Line Dance Connection:	What's your name? Do you have any dance nicknames that you're known by?
Ellen Small:	My name is Ellen Small and I just go by Ellen.
Line Dance Connection:	Where are you from and what city do you call home?
Ellen Small:	I am from Philadelphia and Philadelphia is my home.
Line Dance Connection:	What do you do in your professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance?
Ellen Small:	I’m a Telecommunications Specialist. I enjoy collecting candles as a hobby.
Line Dance Connection:	So what do they call this dance craze in your home town? Line Dancing, Hustling, Sliding, Other?
Ellen Small:	We call it Line Dancing.
Line Dance Connection:	Are you affiliated with any group or groups?
Ellen Small:	No, I’m not affiliated with any group. I do enjoy dancing with the many groups around the Philly area.
Line Dance Connection:	How long have you been dancing?
Ellen Small:	At the age of 2, I won a dance competition and my 1st bank account.
Line Dance Connection:	How did you get involved in dancing?
Ellen Small:	My husband introduced me to line dancing.
Line Dance Connection:	After you attended your very first class, how did you feel?
Ellen Small:	I fell in love!
Line Dance Connection:	How did you get into choreography?
Ellen Small:	The love I felt it just took me there.
Line Dance Connection:	How many dances have you created and what was the very first dance you created?
Ellen Small:	I have created 7 dances. My first collaboration was “Pure D&E” (w/Diane Redd) and the first dance I created was “Breakwater”.
Line Dance Connection:	Of all your dances which one would you say is your favorite?
Ellen Small:	Definitely “Breakwater”.
Line Dance Connection:	In your own words, what makes dancing special?
Ellen Small:	In life there are only a few things that make you feel good & don't cost a thing…and that’s dancing!
Line Dance Connection:	If you could change one thing about dancing, what would it be?
Ellen Small:	I’d like for us to find a common language. I attended a class one time & the instructor said 'Bip Bap Dap' I didn't know what he was talking about.
Line Dance Connection:	Tell me one thing about yourself that the dance community would find surprising.
Ellen Small:	I can’t cook!