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FRIDAY NIGHT CO-HOST
Curtis Goode
was born
52 years ago in Detroit, Michigan. He has
been a police officer with the City of Detroit
for 25 years and married to wife Bridgett for 2.
He is an avid movie buff, especially sci-fi's;
and enjoys traveling, being with family, and
mentoring the young men and women he encounters
daily on the streets of Detroit. Another
of his passions is dancing; he is the president
of the New Hustle Generation (NHG).
Curtis first
learned to Hustle, as its called in Detroit, in
the early and mid 1990's. NHG was formed in
1999, fueling perhaps his greatest passion:
bringing (uniting) people together. In
June 1999, NHG hosted a Hustle Extravaganza with
dance groups from Detroit, Flint, MI, and
Cleveland, OH in attendance. The
friendship and fellowship between these two
groups became strong and extended to other
cities in Michigan and Ohio.
In 2002, the
groups decided to host a family reunion: a
weekend get-together where everyone would gather
at one location, learn each other's dances,
observe dance performances, and just have a good
time being with one another. It was called the
"Line Dance/Hustle & Ballroom Family Reunion"
and was held the first weekend in June in
Toledo, OH. Now in its 9th year, the
United We Dance Reunion, which it is now called,
is comprised of 25 groups in Michigan, Ohio,
Kentucky, and Indiana. It has grown from
200 guests in 2002 to 1200 in 2010.
Curtis continues
to pursue his many passions: family,
mentoring, and uniting people through dance and
fellowship. |
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PANELISTS -
INSTRUCTORS' FORUM |
 Anthony "AJ" Dease is
a native Baltimorean who is a graduate of Morgan
State University. He also has a Masters Degree
from the University of Baltimore. He has been
dancing for over 55 years and enjoys all forms
of dance.
In October 2006,
Anthony, Yvonne Stewart, and Claudette (Cookie)
Taylor formed a Chicago Style Stepping Group (Steppers
on the Move) along with six other
individuals in Baltimore. The class started
very small, under the tutelage of Mr. Larry
Collins of the Detroit Steady Steppers
Organization and has grown to be one of the
Largest Dance/Stepping Groups in the
Baltimore/Washington area.
Anthony has been
the head judge at the Tri State Dance Connection
for the past two years. He has dedicated
himself to preserve and promote all forms of
dance.
Anthony will serve as the moderator for
the Instructors' Forum.
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 Mike
Womack is a
native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has
made Baltimore, Maryland his home for years. He
is currently the President of the Union Crew (UC)
and the Director of Entertainment for the UC
Star Awards. He is one of the founders of the
UC Star Awards also known as The Academy Awards
of Line Dancing, which is held annually in
Baltimore, Maryland.
His magnetic,
energetic personality along with his passion for
“hyping up” the line dance family has made him
an ambassador for line dancing. He is best
known for yelling out his favorite saying on the
dance floor which is “What Y’all Doin?” Believe
it or not, he has also co-choreographed various
line dances such as “Move Your Feet”, “Let It
Roll”, ”Plunky’s Groove” and “Fire It Up” to
name a few. A little known fact: he is the
voice in the dance music for the line dance
“Behave Yourself”.
He received the 2009
Unsung Hero Award from I AM Kenny J Line dancers
at the I AM Kenny J Symposium. Mike has
participated in several community service
projects such as line dance exhibitions for
churches, schools, The African American
Festival, NBC Health and Wellness Expo and
teaching line dancing in a summer school
program. He has leaded his group to make
charitable donations to a senior line dance
group, a charity for autism and their first
college scholarship.
Mike’s future vision for line
dancing is to continue encouraging unity and to
give back to the line dance community all across
the United States by way of recognition for all
they do to promote the art of line dancing. |
 Crystal
Smith began
dancing at an early age, winning numerous dance
awards in elementary, middle and high school.
She began teaching hustles 14 years ago; 2 years
at the TULC, 9 years at the Ford Motor Company
in Dearborn, MI and 3 years assisting other
instructors throughout the country. Crystal is
one of the co-founders of "The New Hustle
Generation" and the founder of the groups "A
King and 4 Queens" and "Sistas on the Rise."
Her passion is
choreographing dances and has created many that
are done around the country. Her greatest dance
accomplishment is creating the "Obama Hustle"
and performed with people around the world on
the National Mall in Washington, DC during
President Obam'as Inauguration.
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 Whenever
and wherever there's Line Dancing, Bettye can find a way
to get there.. look out folks, she will be there!
Bettye Dott has a passion
for music, dancing and giving back to the community.
When she was in second grade, she was the lead dancer in
the school's year end concert. However, dancing became
secondary to music lessons
and other school activities over the years of elementary
and junior high.
She was introduced to line
dancing and started approximately 6 years ago. One year
shortly after, Ray Johnson
formed a dance troupe
called "The Bay Area Baddest" featuring RayToKool and
The Badd Girlz, a dance troupe
promoting health and wellness through
dance. Their motto: "We dance for the health of it."
In 2005, Bettye attended her
first UWD Reunion Workshop in IND. There she met Curtis
Goode, Kenny J and other line
dance instructors/dignitaries. It's been "ON"
every since!
“I would be remiss if
acknowledgment was not given to many
line dance family
members, friends and supporters that I've encountered
such as Curtis Goode (MI), Kenny J, (NJ), Trish & Mike
Womack (MD), (Union Crew), Randy & Tanya Dennis (MD),
Sharon Holmes (MD) LYN Dance, Jessie Barnes (MD),
Crystal Smith (MI), Harriet Stuckey (CA), Joan Harris (BUF)
and many other acquaintances”.
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DJ
 Charles
Dwayne McFadden aka DJ Mac has been in
the entertainment industry for 18 years. He
played pro baseball with the Cincinnati Reds
(minor league) for 2 years and served 8
years in the army. Charles' opportunity to
begin deejaying began in 1992 when he became
a mobile DJ for a radio station in
Leesville, Louisiana.
He moved back to
South Carolina and started CDM
Entertainment/Southern Pro Audio & DJ
Services formally known as Mac
Attack Productions, and in 2006 adding a
five-piece band, N’Spired Connection
Band.
His company has
done work with various artists and
organizations for local events across South
Carolina and the United States.
His services for
events include:
Private / Corporate
Parties
School and Church
Events
Weddings /
Receptions
Consider DJ Mac &
CDM Entertainment/Southern Pro Audio & DJ
Services for your next event.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Christopher Page will kick off our Sunday
Farewell Brunch with his "Sanctified Slide"!!
Under the direction of Stellar Award
Nominee Christopher Page, this anointed singing group is
destined for greatness. Christopher, a former professor
of Gospel Music at the University of Maryland, is taking
the theory and putting it into practice. Christopher
Page is a nationally known professor, minister, artist,
clinician, and songwriter. He is a native of
Washington, DC and has released his latest Stellar Award
Nominated gospel project “A Page From My Heart” which
features the gospel line dance the Sanctified Slide. He
is also a prolific songwriter and superbly skilled
producer. Christopher recently won the 10th
Annual Great American Song Contest’s Finalist/Honor
Award and the Independent Musiq Awards’ Songwriter of
the Year.
Christopher, a former DC Public School
teacher, formed the Dream Keeper’s Ensemble in 1997 to
assist him in his goal of providing arts education to
underserved communities. Through this endeavor, several
youth under Christopher’s tutelage have graduated from
college. The group now features some of the most gifted
and talented musicians and singers from across the
country. The group includes members such as Grammy
award winning artist Delious Kennedy from All-4-One and
legendary drummer and producer Jay Nichols.
Christopher Page and the Dream Keeper’s Ensemble’s
repertoire includes traditional and contemporary gospel
songs along with an occasional gospel ballad. The
combinations of a traditional and contemporary
repertoire with a progressive vocal style make for a
highly energetic blend of the old and new.
Christopher is an ordained minister of
the Church of God, Anderson, IN. He serves on the
ministerial staff at Dayspring Community Baptist Church
in Greenbelt, Maryland and Third Street Church of God in
Washington, DC. Over the past
ten years, he has ministered extensively throughout the
United States. He has delivered stellar
performances with some of the world’s greatest and
celebrated gospel artists including
Kirk Franklin, Vanessa Williams, Maurette Brown Clark,
Trin-i-tee 5:7, and All-4-One and has been featured on
Bobby Jones Gospel.
Recently, the group has been featured on Bobby Jones
Gospel with Step in the Name of Life and the Gospel
Music Workshop of America with Louisville Slyde.
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