum corps career with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. She continued marching at the Academy serving as Colorguard Captain from 2014-2016. She helped to lead the corps to their highest placement ever in 2016 when they became first time world class finalists at Drum Corps International World Class Championships. Lydia has also performed with FeniX Independent World in 2016 and 2017. Her teaching career began in 2014 at Highland High School where she joined the staff and helped to expand the program to two winter teams for the first time ever. She also has taught at Mesa High School from 2015 to 2016 and at Campo Verde High School from 2017 to 2018. Lydia is currently the Assistant Director at both Higley High School and Oasis Winterguard as well as serving as the Business Manager of Oasis Ensembles. Lydia graduated from Arizona State University in 2017 with a degree in Psychology and currently works at Starbucks as a Shift Supervisor. 

Xenia Vandendriessche Staff Member

Xenia Vandendriessche started colorguard in the summer of 2009 at Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona where she spun all four years until graduating in 2013. The following summer, Xenia toured with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. Xenia then went on to participate in the Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band as a Color Guard performer in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. While attending ASU, Xenia was also a member of FeniX Independent World for their 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons. Xenia has a passion for teaching and educating the next generation of spinners. She taught at Mesa High School from 2014 to 2016 and at Mountain View High School from 2017 to 2019. During the day Xenia works as a Talent Relations Specialist at Medix and enjoys spending time with her cat, Kat. 

Gabriel Gastelo Staff Member

Bio coming soon...

Adam Selby Staff Member

Adam started performing color guard in 2004 at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Arizona.  His first season of DCI was with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2006, then returned for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Adam then went to march at Santa Clara Vanguard in 2009, 2010, and aged out as a guard captain in 2011.  As for winter, Adam has marched 2007 Independent A Class Academy Winterguard, 2012 Independent Open Class Medalist Fenix Independent, and 2014 and 2015 Independent World Class Finalist Fenix Independent. Adam first started teaching in 2008 and has taught at multiple high schools in Arizona and Texas. Adam is an extreme roller coaster enthusiast and can tell you what company built just about every roller coaster in the US.

Ashley Selby Staff Member

Bio coming soon...​

David Baker Choreographer

David Baker has been teaching color guard in the Omaha, Nebraska area since the Fall of 2014 where he started at Ashland-Greenwood High School. In the spring of 2017 he was invited to teach at Bellevue West High School and has been the Director there since 2018. David’s teams consistently finish in the top tier of their peers in local and national circuits, earning several accolades and awards. Currently, he also holds a technician position with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps from Tempe, AZ. In his first few years of teaching David also performed with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps as a color guard member from 2016-2018. While there, he received Color Guard Member of the Year and went on to win the 2018 DCI Performer’s Showcase in the Ensemble Flag division. David also marched three seasons with the Railmen Winter Guard, who is a consistent WGI semi-finalist. 

Lex Holland-Albaugh Choreographer

Lex Holland-Albaugh, originally from O'Fallon, Illinois, began their dance training at the age of two. They attended Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, studying under several renowned choreographers, including Jon Lehrer of Lehrer Dance and Paula David of Big Muddy Dance Company. In 2014 they obtained a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Dance, respectively. Following graduation, Lex began choreographing and designing for programs throughout the Midwest. Currently residing in Indianapolis, Lex has been a movement choreographer and technician for programs including Avidity Independent, Fishers HS, Bellbrook HS, Greenfield-Central HS, Artistry in Blue, Allegoria Winterguard, and Allegiance Winterguard, Academy, and The Cadets. Currently, they are a movement technician for Center Grove High School. Lex has danced internationally, specifically throughout Japan, where they were a principle member of the Misawa Ballet Company. Throughout their 16 years being involved in the color guard activity, Lex has performed with Avidity Independent (2011-2012), The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps (2010-2011), and Pride of Cincinnati (2013-2016).