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Danielle Henderson

Title:
Student Coach

2008-09: Re-joined the team as a student coach after applying for medical disqualification for her shoulder injury.

2008 (Freshman): Was set to return to the Husky lineup after recovering from shoulder surgery, but suffered a season-ending shoulder dislocation during practice in February.

Personal: Daughter of Jacquelynn and Dale Henderson ... Has an older sister, Shandell (24) ... Attended Redwood High School in Visalia, Calif. ... Coached by Link and Donna Franzini at Central California Gymnastics Institute ... Competed in all around at the 2004 and 2005 Junior Nationals.

Getting To Know Danielle Henderson

Nickname	Dani
Why Washington	Beautiful campus, awesome academics and athletics
Best thing about UW	Location
Most memorable UW moment	Becoming part of the UW gymnastics team
Which teammate will surprise people this year	Katie
The teammate that provides the best advice	Raimey
Best dressed teammate	Jenni
Favorite gymnastics move	triple-full on floor
The song I play most on my i-pod	"SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
Favorite Song to dance to	"The Way I Are" by Timbaland
Favorite musical artist	Christina Aguilera
Favorite toy as a child	Roller skates
Favorite book	Jenny's in the Hospital
Favorite restaurant in Seattle	The Crab Pot
Favorite home cooked meal	Thanksgiving dinner
Favorite movie	Step Up, 10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance
Favorite UW sports team to watch	Volleyball
Favorite non-Husky sports team to watch	San Antonio Spurs
If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd buy is	A convertible Mini Cooper
TV show I cannot miss	Grey's Anatomy
Reality TV show I'd like to appear on	Making the Band
If I had a super power it would be	Invisibility
My most prized possession is	My snow globe collection
If I could work with any charity, it would be	Habitat for Humanity
If I were president, I would	Stop the war
People don't know that I am scared of	Spiders
Most famous person I've met	Denzel Washington
The people I credit for getting me where I am today	My parents
Favorite quote	"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."
Few people know this about me	I don't like chocolate.
My advice to young gymnasts	If you can believe it, you can achieve it.
The most exciting places I've ever been	New York City
If I could go anywhere in the world it would be	Africa
I'd like to switch places for a day with	Ellen DeGeneres
My pre-meet ritual	Listen to music