Latoya Powell enters her fourth season as head coach of the Chowan Competitive Cheer program.
During the 2024-25 school year, Powell lead the Hawks through both sideline and competition season, preparing to make their second debut in the Conference Carolinas Spirit Championship.
The previous year, Powell helped lead the Hawks to a 2nd place finish in the Non-Stunt/Tumble Division at the National Black Cheerleading Competition in Greensboro.
In 2022-23, Powell helped lead the Hawks to a Runner-Up finish in the Stunt/Tumble Division at the Collegiate Stomp and Shake competition in Raleigh.
Powell comes to Chowan after owning and operating her own dance studio, Breathe Dance Studio in Franklin, Va. While running her own studio, Powell was the Head Coach of the Cheerleading team at Franklin HS. During the 2018 season, she led the Broncos to being named Most Improved Cheer team at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) competition.
Prior to Breathe Dance Studio, Powell was the dance instructor at New Mount Zion Baptist Church where she helped with the cheerleading team, youth male dance team, along with the praise dance and mime ministry programs.
The Franklin, Va. native attended St. Augustine’s, where she received a scholarship as a majorette. While at St. Aug’s, Powell participated as a Blue Chip cheerleader, on the CIAA Competition Cheer squad, and a member of the Lady Unique Dance team.
