Grapevine High School Fabulous Fillies

Katie Norsworthy is a dedicated and passionate dance coach. Katie is in her second year as the Fillies Dance Team Head Coach at Grapevine High School. She was a member of the Coppell High School Lariettes Drill Team. Katie attended the University of Texas where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Studies.

Katie became the Assistant Dance Director at Birdville in 2015. Through her time at Birdville, she assisted coaching multiple teams through the USASF Dance Worlds. She coached the JV Belles and NXT LVL Hip-Hop Crew to the first JV and Co-Ed National Championship in Birdville history, respectively. She assisted coaching the Golden Motion Dance Team to 7 straight National Championships, along with choreographing their National Champion team hip-hop routines.  In addition, Katie helped the continued success of the Birdville Dance Department with 8 years of straight ones at the Dance Educators Assessment of Learning. 

Katie is a staff member for MA Dance where she works camps and contests nationwide and heads the company’s social media. She actively participates in the Texas Dance Educators Association (TDEA). For the TDEA state convention, Katie chaired the registration committee in 2018 and 2019, the exhibitor committee for 2020, and curriculum committee since 2022. She serves on the USASF curriculum writing team, preparing hip-hop curriculum for cheer and dance gyms. She continues to choreograph for professional, college, and high school teams nationwide. 

Ellen Ayers is in her first year as the JV Belles dance team coach at Grapevine High School. Ellen is excited to begin her career at a school with such a profound reputation and sense of community as Grapevine.

Ellen grew up in North Richland Hills, where she attended Birdville High School. In High School, Ellen was a member of the Golden Motion dance team. Ellen graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Education. While at SFA, Ellen was a two-year member of the SFA Dance Team during which she earned four national titles. Ellen was also a one-year member of the SFA Repertory Dance Company.

Ellen is a 5-year staff member for MA Dance, where she works camps and contests nationwide. Ellen continues to choreograph independently for numerous teams throughout the state of Texas.