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The mission of Stephanie Marie Dance Company is: "To teach our dancers the discipline and determination that it takes to reach our goals."
Stephanie and I have a story that only fellow pageant sisters will understand: after months of being friends on facebook (because ALL pageant girls in Wisconsin are friends on facebook, regardless of whether or not they've met in real life!), we bumped into each other while preparing to model eveningwear for The Pageant Event in Milwaukee and started chatting casually...only to realize (after about ten minutes) that this was the first time we had actually met face-to-face! Since that day, she has become one of my closest friends and a precious sister in my walk with Christ!
At the time when we first met, Stephanie had just completed her reign as Miss Southern Wisconsin 2011. Last year, I celebrated with her as she captured the title of Miss Milwaukee 2012.
Stephanie had a full year ahead of her, serving her community as a role model and an advocate for her platform: The Pink Effect. Breast Cancer charities and pink ribbons might be all the trend right now, but, for Stephanie, breast cancer is a real and personal, as her own mother is a survivor. "My focus is not on research, but awareness," she says. "I've had one too many talks with people who have been diagnosed about insurance, money, and treatment." She adds that her goal is to raise breast cancer awarness with "Coffee house meetings, declared council days, more talk about mammograms and less talk about the whole 'pink' movement. Yes, it's great to know that October is breast cancer awarness month, but over 7 million eligible women in the United States aren't even getting their mammograms." For Stephanie, pageants are a chance to be a voice for a cause that is close to her heart.
Stephanie also represented Milwaukee beautifully at the Miss Wisconsin pageant in June in Oshkosh...
Talent: a tap-dance to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
...and, in the midst of it all, she graduated from UW Milwaukee and began a career at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Yet, even in the midst of it all, Stephanie continued to make her dancers a priority, serving not only as a dance teacher but also as a role model and mentor to her students:
This year, she even had the privilege of accompanying her dancers to Disney World for a performance:
To anyone in the Milwaukee area looking for a dance company that will give their daughters an exceptional dance experience, please check out the Stephanie Marie Dance Company on facebook or email stephaniemariedancecompany@gmail.com. It is my honor to recommend Stephanie as an instructor and a mentor to young dancers!!!
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