Line Dance Connection: |
What's your name? Do you have any
dance nicknames that you're known by? |
Chris Page: |
My name is Christopher Page
and in the dance community I go by Chris and Rev. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
Where are you
from and what city do you call home? |
Chris Page: |
I am from Washington, DC,
but now I live in Fort Washington, MD a suburb of DC. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
What do you do in your
professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance? |
Chris Page: |
I’m a full time song
writer, preacher and a grant writer. I
am also the CEO of Christopher Page Apparel. As far as hobbies, I like
to play bid whist, ride my bike and write songs. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
So what do they call this dance
craze in your home town? Line Dancing, Hustling, Sliding, Other? |
Chris Page: |
Line Dancing |
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Line Dance Connection: |
Are you affiliated with any group
or groups? |
Chris Page: |
Yes, Christopher Page
Apparel and I'm one of the Chris' in G.O.L.D. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
How long have you been dancing? |
Chris Page: |
I've been dancing for 5
years. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
How did you get involved in
dancing? |
Chris Page: |
I was promoting my CD that
had a line dance song as the featured track. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
After you attended your very first
class, how did you feel? |
Chris Page: |
My first class was in Miami
at the Steppers Weekend. I was in town
recording for the Bobby Jones Show and Jamie said I could come and teach my
dance. I was overwhelmed not only by
all of the dances but by the great people who were complete strangers to me
but they kept trying to keep me on beat. LOL |
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Line Dance Connection: |
How did you get into choreography? |
Chris Page: |
I created the Sanctified
Slide song for my cd and I had to come up with a dance to go with the song. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
How many dances have you created
and what was the very first dance you created? |
Chris Page: |
I have created three dances
but have eight songs that I have written that have a line dance. My first dance was Sanctified Slide. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
Of all your dances which one would
you say is your favorite? |
Chris Page: |
That I choreographed it
would be a tie between Falling In Love and Sanctified Slide but to my music
Beauty Never Fades because I love the message in the song. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
In your own words, what makes
dancing special? |
Chris Page: |
Dancing is cool but what
really makes it special to me is the people. I wouldn't be where I am in life if it
weren't for some of the special people in Line Dancing. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
If you could change one thing
about dancing, what would it be? |
Chris Page: |
I just pray that we do not
let the few that get caught up in fake celebrity status, awards, rumors,
spirit of competition, the quest for fortune and fame, and minding other
people's business consume that which the majority find
as a place of joy and solitude. Dance
before the Lord with all your might. |
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Line Dance Connection: |
Tell me one thing about yourself
that the dance community would find surprising. |
Chris Page: |
Professionally, I was
considered for a Grammy and I've worked with a wide variety of artist from
Kirk Franklin to the Goodie Mob. Personally, I used to ride 100 mile bike
rides and one day I want to participate in a triathlon. |
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