Liliana Centeno
Dancer of the Year:  2017 - 2018

Dancer of the Year presentation, July, 2018:

​"This year's dancer of the year is a quiet force who has been a very loyal member of the GDA family for 8 years.  She excels in styles like jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, musical theater, and even pointe.  When we announce this year's winner, I hope that all those who take class with this young lady take a minute to think about your fellow dancer, and how she carries herself with humility, poise, maturity, kindness, and an incredible work ethic.  

Other teachers have described her as very self motivated, often putting on her pointe shoes for an extra barre exercise to gain strength.  They see her as extremely positive, and very open to the hard work it takes to improving herself as a technical dancers.  She takes every correction and brings beautiful energy into every class.  She moves beautifully.  She has grown tremendously this past year, and we all agree that it is our pleasure to work with her.  I would describe her as someone to watch.  She will never be in your face about her skill set, or even the fact that she is always on time, always in class, always dressed correctly, always with a smile, great sense of humor, incredible amount of respect for her teachers and others, and an unmatched work ethic.  I'm sure she probably thinks we're still not talking about her, but that is exactly how she got nominated.  Everyone from the teachers, to the parents, to her peers to the front desk, has nothing but incredible things to say about her, and we all feel it is about time that she is honored in this way.  

Sayings like 'good things come to those who wait,' or 'it is amazing how much can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit' come to mind when thinking about this dancer.  She has been a team player who has been patient while many others have had their moment, and she is always just so happy to be on the team, win or lose, and be apart of something bigger than herself, never needing any credit.  Well, it is time to give credit where credit is due.  We are so proud to present the 2017-2018 Gotta Dance Academy Dance of the Year to Lili Centeno!"


​About Liliana

Bio coming soon!
Pictures of Liliana throughout her years at Gotta Dance Academy...COMING SOON!