A: Legally Blonde
Q: What kind of music are you into?
A: I like anything, really anything. I
can dance to any kind of music. I’m
very open-minded when it comes to
music.
Q: If you were to write a book, what
would you call it and what would it
be about?
A: Honestly, it would be about
teaching dance. My passion for it and
about how I teach my students and
how I reach out and inspire them to
learn to dance and to teach it. Our
youth is amazing and I’d write a book
about that. It would be called Passions
Never Die. If you are truly passionate
about something you will always be
passionate about it.
Q: Are you married?
A: No.
Q: When you were a child, what did
you want to be when you grew up?
A: Drill team director.
Q: How did you get into your field?
A: From my mom (Nikka Carter). I
didn’t get put into dance until I asked
her. She was always passionate about
her career and she translated it to me.
Q: Would you recommend your
career for other people? Why?
A: Yes. I tell people about it all the
time. It’s rewarding and teaching will
never go away. I’m g etting my degree
in kinesiology at UTA and it’s all
about health, fitness and wellness. I
graduate in May.
Q: What’s the most daring thing
you’ve ever done?
A: I went zip-lining in Ketchican,
Alaska. It was 150 degrees in the air
and I’m afraid of heights. There were
bald eagles flying over my head and
[I] went over the water and the ocean.
Q: What do you do to relax?
A: I like to read, but I really like to go
fishing. I like being on the water.
Q: What accomplishment are you
most proud of?
A: Becoming an Apache Belle at Tyler
Junior College. I worked really hard
for that, and I became Dance Captain
my sophomore year.
Q: If someone asked you to give them
your best piece of advice, what would
you say?
A: Go into a career that you love. If
you love what you do it will never
seem like work.
Q: If you could visit any place in the
world, where would you go?
A: Australia
Q: What is the one thing that makes
you happy?
A: Teaching dance
Q: What makes you really sad?
A: Feeling when I let somebody down.
Q: What scares you?
A: Drowning. I used to be a lifeguard
and I once had to resuscitate a sixyear-old.
Q: Do you like to plan things out in
detail or be spontaneous?
A: I’m a planner. I’m so type A.
Q: If you could go back in history,
who is the one person you would like
to meet?
A: George Balanchine.
Q: Who in your life has influenced
you the most? How?
A: My mom Nikka Carter. She loved
her job for 30 years. She loved her
job and loved everyone she worked
with. She made me want to become a
director and to love dance.
Q: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
A: I would like to be remembered for
always being optimistic and happy. I
try to be as happy as possible all the
time.
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David L. Prescott
A: Racing motorcycles and I re-roofed
my own house.
Q: What do you do?
A: Paint detailed wildlife and western
images.
Q: What accomplishment are you
most proud of?
A: Having people like my paintings
and buy them.
Fine Artist
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Robert Bateman’s Wildlife.
Q: What’s the most daring thing
you’ve ever done?
Q: Would you recommend your
career for other people? Why?
A: Yes. Because it brings a lot of
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
Q: What kind of music are you into?
A: Everything from classical to country. Stones, Beatles, Queen. Almost
anything but Crap … er, ah, Rapp.
Q: How did you get into your field?
A: I’ve always loved animals. I have
a passion for animals. I started drawing animals when I was 3 or 4. Then
I got into color. It’s a big transition
going from drawing to color.
JANUARY 2016
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: The Yearling. It’s an old one but a
great one.
Q: When you were a child, what did
you want to be when you grew up?
A: An artist.
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