Daniel Trepat

Line dance choreographer,instructor and dancer ChrisHodgson is dedicated to herlove of dance. In this interviewwith Laurent, Chris tellsLinedancer how she works,rests and plays...Can you tell us about you, whereyou live and your life at homeI live in Formby on Merseyside andhave done since I was married. I’mmarried to Richard and have onedaughter Kim and a Son-in-Law Rob.We have a beautiful Border Collienamed Blade who we walk in thepinewoods and on the beach everyday, which is very relaxing. I love to tendmy garden and enjoy growing fl owersand vegetables, I grow all my owntomatoes. I am a lousy cook, the onlything that comes out of my kitchen aremy dances. I seem to have a busy lifewith all the things I enjoy doing. Richardand I are also big Formula One andathletics fans, so we are really lookingforward to the Olympics this year.How did you discover Line dance?I discovered country music whenI met Richard as he was a big fan.One evening, about 18 years ago, hesuggested we went to the Riverside inSouthport as they had country bandson there. Well, that was it...I saw Linedancing and just got up and followedthem all.What were your first impressionsand how did you get from dancer toinstructor to choreographer?Wow....great stuff. I thought, I cando that, so I did. As I had beenchoreographing and teaching my ownfi tness routines since 1984, it was nota problem for me to put Line dancestogether and as it happened, I was quitegood at it...(she laughs).Are things different now than whenyou started out?Yes very, it was all country music thenand the dances where a lot simpler and18 • August 2012 www.linedancermagazine.com