Line Dance Connection:	What's your name? Do you have any dance nicknames that you're known by?
Ray Johnson:	My name is Ray Johnson aka RayToKool.
Line Dance Connection:	Where are you from and what city do you call home?
Ray Johnson:	I am from Bakersfield, CA however I call Oakland, CA my home.
Line Dance Connection:	What do you do in your professional life? Any hobbies outside of dance?
Ray Johnson:	I retired from U.S. Department of Agriculture (Biological Science Technician) in 2003. My hobbies include photography, wood carving, and stained glass.
Line Dance Connection:	So what do they call this dance craze in your home town? Line Dancing, Hustling, Sliding, Other?
Ray Johnson:	In Cali we call it Line Dancing.
Line Dance Connection:	Are you affiliated with any group or groups?
Ray Johnson:	My group's name is “The Bay Area Baddest”.
Line Dance Connection:	How long have you been dancing?
Ray Johnson:	I have been Line Dancing since 2003.
Line Dance Connection:	How did you get involved in dancing?
Ray Johnson:	The music got me involved. I went to the senior center and saw them line dancing. I just had to start learning how to line dance.
Line Dance Connection:	After you attended your very first class, how did you feel?
Ray Johnson:	After my first line dance class I felt tired, excited and I wanted MORE!!
Line Dance Connection:	How did you get into choreography?
Ray Johnson:	My interest in choreography came from my desire to create dances that would complement an artist's music.
Line Dance Connection:	How many dances have you created and what was the very first dance you created?
Ray Johnson:	I have created eight dances. My first dance was called "Must B The Money".
Line Dance Connection:	Of all your dances which one would you say is your favorite?
Ray Johnson:	Of all my dances I would say "Left Coast Groove" is my favorite.
Line Dance Connection:	In your own words, what makes dancing special?
Ray Johnson:	The music and the synchronized body movements makes dancing very special to me.
Line Dance Connection:	If you could change one thing about dancing, what would it be?
Ray Johnson:	I wouldn't change a thing. Line dancing has emerged from being primarily for seniors to being loved by the hip hop culture.
Line Dance Connection:	Tell me one thing about yourself that the dance community would find surprising.
Ray Johnson:	My line dance family might find it surprising that I love heights and want to “Bungee Jump”. LOL