Line Dance Connection:	What's your name? Do you have any dance nicknames that you're known by?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	My name is Douglas Hawkins, Jr. I have many dance nicknames: X-Man, Bruce LeeRoy-The Original Glow (Chris Blues).
Line Dance Connection:	Where are you from and what city do you call home?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	I was born and raised in Baltimore, MD and I currently reside in Plainfield, NJ.
Line Dance Connection:	What do you do in your professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	I am a Medical Scheduler. My hobbies outside of dance are running marathons, flying kites, video games (yeah l’mma big kid!) and football (Carolina Panthers).
Line Dance Connection:	Are you affiliated with any group or groups?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	Yes, I am a Co- founder of Step 4 Step Soul Line Dancers of NJ.
Line Dance Connection:	How long have you been dancing?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	I have been line dancing since January 2005.
Line Dance Connection:	How did you get involved in dancing?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	I actually got involved by accident...I was put on sabbatical from running in the cold by my doctor and I was told about line dancing by a college friend...met Kenneth 'Kenny J' Johnson a week later and the rest is history.
Line Dance Connection:	What do you like most about line dancing?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	The great connection to people that line dancing brings...no limitations on age, color, experience, or location...and the non-threatening exercise that comes with it!
Line Dance Connection:	If you could change one thing about dancing, what would it be?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	I would love to see more youth involved....this is a legacy that needs to be carried into the next generation.
Line Dance Connection:	Tell me one thing about yourself that the dance community would find surprising.
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	I am actually a great lover of classical music...Tchaikovsky,  Beethoven, and Strauss are my favorites!
Line Dance Connection	Is there a funny dance story you'd like to share in 3 sentences or less?
Douglas Hawkins Jr.:	Breakwater! Took me the absolute LONGEST time to learn that dance until Elsie Jones took me aside and said 'No, son...THIS is how you do it!'