Line Dance Connection:

What's your name? Do you have any dance nicknames that you're known by?

Donell McFadden:

My name is Donell McFadden and I go by "PrimeTime".

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Where are you from and what city do you call home?

Donell McFadden:

I am from Baltimore, MD…..born and bred.   

 

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What do you do in your professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance?

Donell McFadden:

I am an IT Transmission Support Analyst.  I like to play Chess

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

So what do they call this dance craze in your home town? Line Dancing, Hustling, Sliding, Other?

Donell McFadden:

It’s called Line Dancing.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Are you affiliated with any group or groups?

Donell McFadden:

Yes. I’m affiliated with Primetime Productions, Baltimore-LDF, Bro-Phi-Bro, D&M Productions, GOLD, DAMP, UnionCrew and the DMV.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How long have you been dancing?

Donell McFadden:

I have been Line Dancing for approximately 15 years.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How did you get involved in dancing?

Donell McFadden:

Randy Dennis invited me to the 5 Miles House.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

After you attended your very first class, how did you feel?

Donell McFadden:

It felt great!!!  I was hooked and just wanted to line dance again and again.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How did you get into choreography?                                               

Donell McFadden:

It was a feeling for me ... I love music, beats and dancing...  choreography just became a part of me.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How many dances have you created and what was the very first dance you created?

Donell McFadden:

I have created 20 line dances.  My first line dance is called  "Primetime" which is also a name that was given to me by A.J. the D.J.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Of all your dances which one would you say is your favorite?

Donell McFadden:

I’d have to say “SouthSide Baby”!!!

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

In your own words, what makes dancing special?

Donell McFadden:

Line Dancing is special because it is so much FUN, a great way to exercise and interact with the best people in the world.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

If you could change one thing about dancing, what would it be?

Donell McFadden:

I would have the dancers face the audience when they start and not the DJ.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Tell me one thing about yourself that the dance community would find surprising.

Donell McFadden:

I am a Bible Student a seeker of the whole truth for well over forty years.  God Almighty has given to me the full understanding of his Word and a testimony of the whole Spirit truth.  Please my Line Dance Family... Love God with all your might and treat people the way you want to be treated.