The Best Teacher in the World
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Contributed by: Annie Johnson on 4/26/2007
Hello,
My name is Annie Johnson, from Denver, Colorado. I would like to nominate Stephanie Prosenjak for the 2007 Dance Teacher Awards. When I saw the add for this nominationI immediately thought of Stephanie. She is an amazing woman, dance teacher, and mother figure towards me, who has made me the 17 year old I am today. Ever since my first dance class at age four, Stephanie has been ainspiration to me. She has dedicated her entire life to her passion for dancing and dance education. She is the most driven person I know, and holds an irreplaceable place in my heart. Sheworksextremely hard day to day sharing her love for the art of dance. She began her own studio, Cherry Creek Dance, at a young age and has successfully made it a thriving studio of dance education and performance. A day never goes by where Stephanie isn't hard at work, encouraging students to open up and express their inner beauty through dance. Stephanie continuously enforces the importance of "self" in dance class, stressing the need for self dedication, commitment, and love for dance in order to succeed.Stephanie always encourages students, including myself, to usethe talent of dance at hand to give back to the community. We have performed at various occasions, such as the Juvenal DiabetesResearch Foundation, that have everlasting memories.Stephanie has opened up my eyes to the world of dance by giving us incredible opportunities of sharing our love for dance and performance across the world. Without her, I wouldnever have found my true passion for dance. Everyday I look forward to going to dance. Seeing Stephaniedoing what she loves to do always puts a smile on my face. Her life has been committed to educating people of all ages on the beauty of the art of dancing and has taught me how to be an extremely responsible and organized person. I thank her foralways bringing outmy very best from being achild to a young adult, showing me my potential in life. Anyone who has lived in Denverfor a while knows about Stephanie and Cherry Creek Dance, makingher a well known woman in the realistically small world to dance. Over the past 13 years of knowing Stephanie, she has made me feel like aunique and special person, in return making her like a mother to me. I love Stephanie very much and hope you can see the twinkle in her eyes that makes her the best dance teacher EVER! Thanks so much for your time.Hope to hear from you soon.
Annie Johnson
Age 17
Denver, Colorado