That Girl Talks | Haus AF
We just wrapped our first Mentor Membership month.
And I have to be honest with you. I don't think any of them fully understood what they were walking into when they signed up.
They thought they were joining a class.
What they actually joined was a room where the rules are different.
What We Did Inside That Room
We went deep. Not just on technique. On everything.
We started from the inside out; using our walks to get back into our bodies, into our power, into the way we move when nobody's watching.
We worked on fluidity.
We did noodle training.
We worked on the thing that most coaches skip over entirely: facial expressions.
Because you can have all the technique in the world and still lose a room if your face doesn't know what it's doing.
Every mentee got one on one feedback and personalized instruction tailored specifically to them. Not general notes. Not "good job, try harder." Real, specific, you-in-particular feedback that you can actually use.
But None of That Was the Headline.
The headline is what happened when we opened the door to the audition.
This month, my mentees experienced something that most dancers spend their entire careers trying to get access to.
A closed audition call.
The kind you typically only hear about if you have an agent. The kind where most people are standing on the outside looking in while the people inside are getting the job.
My mentees were on the inside.
Every single one of them had the option to audition, regardless of whether they're signed or not. And for those who weren't ready to step on the floor, they had the option to sit in and watch.
Either way, they were in the room.
They Saw the Full Picture.
Here's what made this different from just "getting to audition."
They watched the process of how to learn at an audition. They saw what it looks like to perform when the stakes are real. We did video playback so they could see themselves the way a choreographer or director sees them. And they learned how to prepare themselves before they ever walk through that door.
Then I took it one step further.
I sat them on the other side of the table.
I showed them what I see when I'm casting. Why certain dancers get chosen. What I'm looking for that has nothing to do with who got the eight count the cleanest. The things that actually move the needle that nobody talks about because they're too busy teaching you the routine and sending you out the door.
They Got the Seat Most Dancers Fight Their Whole Career For.
My mentees now know things that most working dancers don't know.
Not because those dancers aren't talented.
Because nobody ever gave them that seat.
These women showed up. They trusted the process. They put themselves on the line, and every single one of them left with an edge they didn't have when they arrived.
I am so proud of what this group did together.
Congratulations, May mentees. We cannot wait to see what you do with everything you walked out of that room with.
June Is Coming. Don't Miss It Twice.
We are opening up to a few more dancers in June, and yes, there are spots available.
But I want to be clear about something: this will always be a small group. That is by design.
What we are building inside the Mentor Membership is not a class. It's not a workshop. It's a community that is going to last long after the room clears out.
You don't cultivate that in a crowd.
If you missed this month, you felt it. That's okay.
June is coming.
Don't miss it twice.
— Aisha Francis, Founder of Haus AF Creator of Heels Dance.
Move. Sweat. Own It.
