About Us
The primary mission of the Loyola University Maryland Dance Team is to function as a spirit support group, and represent the University, Department of Recreational Sports, and Athletics in a positive manner.
The Loyola University Maryland Dance is a precision-based team that performs at all home men’s and women’s basketball games in addition to making numerous appearances at other athletic, campus, and community events. Members of the team are required to attend UDA College Camp in early August each year. We currently do not compete at any national championships, however we do compete at regional competitions if our schedule and funds allow.
We typically practice 3-4 times a week and our practices include technical training as well as strength & conditioning. In addition to our practices, we host team bonding activities throughout the season and are actively involved in fundraising or volunteer opportunities.
The Loyola University Maryland Dance is a precision-based team that performs at all home men’s and women’s basketball games in addition to making numerous appearances at other athletic, campus, and community events. Members of the team are required to attend UDA College Camp in early August each year. We currently do not compete at any national championships, however we do compete at regional competitions if our schedule and funds allow.
We typically practice 3-4 times a week and our practices include technical training as well as strength & conditioning. In addition to our practices, we host team bonding activities throughout the season and are actively involved in fundraising or volunteer opportunities.
Meet Our leadership
Christina George
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ALEXA BLANCHARD
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Christina is a Jersey native in her fifth year as Head Coach at Loyola. She graduated from East Carolina University in 2014 with a B.S. in Sports Studies, and was a 4-yr member & captain of the ECU Dance Team. At ECU, Christina attended NDA Collegiate Camps where she was nominated by her teammates to be an NDA Collegiate All-American & Top Gun Leaps and Turner. She also competed at NDA's Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida each year. During her time with the team, the ECU Dance Team finished in the top 5 of Division IA Team Performance.
Her fellow ECUDT alums & friends have gone on to dance for the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders, the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders, the New York Knicks City Dancers, the Boston Celtics Dancers, the Carolina Panthers Topcats, the Charlotte HoneyBees, and the NFL Pro Bowl. In 2017, she graduated with her master's degree in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown University, and is currently a representative for Varsity Spirit Fashion in Montgomery County, Maryland & DC. Christina recently joined the staff at Next Level Studio in Rockville, MD as well, and has become a certified UDA & NDA Judge!
Alexa returns to the LUDT for her second season with the team as another head coach! She is a Maryland native and graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Biology, and minored in Chemistry and Neuroscience. While she was at Wake Forest, she was the WFU Dance Team Captain as well as a member of the WFU Dance Company. Alexa has been the Head Coach of the 3x County Champion Walt Whitman High School Poms Team in Bethesda, MD for the past 5 years, and currently is a student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (she likes brains...).
Both Coach Christina and Coach Alexa bring over 40 years of combined professional and collegiate dance experience to the team, and are excited to see this team continue to grow! Go Hounds!
Her fellow ECUDT alums & friends have gone on to dance for the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders, the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders, the New York Knicks City Dancers, the Boston Celtics Dancers, the Carolina Panthers Topcats, the Charlotte HoneyBees, and the NFL Pro Bowl. In 2017, she graduated with her master's degree in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown University, and is currently a representative for Varsity Spirit Fashion in Montgomery County, Maryland & DC. Christina recently joined the staff at Next Level Studio in Rockville, MD as well, and has become a certified UDA & NDA Judge!
Alexa returns to the LUDT for her second season with the team as another head coach! She is a Maryland native and graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Biology, and minored in Chemistry and Neuroscience. While she was at Wake Forest, she was the WFU Dance Team Captain as well as a member of the WFU Dance Company. Alexa has been the Head Coach of the 3x County Champion Walt Whitman High School Poms Team in Bethesda, MD for the past 5 years, and currently is a student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (she likes brains...).
Both Coach Christina and Coach Alexa bring over 40 years of combined professional and collegiate dance experience to the team, and are excited to see this team continue to grow! Go Hounds!
The Executive Board
2019-2020
Captain: Sophia Benfield
Hometown: Severn, MD
Major: Interdisciplinary with Psychology and Writing
Co-Captain: Rachel DeVoursney
Hometown: Bayonne, NJ
Major: Speech-Language Pathology
Junior Co-Captain: Adriana Dady
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Major: Double Major in Forensics and Psychology
Fundraising Coordinator: Rachel DeVoursney
Social Media Coordinator: Olivia Liberatore
Captain: Sophia Benfield
Hometown: Severn, MD
Major: Interdisciplinary with Psychology and Writing
Co-Captain: Rachel DeVoursney
Hometown: Bayonne, NJ
Major: Speech-Language Pathology
Junior Co-Captain: Adriana Dady
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Major: Double Major in Forensics and Psychology
Fundraising Coordinator: Rachel DeVoursney
Social Media Coordinator: Olivia Liberatore
