Bio

Former MCC dancer, Emma Howard, is entering her second year with the squad as a volunteer assistant coach for the MCC Dance Company. In her fist season with the program, the 2022-23 team claimed its sixth consecutive NDA National Championship with a first-place finish Jazz Open along with a fourth-place trophy in Team Performance Open. The squad also claimed two ADTS National Championships in Junior College Jazz and Junior College Open, and was named Best Overall Junior College. The squad feature two NDA All-Americans, and the entire team performed with Spirit of America at the 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® in New York City.

The 2023-24 squad is off to a great start as well, winning a gold-paid bid at NDA Camp for the 2024 National Championship. McLennan was one of only three squads out of the 16 teams at camp to earn a gold bid. The squad also received first place in their team dance and game day performances, and three dancers were named NDA All-Americans. At UDA Camp, the six members in attendance received superior awards in game day and performance along with the Collegiate Recognition Award voted on by the other teams.

Howard was a two-year member of the MCC Dance Company from 2018-20. During her freshman year, the squad claimed the program’s third consecutive NDA Jazz Division III National Championship, finished third in NDA Hip Hop Division III, claimed the ADTS Collegiate National Championship in Division III Jazz and finished as the first runner-up in ADTS Division III Hip Hop. She served as team captain for the 2019-20 season and earned NDA All-American honors before the competition season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following her time at McLennan, Howard joined the Stephen F. Austin State University Dance Team and her success continued. The team won the NDA Division I Pom National Championship her junior season. As a senior, Howard became a team captain, leading the squad to a NDA Division I Spirit Rally national title and two national titles as the Dance Team Union College Classic in Division I Pom and Division I Hip Hop.

Howard received a bachelor’s degree of business administration in accounting with a minor in dance team coaching from SFA in May 2022. She is pursuing a master’s degree in coaching and athletics administration from Concordia University.

She is the daughter of Jennifer and Keith Howard, and has one brother, Will, and one sister, Zoe.

Coaching experience
2022-present: Volunteer assistant director, MCC Dance Company

Education

2022: Bachelor’s of business administration in accounting with a minor in dance team coaching, Stephen F. Austin State University

2022: Associate’s degree, McLennan Community College