Alyssa Bennefield has been a dance instructor for 20+ years and a high school/jr high dance team coach for 7 years. She was an NFL Cheerleader with the New Orleans Saints from 2022-2025 and an NBA Dancer for the Atlanta Hawks from 2017-2020. She is a certified fitness instructor, specializing in Barre.

She danced and competed with the UAB Golden Girls in college and holds a degree in Business. She was also the captain of the American Dance Team in 2009 and led them to win the World Dance Cup in Barcelona, Spain that year! She is so excited to be the new head coach of the Shockwave Dance Team! Roll Wave!