{"id":20,"date":"2012-09-11T23:15:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T23:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/74.54.218.98\/~ajdance\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2019-07-30T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T09:13:19","slug":"ajology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/ajology\/","title":{"rendered":"AJology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IamTribestercrop-CarlosBell-VagabondFSept10.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/ajology\/iamtribestercrop-carlosbell-vagabondfsept10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IamTribestercrop-CarlosBell-VagabondFSept10.jpg?fit=186%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"186,219\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AJ Dance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IamTribestercrop-CarlosBell-VagabondFSept10.jpg?fit=186%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IamTribestercrop-CarlosBell-VagabondFSept10.jpg?fit=186%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1703\" title=\"AJ Dance\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IamTribestercrop-CarlosBell-VagabondFSept10-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>AJ<em>ology<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The memoirs of a house dancer provide a stunning landscape into the house music community through the eyes of AJ Dance.\u00a0 Be inspired by a magnetic scope of words, sights and sounds.\u00a0 Have you ever questioned what is House Music?\u00a0 This blog encompasses a detailed description of the heart of house music using active links, HD videos and eye-popping photography.\u00a0 The blog\u2019s intent is to educate and compel the reader to journey into the fascinating kaleidoscope of house music; be it soulful house music, deep house music or jackin\u2019 house music.\u00a0 AJ Dance\u2019s soul commitment is to deliver high graphic witty wordplay and to provide the reader with an awe struck experience.\u00a0 So sit back, enjoy the ride and catch up on some great reads.\u00a0 Prepare to enter the world of Dance and House Music.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>August 2012 marked a ten year milestone for AJ Dance.\u00a0 While living in Nashville, TN, AJ Dance discovered the underground sounds of Vanderbilt University\u2019s radio station WRVU 89.3.\u00a0 \u201cThe Underground Alarm Clock\u201d hosted by Mindub on Tuesday mornings peeked AJ\u2019s interest to attend a monthly party dubbed, \u201cAudity Central\u201d held on Nashville\u2019s West End district at The End.\u00a0 Of course being a house music disciple since the late 1980\u2019s and having danced since the young age of seven and up through to the college years at some serious fraternity and sorority parties, it was not until the new millennium that AJ was baptized into the waters of club land.\u00a0 <em>Unfortunately, AJ missed the much acclaimed rave years.\u00a0<\/em> Since moving deeper south to Atlanta, Georgia in the spring of 2003, AJ has been a mainstay in the underground house music scene having danced to local acts; 4Deep, Daniel Gresham, Kai Alce, Cullen Cole and StanZeff and touring DJs; Kaskade, Marques Wyatt, Derrick Carter, Louie Vega and Culoe De Song at venues from the Crescent Room, MJQ, The Mark, Lava to 595 North.\u00a0 AJ has witnessed the night life\u2019s movement of parties from Connect, MJQ\u2019s Deep, SWEAT to Tambor.\u00a0 Having been an avid event promoter for the Dynamite Entertainment Group, 4Deep and Tambor there is no slowing down the happy feet of AJ Dance.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">J Dance has danced in cities around the country: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Washington D.C. and Windsor, Ontario. \u00a0He has danced at notable festivals such as Atlanta&#8217;s House In The Park, Detroit&#8217;s Movement, Chicago&#8217;s Chosen Few DJ&#8217;s Old School Picnic, Dallas&#8217; Lights All Night, \u00a0and Miami&#8217;s Winter Music Conference. \u00a0Yet, there is plenty more to come. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The journey of dance has been a labor of love with hopes of sharing the love of house music and the love of dance to a heartbroken world.\u00a0 Next time you\u2019re at a party.\u00a0 Stop.\u00a0 Look around because you might catch AJ Dance in motion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reflections<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>This is every DJ\/Producer&#8217;s Reward, Too see someone is watching and listening!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Thank you AJ Dancer!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>-Louie &#8220;Lou&#8221; Gorbea<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A lot of people now a days feel they can be successful at writing blogs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I always look for the writer to take me down that exact path they were on.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I want to be able to see the beauty of the people, hear the vibes come across the speakers and feel me grooving on the dance floor.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I want to have the WOW experience when I read certain blogs!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>But everytime my dear AJ Dance posts up his blog, I&#8217;m going to get pimp-slapped, OMG,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>here we GO and yes WOWed all in his blog!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Thank you AJ for letting me live vicariously through your blog!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>-Allison &#8220;Poetress&#8221; Pickens<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I have never seen a review like this one before&#8230;totally flew by me&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I was really surprised by this write up&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>dope use of metaphors, and it was the truth. \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I was really blown away.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>He put things into words that I could never really describe.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>-Jamie 3:26<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Write ups like this is what makes playing music heartfelt&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>From one dancer to another!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It&#8217;s not about me, it&#8217;s not about you&#8230; it&#8217;s about the Music and what it does to our spirits!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>-Louie &#8220;Lou&#8221; Gorbea<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Above photograph by Carlos Bell<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ajdance76\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png?w=695&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/ajology\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The memoirs of a house dancer provide a stunning landscape into the house music scene through the eyes of AJ Dance.  Be inspired by a magnetic scope of words, sights and sounds.  Have you ever questioned what is House Music?  This blog encompasses a detailed description of the heart of house music using active links, HD videos and eye popping photography.  The blog\u2019s intent is to educate and compel the reader to journey into the fascinating kaleidoscope of house music; be it soulful house music, deep house music or jackin\u2019 house music.  AJ Dance\u2019s soul commitment is to deliver high graphic witty wordplay and to provide the reader with an awe struck experience.  So sit back, enjoy the ride and catch up on some great reads.  Prepare to enter the world of Dance and House Music.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2JDhj-k","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52,"url":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/danceography-2002-2010\/","url_meta":{"origin":20,"position":0},"title":"DANCEOGRAPHY 2002-2009","author":"ajdance","date":"September 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"DANCEOGRAPHY 2002-2009 AJ Dance has been extremely blessed to witness legendary DJs play and to dance at a variety of house music functions across the country over several years. 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