My fieldsite

What is going on in the field site?
When you first walk into the afterlife club, immediately you are engulfed in the smoke. Inside people are smoking while listening to the music which was very loud. I was not used to the sound of the heavy beats so it took me a while to get used to it and not make weird faces because I did not understand the music. Some people were sitting by the bar ordering beers and other alcoholic beverages. Then you had the people who were dancing intensely to the bands.
How do the members of the subculture interact with each other?
The people of this subculture interact like others at a club. They greeted the people who they knew with open arms and they were just free spirits. When the different bands came on stage and started playing a song, everyone immediately started yelling and getting extra excited because they all knew what song the band was about to play.
What details, behaviors, and surroundings did you have questions about?
I had questions about why they people there danced they way they did. How they understood the words to the music they were hearing.
At first, I was a little hesitant to ask the people about a question I had because they were all so wrapped up in their own worlds but I had a friend with me and she helped me out. I asked how they were able to listen to the music and understand the words and also why they danced the way they did. Basically, she told me that they got used to it. They have been hearing the music for so long that it just comes to them naturally and they cam tune out the music and hear the words. The reason they danced the way they did is because they just flow with the music. They are not conscious of who’s watching because they are all doing the same things. After going to this one little club, I still feel I need to find another field site because I felt it was a little one-sided because it was a musical environment.