About

The mission of the Riverdale Ridge Dance Team is to be a positive representation in our school and out in the community, displaying school spirit, pride, and loyalty to Riverdale Ridge High School. The purpose of the dance team shall be to provide entertainment at school events, promote school spirit in all settings, to excel in academics and compete at the regional, state and national level. Participation provides opportunities for students to:

advance in their dance technique
perform and compete at local, regional, and national levels
create lifelong learners
establish leadership skills and
achieve personal growth

We are a sanctioned CHSAA sport in 5A pom, operating year round at RRHS, performing in all three sports seasons in various sporting, school, and community events.

Brittany Hussmann, Varsity Head Coach

Brittany started dancing at the age of five and immediately fell in love with dance! Her training background consists of ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, pom, and hip hop. She then joined her high school varsity dance team, the Flower Mound Rosettes as a freshman and was a member for four years. Her senior year she served as a captain. After high school, she went University of North Texas where she studied dance and hospitality management. While at UNT Brittany cheered professionally for two years with the Allen Americans Ice Angels as well as with the Texas Revolution Arena Football. Brittany started teaching and coaching in 2012 in Texas before moving to Colorado! Coach Brittany has been with the Ravens Dance Team since 2020.

Outside of dancing, Brittany and her husband are exploring Colorado! We have three dogs, Gauge, Stella, and Leia.

Kristin Walp, JV Head Coach

Kristin is from the DC area, and is new to Colorado! She has over 20 years of dance experience from ballet to pom! She is a college graduate from West Virginia University, where she was also a part of the West Virginia University Dance Team for 4 years. She has previous coaching experience with a middle school dance team and was an assistant coach for Catholic University Dance Team as well! We are so excited to welcome her to our family! She shares our passion for dance and overall fitness and health! She currently works as a CPA here in the Denver area!

Kristin is exploring Colorado and is loving it here! She also loves to spend time with her cat, Emmy.

Tatum Sanchez, Assistant Coach

Tatum has been dancing for over 9 years. Her dance experience includes hip hop, jazz, and pom. She really started to grow as a dancer in high school, she was a member of the Prairie View High School poms team and while dancing at a studio. She also served as a captain for the PVHS poms team her senior year. She has traded in her black and gold for shades of blue! She is currently the Assistant Manager at Planet Fitness.

Tatum loves spending her free time with her boyfriend, Dom. She also enjoys playing the piano or guitar, snowboarding, or gaming when she isn't dancing!

2025-2026 ~ Varsity Dance Team

Natalia Nylander, Kaylie Bersano, Trinity Cummings, Catie Kelley, Maya Galvan, Addisyn Watts, Ryleigh Hunter, Bella Bersano, Jade Mitchell

2025-2026~ Junior Varsity Dance Team

Gia Talarico, Annabel Emery, Alana Knight, Katie Heisick, Nevaeh Wilcox Portillo, Amanda Aguayo, Venice Benallo, Vihanna Hinojosa,

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