Annah Lee was named the head dance coach at UT Dallas in November 2026.
She brings a strong blend of collegiate championship experience, competitive program leadership, and dance education to the Comets' program. Lee oversees all aspects of the UT Dallas dance program, including student-athlete development, recruitment, performance preparation, and community engagement, while continuing the tradition of excellence established by the Power Dancers.
Lee joins UTD after serving as Head All-Star Director at Centre for Dance in Richardson, where she founded and led a competitive dance program focused on preparing dancers for high school, collegiate, and professional opportunities. In that role, she developed a year-round training curriculum emphasizing technical excellence, performance quality, discipline, and leadership while overseeing recruitment initiatives, showcases, auditions, and community engagement efforts.
In addition to her work at Centre for Dance, Lee serves as a dance instructor with National Dance Alliance (NDA), where she has educated and mentored collegiate dancers from across the country using nationally recognized training curriculum focused on technical development, leadership, and performance readiness. She has also worked extensively with MA Dance Nation as both an instructor and judge, teaching hundreds of dancers throughout Texas and evaluating competitive performances in a variety of dance styles, including jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and pom.
Lee's collegiate dance background includes four years as a member of the Orange Pride Dance Team at Sam Houston State University, where she represented the university at athletic, competitive, and community events. During her career with the program, she earned a leadership position and was part of five NDA National Championship teams.
Prior to being named head coach, Lee worked closely with the UT Dallas Power Dancers, assisting with national championship preparation, evaluations, auditions, athlete development, and leadership mentoring. She collaborated with the coaching staff to enhance performance readiness while helping student-athletes build confidence, accountability, and competitive excellence.
Lee earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Sam Houston State in 2025, completing extensive coursework in ballet, modern, jazz, choreography, pedagogy, dance history, anatomy, and performance studies.
