Janet Fitzgerald

So we have auditions and Julie and I are in the room with the clipboards, right? And Julie doesn't ask me anything about curriculum, what we plan on doing, you know, anything. And I just start hanging out with these kids. We go out to dinner. We go to yoga. They come to my house.

So we have auditions and Julie and I are in the room with the clipboards, right? And Julie doesn't ask me anything about curriculum, what we plan on doing, you know, anything. And I just start hanging out with these kids. We go out to dinner. We go to yoga. They come to my house.

We sit on the floor for hours at a time talking about how to spiritually prepare to put these mini pieces of artwork together, these little experiences.

We sit on the floor for hours at a time talking about how to spiritually prepare to put these mini pieces of artwork together, these little experiences.

At the time, they never even asked me when they would be done. I swear to you, I think we're sitting on the floor talking for about six months.

At the time, they never even asked me when they would be done. I swear to you, I think we're sitting on the floor talking for about six months.

Like I'll never forget this one time, Danny Coppell, who was basically a magician on a bike. I mean, you've never seen anything like this guy teach. It was dinner and a show. It was like lights and water. And like, you know, you'd look up at one point and you don't even see Danny get off the bike. And all of a sudden he's crawling like a cat. along the handlebars of the second row.

Like I'll never forget this one time, Danny Coppell, who was basically a magician on a bike. I mean, you've never seen anything like this guy teach. It was dinner and a show. It was like lights and water. And like, you know, you'd look up at one point and you don't even see Danny get off the bike. And all of a sudden he's crawling like a cat. along the handlebars of the second row.

You know what I mean? He was just like, it was unbelievable. Julie used to say, I don't take his class because I'll be up for like several weeks trying to figure out how he did it.

You know what I mean? He was just like, it was unbelievable. Julie used to say, I don't take his class because I'll be up for like several weeks trying to figure out how he did it.

And Danny, through the whole training, never said a word to me, just sat there with his little feathered hair. never really said a word. His music choices were very odd, you know, like Bjork and like things like that. And I'm like, okay, Danny, we're gonna need some music that someone knows at some point. So I'm standing there watching Danny teach his first community ride.

And Danny, through the whole training, never said a word to me, just sat there with his little feathered hair. never really said a word. His music choices were very odd, you know, like Bjork and like things like that. And I'm like, okay, Danny, we're gonna need some music that someone knows at some point. So I'm standing there watching Danny teach his first community ride.

And I'm like, oh boy, how's this gonna go down, right? All of a sudden, right around the third song, he gets off his bike. And it's They Don't Really Care About Us by Michael Jackson. And he starts to stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. People are screaming now. He does a high kick and a Michael Jackson spin. And the whole room blows up. And I text Julie, a star is born.

And I'm like, oh boy, how's this gonna go down, right? All of a sudden, right around the third song, he gets off his bike. And it's They Don't Really Care About Us by Michael Jackson. And he starts to stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. People are screaming now. He does a high kick and a Michael Jackson spin. And the whole room blows up. And I text Julie, a star is born.

He got the worst feedback from every studio. The worst feedback. He's homoerotic. Don't relate to his music. It's too much for us. We don't like it. We don't relate to it. We don't like the look of it. Like everything you can imagine. She pulls me into the office. What are you going to do with this? And I'm like, no, no, you have to trust me. This is a star, Julie. You have to trust me.

He got the worst feedback from every studio. The worst feedback. He's homoerotic. Don't relate to his music. It's too much for us. We don't like it. We don't relate to it. We don't like the look of it. Like everything you can imagine. She pulls me into the office. What are you going to do with this? And I'm like, no, no, you have to trust me. This is a star, Julie. You have to trust me.

I swear to you, do not get rid of this kid. And that, by the way, this is back in the day that I'm their only mother. There is no training department. It's just me. It's just me. So I've got everybody. on my cell phone and they're texting me constantly. Can I jog to this? Should I climb to this? What can I open to this? You know, like I'm their mother.

I swear to you, do not get rid of this kid. And that, by the way, this is back in the day that I'm their only mother. There is no training department. It's just me. It's just me. So I've got everybody. on my cell phone and they're texting me constantly. Can I jog to this? Should I climb to this? What can I open to this? You know, like I'm their mother.

And so I get called in the office and she goes, I'm going to send this young man to Scarsdale. And I go, oh, Julie, don't do it. Please, please don't do it. Don't don't do it. You know, that's like death.

And so I get called in the office and she goes, I'm going to send this young man to Scarsdale. And I go, oh, Julie, don't do it. Please, please don't do it. Don't don't do it. You know, that's like death.