Line Dance Podcast

(originally uploaded to YouTube: 17 November 2015)

"Wayne Hucks, Jr. and I eke out an interview just before his Friday night dance lesson at CBQ in Sparks, NV, discussing such topics as the continual turnover of line dance venues in the Reno-Sparks area, the challenges of promoting line dance to mainstream crowds, and methods for encouraging dancers to break out of their comfort zones and take on difficult-looking -- but learnable! -- choreography."

(originally uploaded to YouTube: 3 November 2015)

"Brenda Shatto and I sit down at Coaches Corner in Sebastopol to discuss her award-winning choreography, the methodology behind creating a dance that "flows" naturally from step to step, and the field of contemporary line dance, or line dance beyond the country bar and club scene."

(originally uploaded to YouTube: 6 January 2016)

"After finishing her set at Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, CA, Colleen Heauser was kind enough to chat with me for a bit about her life of performing country music throughout the state and how dancers affect the overall experience of her shows. Enjoy!"

(originally uploaded to YouTube: 31 Dec 2015)

"In this episode, Joan Price and I open up a whole new deck of line dance questions. We talk about drunk people dancing -- and subsequently faceplanting -- at parties, the importance of staying physically active later in life, and how to be an ideal instructor for specifically first-time dancers. To learn more about the life, times, and projects of this super-interesting lady, check out her website at http://joanprice.com/"

(originally uploaded to YouTube: 22 Dec 2015)

"In this episode, the leash comes off. :) Or it's starting to loosen, anyway. DJ Jeff and I talked for even longer than our previous sit-down (which I haven't uploaded due to the microphone catching loud gusts of wind across its entire duration) and got into all sorts of new territory within the field of line dance, skipping over much of the background information and personal history topics that we had previously covered at length. I won't spoil too much of this one for you with a detailed summary, I'll just say that I had a lot of fun getting excited about future possibilities for line dance and heated over opinions that I'm sure many of you hardcore enthusiasts out there will share or at least understand; leave a comment if you agree or disagree with anything in particular!

Correction regarding the members of Masters in Line, which I mentioned in the second half of the video: "In 2002, as part of an exciting new venture, Rachael joined forces with leading industry personalities Pedro Machado, Rob Fowler, Paul McAdam, and established business woman and promoter Barbara Blake. Together they formed ‘Masters In Line’, a dance events company that specialized in competitive and social Line Dance events." - from http://dancewithrachael.com/Dance_with_Rachael_McEnaney/About_Me.html

Also, from the "line dance" Wikipedia entry: "Max Perry, along with Jo Thompson, Scott Blevins and several others, began to use ballroom rhythms and technique to take line dancing to the next level." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_dance

I got some of my names and associations crossed in the heat of the moment. :)"