Dance Educator of the Year

Honor and recognize the outstanding services and contributions in dance education by a Minnesota dance education teacher (not as a subject within a Physical Education program).

Teachers selected for this award may also submit their name for recognition at SHAPE America Central District. SHAPE America Central District then forwards its awardees on for a possible recognition at the SHAPE America National Convention.

2021 - Karis Sloss
2011 - Kathy Mohn
2010 - Gwen LaVine-Brown
2008 - Cyndee Johnson
2002 - Nancy Marcy
2001 - Mary Harding
1999 - Byron Richard
1998 - Gusztav Fogarassy
1997 - Ellen Cromwell-Cecrle
1996 - Mary Lampe
1995 - Virginia Murray
1994 - Sue Ann Mullen
1993 - Pamela Paulson
1992 - Gary Sanders
1991 - Cindy Gorsen
1990 - Dave Maras
1989 - Marilyn Syverson