A Little About Cody

The year is 2010, the location: Charlotte, NC. Cody Flowers steps into a small nightclub, where his mom has introduced him to his first line dance class. He was immediately intrigued! "I've always been drawn to communities of people and love when I feel a sense of belonging. In that first line dance class, the sense of belonging was so strong that I just felt like that is where I was supposed to be."

Will Craig was the instructor of that class Cody started in and, through the years, has guided him through the dance journey he has been on. The next step on Cody's dance adventure was: choreography! Will encouraged Cody to step into choreography. Not only inspiring his creativity, but he also gave Cody the push and confidence to compete in the first ever United States Line Dance Choreography Champions (USLDCC.)

"I wrote my first dance because I heard a piece of music and just felt compelled to give it a try. I thought I would be absolutely terrible at it, but it ended up being a pretty good dance. Once others saw it, they encouraged me to submit choreography for the first ever USLDCC."

Cody won 1st place five times and 2nd place three times. Cody placed into the finals and won the USLCC Overall 2nd Place award with his beginner dance "Fantasy." Cody has also competed at the Windy City Line Dance Mania winning 2nd Place with his dance "Time of My Life."

During this journey, Cody started going to many line dance events, where he met others who have inspired and helped him grow into the choreographer and instructor that he is today. While helping lay floor at the first Big Bang Dance Classic, Cody met Jennifer Cameron, who later encouraged Cody to compete his choreography. She became an advocate and friend for Cody by being one of the first people to hire him for an event. She also helped introduce him to the Florida line dance community where he has called home since.