Meet the Coaches
Head Varsity Song Coach: Gameday/Sideline Pom & Jazz: Mrs. Catey Rosander
Fun Fact :
I don’t like any condiments, HA!
She started dancing at the age of three, competitively until the age of 19. I then danced Cal State Fullerton Dance Team for 4 years winning 2 national championships as Captain her Senior year. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with an emphasis on Entertainment and Tourism. Immediately after college, she was a Laker girl for 2 seasons. In her time as a Laker Girl, she danced for the National Championship Team in 2020-2021. She has been the Head Coach for Song at Ayala since her collegiate days, reigning 7 seasons at this high school. Additionally, she is the Director of Dance for the state of California with "The Spirit Consultants" (TSC).She plans and orchestrates high school summer camps across multiple states in the US. Her career by day is a Dance Teacher at a dance studio in Orange County, where she works as an educator and choreographer for all ages and dance styles.
Junior Varsity Cheer Coach: Sideline - Ms. Taylor Tan
Fun Fact: I competed on Dance Moms!
Taylor is an Ayala Spiritleader alumni! She started cheerleading at the age of 8 for Chino Hills Jr. All-American Football and then competed at Envy All-Stars until high school! She was an Ayala Spiritleader for 4 years and graduated in 2020. During her 4 years on Ayala Spirit, she was a Nationals finalist and competed at NCA in Dallas. She received “JV Most Dedicated” her freshman year and “Varsity Most Dedicated” her senior year! She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of California, Riverside in 2024 and worked as an attendant and supervisor at UCR’s Student Recreation Center from 2022-2024. She is currently a graduate student at New York University’s Communicative Sciences and Disorders Masters program. She is studying to pursue Speech-Language Pathology.
Junior Varsity Song Coach: Gameday/Sideline Pom & Jazz - Ms. Ella Ross
Fun fact : I love Dance!
Ella Ross has been a competitive dancer for 14 years. She is an alumni here at Ayala HS and competed all 4 years on Song he and was the captain her sophomore and senior year. Being a member on the Song team has been one of her greatest experiences in her entire dance career. She created the best memories with her team and left the school with forever best friends. She continued dancing at Orange Coast College her freshman year taking home 3rd at nationals. She also was a TSC Staff member for Dance. Her future will be a certified apparatus Pilates instructor through OCC’s program by the end of spring, working on her AA degree in digital/visual marketing, and currently teaching barre off PCH in Laguna Beach!