Melanie

I went back because I just, I couldn't be bad at it. Like it wasn't an option. And to be honest with you, like I would have panic attacks on my way to the train. I was like, I don't know that I can physically do this. You know, I was used to pushing myself as a dancer, but again, like I was not in dancing shape.

I went back because I just, I couldn't be bad at it. Like it wasn't an option. And to be honest with you, like I would have panic attacks on my way to the train. I was like, I don't know that I can physically do this. You know, I was used to pushing myself as a dancer, but again, like I was not in dancing shape.

It wasn't like I was still performing and I would literally like have to talk myself into going to class. because I would start walking to the train and I'd be like, oh my God, I can't do this. I can't do this. I can't do this. I'm going to die on that bike.

It wasn't like I was still performing and I would literally like have to talk myself into going to class. because I would start walking to the train and I'd be like, oh my God, I can't do this. I can't do this. I can't do this. I'm going to die on that bike.

There was a lot of nervous energy in the room. I remember we had to do like three songs. So we like got up on the bike. They would just like put the music on and we just had to go and teach. No direction, no like nothing. I don't know, 30 seconds or a minute to like teach their song and then they would switch the song and you'd have to switch your whole vibe immediately. You picked your own music.

There was a lot of nervous energy in the room. I remember we had to do like three songs. So we like got up on the bike. They would just like put the music on and we just had to go and teach. No direction, no like nothing. I don't know, 30 seconds or a minute to like teach their song and then they would switch the song and you'd have to switch your whole vibe immediately. You picked your own music.

So like I went in there with Gavin DeGraw. pink and like Beyonce. It was like kind of like a whiplash. It was fun. I think it was like one of the most fun audition experiences I've ever had.

So like I went in there with Gavin DeGraw. pink and like Beyonce. It was like kind of like a whiplash. It was fun. I think it was like one of the most fun audition experiences I've ever had.

We leave in a month. But then it's kind of like, you're kind of waiting for your life to start at that point, right? You're kind of like, you're so excited about this thing that you just accomplished that I think from my audition, only two, like of those like 30 something people that were in the room, I think only two of us were accepted into the training at that point.

We leave in a month. But then it's kind of like, you're kind of waiting for your life to start at that point, right? You're kind of like, you're so excited about this thing that you just accomplished that I think from my audition, only two, like of those like 30 something people that were in the room, I think only two of us were accepted into the training at that point.

And they were also scouted people. Like one of the people that was in my training group, Janet was like, he was Janet's waiter. And Janet was like... Do you want to be a soul cycle instructor? Like, come to this audition. Like, she just, like, plucked him out of the restaurant.

And they were also scouted people. Like one of the people that was in my training group, Janet was like, he was Janet's waiter. And Janet was like... Do you want to be a soul cycle instructor? Like, come to this audition. Like, she just, like, plucked him out of the restaurant.

A lot of the way that we were taught how to maintain control over the room was to be really specific with what we were saying, how we were speaking, the language that we were using. There's this idea that it's just like going up on a bike, being cute, like doing the workout and like spouting off mantras. Yeah. And that's not what it is.

A lot of the way that we were taught how to maintain control over the room was to be really specific with what we were saying, how we were speaking, the language that we were using. There's this idea that it's just like going up on a bike, being cute, like doing the workout and like spouting off mantras. Yeah. And that's not what it is.

And it's not just about cueing in and out of choreography. It's also about the tone that you're setting. It's about helping them create a purpose and an intention for themselves in the room. So I think when we're taught to kind of be that discerning about the way that we're leading, that's what fosters that ability to be able to have control over the room.

And it's not just about cueing in and out of choreography. It's also about the tone that you're setting. It's about helping them create a purpose and an intention for themselves in the room. So I think when we're taught to kind of be that discerning about the way that we're leading, that's what fosters that ability to be able to have control over the room.

And then we would have other different kinds of workshops, like we had to do a CPR class, like branding and hospitality, which was like super cool to be enmeshed in the culture of it, like how it all started. Some of the other top instructors would come in to give us workshops, like Lori Cole.

And then we would have other different kinds of workshops, like we had to do a CPR class, like branding and hospitality, which was like super cool to be enmeshed in the culture of it, like how it all started. Some of the other top instructors would come in to give us workshops, like Lori Cole.

I remember we did like mic training, but then it also like turned into her taking pictures of like all the supplements that she was taking.

I remember we did like mic training, but then it also like turned into her taking pictures of like all the supplements that she was taking.