Linedance Connection:	What's your name? Do you have any dance nicknames that you're known by?
Curtis Goode:	My name is Curtis Goode and my dance nickname is Major Payne.
Linedance Connection:	Where are you from and what city do you call home?
Curtis Goode:	I am from Detroit, MI.
Linedance Connection:	What do you do in your professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance?
Curtis Goode:	I have been a Police Officer for 28 years. I like to travel, sports and sci-fi movies.
Linedance Connection:	So what do they call this dance craze in your home town? Line Dancing, Hustling, Sliding, Other?
Curtis Goode:	In Detroit, we call it Hustling.
Linedance Connection:	Are you affiliated with any group or groups?
Curtis Goode:	I'm a member of New Hustle Generation and United We Dance.
Linedance Connection:	How long have you been dancing?
Curtis Goode:	I have been dancing for 25 years.
Linedance Connection:	How did you get involved in dancing?
Curtis Goode:	In 1988, I was at the Papillion Night Club and they were doing 2 hustles at the time.
Linedance Connection:	After you attended your very first class, how did you feel?
Curtis Goode:	I actually felt kinda slow, lol.
Linedance Connection:	How did you get into choreography?
Curtis Goode:	Really, I just wanted to create my own dances.
Linedance Connection:	How many dances have you created and what was the very first dance you created?
Curtis Goode:	I have created 20 dances and my first dance was called The Jam.
Linedance Connection:	Of all your dances which one would you say is your favorite?
Curtis Goode:	I'd have to say 1,200 Bucks. The song is Candy Man by The Mary Jane Girls but I don't remember the steps, lol.
Linedance Connection:	In your own words, what makes dancing special?
Curtis Goode:	It's the camaraderie (fellowship and friendship) and it's also how I met my wife.
Linedance Connection:	If you could change one thing about dancing, what would it be?
Curtis Goode:	I would change the longevity of dances...some really nice ones are only popular for a month and then it's on to something else.
Linedance Connection:	Tell me one thing about yourself that the dance community would find surprising.
Curtis Goode:	I'm a professional model.