Sydney Naughton was hired as the Head Coach of the Glenville State Competitive Dance team in August 2024.
Naughton, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native, was recently the dance coach with the Pittsburgh Poison All-Stars. She was a dance major at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performance Arts School, which would eventually lead her competing at the USASF Dance Worlds and winning three bronze medals in the hip hop division.
With the hire of Naughton, she plans to focus on sideline entertainment and the halftime show during games using a mix of styles like jazz, pom and hip hop. At UDA Nationals, the team will be competing in the open hip hop division.
Naughton graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2020 with a bachelor's of hospitality management.
She will take the 2024-25 academic year to recruit scholarship athletes to the program with 2025-26 marking the first year of competition.
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