BJ Das

Biography

on Instagram Professional choreographer and dancer BJ Das begins her seventh season on UCLA’s coaching staff and fourth as a full-time assistant after serving as the volunteer assistant coach from 2020-22. She was promoted to Associate Head Coach in June 2025. Das has helped UCLA earn three conference titles in the last three seasons, along with a 2025 NCAA runner-up finish. In her first season as full-time assistant coach in 2023, she was honored by the WCGA as Co-Assistant Coach of the Year in the West Region. Additionally, the UCLA coaching staff was selected College Gym News’ Coaching Staff of the Year. She has been instrumental in the Bruins maintaining their status as the best floor team in the nation. Das has choreographed two NCAA Championship floor exercise routines (Brooklyn Moors in 2025 and Jordan Chiles in 2023), four conference championship routines (Chae Campbell and Pauline Tratz in 2021 and Moors and Chiles in 2025) and seven routines that have scored perfect 10s (Gracie Kramer in 2020; Campbell in 2022 and 2024; Chiles in 2022, 2023 and 2025; and Moors in 2025). Das has also created multiple floor exercise routines that have gone viral, including two routines from Nia Dennis that each amassed over 11 million views just on X alone. UCLA has finished the year ranked No. 1 in the nation on floor in three of Das’ six seasons as Bruin coach (2025, 2023 and 2020), and the Bruins will enter the 2026 season having scored 49+ in a school record 52 consecutive meets.