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+lifestyle LINE DANCING Not Just for Cowboys text by Nikia Wainwright Line Dancing has spread globally, and here in Odell's ever pumped out, there's a dance for Baltimore, Ronnie Goode is leading the way. every song. No dance is alike. Some lead dancThis thirty-something year old wife and ers use whistles instead of the traditional call mother of three, has the energy of a teenager to signal that it's time to turn to your right. and moves of a Missy Elliott video.Young and By nine o'clock, Ronnie's class has worked up old, male and female from different cultures a sweat and almost ready to come to an pour out Tuesday nights in the multipurpose end. room of The Brittany on Old Court Road to "Let's take it from the top," Ronnie says. "Take learn new dance steps. Not your typical Booty the line to the right. Face the wall, one-two Call, Cha Cha Slide, or The Electric Slide (step) one-two-three (clap). Back to the beginmoves will you see here; but influences from ning now." jazz, hip hop, Latin and yes, Baltimore's famous club dancing. You will find all styles incorporated into the steps as she calls them out. "The basic moves are still the same, woven in, to keep some tradition. That's why once you learn one dance you will have no problem learning the more complicated ones," says April Lacey, 28 yrs. old. Lacey found that line dancing became not only a hobby, but her Kanye West work out plan! She went from 239 to 158 lbs., a total of 71 pounds lost. "People come to line dance for many reasons. I have been dancing for six years, it has become a stress reliever as well," says Lacey. From P- Diddy to the best house music that The Flywire 11