Our Team

The Dima and Rebecca Kachan Story

Dima and Rebecca met in France in 2006. Dima was tumbling in a troupe with the Moscow Circus while Rebecca  was dancing in a show in Strasbourg. When Dima’s act joined Bec’s show, sparks flew immediately! They worked together for the next 6 months and once breaking through the language barrier, they were inseparable. Pre arranged contracts and visa difficulties kept them apart for the most of the next year but once Bec had completed her contract in South Korea, she was on the first plane to Minsk to be reunited with her waiting fiancé. They were married in Belarus in August 07 and intended to continue performing where ever they could find work together. They had always planned to one day move back to Australia to start their family so when a contract in Spain fell through, they felt that day had arrived. They landed in Sydney in April 08 and have been working together in Gymsports ever since. Since opening KSTP in 2009 their main focus is now on tumbling. They have four children Alexsa, Timofei and twins Ivan and Isaac who have been in the gym since they were babies. The gym is their second home and adds to the family atmosphere of the gym. Dima received his citizenship in 2013 and proudly calls Australia home.

Dzmitry (Dima) Kachan

Owner, Director, Head Coach, High Performance Coach, Judge

Dima began tumbling and trampoline at the age of 6 when he was scouted from a playground in his home town of Gomel in Belarus. He began attending one of the country’s best full time sport schools and by the age of 13 he had attained his ‘Master of Sport’ in Tumbling. At 16 Dima chose to further his skills and joined the world renowned ‘Great Moscow Circus’. For the next 5 years Dima toured all over Russia and Europe performing in a variety of acrobatic numbers such as Russian Bar, Russian Swing & Tumbling Troupes.
Dima has been appointed the State and National Tumbling coach for the past five years. He has produced numerous International finallists as well as World Age and World Games/World Cup & World Championships medallists. Dima is said to have domninated the tumbling world, being one of just a few coaches who can boast World Age, World Cup and World Champions in the same year! His passion for the sport and coaching, has seen him develop the most sophisticated gym in Australia. His knowledge and expertise are regularly sought out by coaches throughout the world. As well as coaching, Dima is an FIG brevet judge in tumbling.

In 2023 following some of his most impressive results to date, Dima was inducted into Gymnastics Australia’s Hall of Fame, a huge achievement for him at just 38 years of age. He is a course presenter for Gymnastics Australia and Gymnastics NSW. In recent years he has been brought onto the coaching teams for the MAG & WAG squads at the AIS. He is consulted with as a tumbling specialist, in the hopes of improveing upon Australian gymnasts tumbling skills and execution. Dima enjoys collaborating within gymnastics disciplines and working with other high profile programs and coaches.  Dima overseas all squad programs at KSTP and works closely in mentoring all our coaches.

Rebecca Kachan

Owner, Club Manager, Performance Director, Coach Coordinator

Rebecca started out as a dancer from the age of 3 and is trained in all genres of dance. Her dancing lead to an interest in Rhythmic Gymnastics and so began her training in the sport at the age of 9. Rebecca became a professional dancer in the year 2000 and began working and performing across Australia. She then booked a job as a dancer aboard Costa Cruise ships and for 2 years toured the Baltic, Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas. She has also worked in some of the most famous venues in Europe and Asia, including 2 years in Strasbourg, France at the prestigious Royal Palace. Rebecca has bought her experience of dance into the programs at KSTP specifically ballet, mobility excerises and stretching. These components of training provide great core strength, strong lines and technique, which is an integral part of the sport. Each year the Student Showcase is her project, bringing entertaining performances to our audiences of families and friends. From coming up with a concept, to choreographing and staging the performances, she loves putting her entertainer hat back on for the awesome event each year.

Rebecca is the clubs KinderGym instructor and Under 5’s coordinator. Her favourite thing is getting families started along their tumbling journey at the gym. As the club manager, she oversees all facets of the business. From data entry, floor plans, parent communication, communiques, events and competitions she is behind it all. She continues to work closely with the coaches in lesson planning and pathways, providing guidance and support to them where it is needed..  She holds KSTP’s accreditation for Child Safe Reporting and Mental Health First Aid which are Gymnastics Australia initiatives to keep children safe.

Krystal Muscat

Coach, Judge

KSTP was Krystal’s first introduction to GymSports at the age of 8.  She showed great potential and quickly worked her way up from the recreation programs to the advanced competitive program.  Krystal successfully represented KSTP at many State and National Clubs competitions. 

Retiring from competitions, Krystal’s love of the sport turned to coaching.  She holds her Advanced MOD 1 accreditation in Tumbling and her Intermediate accreditation in Trampoline & Dmt. She coaches our advanced recreational programs and works within the state levels stream in our Squads. Krystal is an Advanced Silver judge and assists the club in coordinating competitions. Outside of the gym, Krystal has completed her Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at university.

Koralee Catlett

Coach, High Performance Athlete, Judge

Koralee started off in gymastics in Acrobatics but quickly moved over to trampoline gymnastics. Success on the competition floor is abundant for Koralee.  Not only at State and National events, but Koralee has also competed internationally, winning her two events at the 2019 World Age Group Competition in DMT and Tumbling, a record for any Australian athlete.  In 2022 Koralee decided to focus solely on Tumbling and competed successfully in her first senior event in Italy. Later that year, Koralee became the womens senior tumbling silver medallist at the World Championships in. Bulgaria. Koralee manages her time well between her university, training and coaching. She is an Advanced silver judge and Advanced Tumbling coach. Koralee enjoys working with our younger squads at KSTP and strives to pass on her passion for the sport to the younger generations.

Tahlia Kaden

Coach, International Stream Athlete, Judge

Tahlia is a member of our Elite Squad and has represented KSTP at State, National and International level. Helping out at our school holiday programs sparked an interest in coaching and shes been coaching for us since she was a young teen. One of Tahlia’s goals was to qualify for the National Team and compete Internationally. She did just that in 2023 where she represented Australia at the World Age Group Championships in the UK. As an intermediate coach Tahlia enjoys coaching in our Gymfun programs all while studying at university. Outside of the gym, her interests include music and singing. Tahlia is currently studing Bachelor of Exercise and Sport at university.

Chelsea Micallef 

Coach and National Stream athlete

Chelsea started off in gymnastics from the age of 5 and quickly moved into a dedicated WAG program. Artistic Gymnastics took her far, competing at State and Country Championships. She decided to switch disciplines when she was 12 and has been an active member of our competition squads ever since. Chelsea decided she wanted to become as a coach so that she could share her passion of gymnastics with our younger students. She loves helping children learn new skills and challenge themselves. When she’s not in the gym, Chelsea enjoys dancing and water-skiing. She’s excited to continue along her coaching journey at KSTP.

Vicky Cauchi

Client Liaison, Accounts Officer

Vicky was one of the founding partners of KSTP, in fact the first classes were run out of her shed before we found a venue. Her children have all trained with KSTP, her youngest Breanah is an international representative within the High Performance squad. While no longer a partner Vicky continued in her role of accounts officer and working the front desk in the afternoons where she enjoys the club atmosphere and getting to know the families.