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Line Dance Connection:
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What's your name? Do you have any
dance nicknames that you're known by?
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Angie King:
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My name is Anjanette King. I'm known as
Angie or Ms. Angie
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Line Dance Connection:
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Where are you
from and what city do you call home?
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Angie King:
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I was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio with my son DeAndre, daughter La Kandiance
and four grandchildren. I will always call Detroit, Michigan my second home.
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Line Dance Connection:
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What do you do in your
professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance?
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Angie King:
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I currently work (for 27 years) in the health professional
services.
Outside of dance I love roller skating, ice skating, fishing,
reading, cooking and traveling.
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Line Dance Connection:
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So what do they call this dance
craze in your home town? Line Dancing, Hustling, Sliding, Other?
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Angie King:
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Here in Cleveland we call
it Line Dancing.
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Line Dance Connection:
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Are you affiliated with any group
or groups?
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Angie King:
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I am one of the original members of the Ladies
of Whip Appeal, which was founded in 1998.
I am the current president of Ladies of Whip Appeal and I am one of
the original members of United We Dance.
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Line Dance Connection:
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How long have you been dancing?
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Angie King:
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I can remember dancing with my family when I was in elementary
school. I learned my first line dance,
“Disco Lady”, in the 2nd grade.
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Line Dance Connection:
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How did you get involved in
dancing?
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Angie King:
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I got involved by watching my peers in high
school dance, as well as my family. Oh
and I can’t forget watching the Soul Train dancers.
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Line Dance Connection:
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After you attended your very first
class, how did you feel?
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Angie King:
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After I went to my first class……I was hooked. I kept coming
back needing more, more, and more. LOL
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Line Dance Connection:
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How did you get into choreography?
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Angie King:
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I could not stop dancing. I would dance
when I was happy, sad, mad….however I was feeling. If I got some cake
and ice cream I would bust a move. LOL I love music.
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Line Dance Connection:
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How many dances have you created
and what was the very first dance you created?
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Angie King:
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I have created several dances. My first line dance was Whenever You’re
Around by Jill Scott, Gangsta Love, 6 Foot 7 Foot, Right
By My Side, and some others.
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Line Dance Connection:
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Of all your dances which one would
you say is your favorite?
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Angie King:
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My favorite is Gangsta Love.
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Line Dance Connection:
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In your own words, what makes
dancing special?
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Angie King:
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What
makes dancing special is seeing the reactions to different types of music, as
well as seeing different types of movements that go with the music throughout
the world. It really motivates me.
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Line Dance Connection:
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If you could change one thing
about dancing, what would it be?
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Angie King:
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I’d like to see a little more
compassion for one another and less competition……it takes the fun out of
dancing. I like when an individual has their own style.
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Line Dance Connection:
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Tell me one thing about yourself
that the dance community would find surprising.
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Angie King:
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I had to learn to put on tough skin and
I always stay humble. I'm happy with my inner peace. I wake up and I never take a given day for
granted. God is Good!
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