A.J. began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2008, but he has been a member of the Gold Star family for years. In 2006, A.J. joined our hip hop team and contributed to the squad qualifying to Nationals for the past three years. He has so much enthusiasm for hip hop that he started a hip hop club at his high school. He is currently enrolled at DeAnza, where he continues to dance, and has his U.S.A. Gymnastics Safety Certification plus C.P.R. and First Aid. All of this expertise and love of hip hop he brings to our younger dance teams. When you watch him teach he is always focused and involved, providing feedback while bopping alongside the kids. A.J. is the type of coach who immediately puts the students at ease with his personable manner and calm demeanor.