This Is How We Do It

I am forever striving to provide you with the best. But sometimes, it gets awfully tricky.I hope this episode gives you some insight on how I decide who gets to educate under the House Of Jazz umbrella, who gets to weigh in on what you learn about yourself and your craft, and what experience and takeaway I am striving endlessly to create and cultivate for you.Am I getting it right?You let me know...C x

This episode is a continuation of what it means to be a professional, based off of various conversations about classroom environments, etiquette, values, priorities, etc. We discuss the difference between an amateur vs a professional mindset, and what that means in regards to taking class, training in general, class footage, showreels, and so much more. Enjoy! C x

This episode started with the idea of discussing what it means to be a professional, based off of various conversations about classroom environments, etiquette, values, priorities, etc. However, like all episodes with me, it becomes so much more than that, ending of course with a beautiful rant about the journey towards true self-fulfilment, and the one lie I so desperately want you to stop believing. It's one hell of a ride! Strap in, and enjoy. C x

This episode is a continuation of these thoughts... Family. I got a question for you. Why do you go to class? I left tonight feeling good… but not quite satisfied, which I don’t put down to our educator, because I thought he was great. I love the integrity in which he teaches. But I was standing there at the end watching every group have a go, then doing it in two groups for the camera, and then of course having the mad dash to get out on time (which is my least favourite thing) and I kind of just left thinking, is that it? Was that what this was all for? Something tells me that we can do better. HOJ can do better. I promise I’m not going to make this the camera’s problem again (really, I promise) but I feel like part of the reason dancing for the filming at the end just isn’t a satisfying goal is because it doesn’t feel like a real human. Even with George being as lovely as he is, he’s not paying attention to YOU, he’s paying attention to his shot. It’s not a human to human interaction. And I feel like (maybe) that’s what’s missing. I just watched everyone dance whilst others were maybe watching, but more so practicing on the side so that they got it right when it was their turn (which I was also doing) and it just ended up feeling (for me) like a very unsatisfying end to what should have been a glorious class. I know not every class can be magical… but also, why can’t it? I go to class to train, to f*ck up, to get better, do dance the living shit out of something, and yes, to perform. I want to entertain. I want interaction. I want an audience. I want to dance for you. I want to play and see what happens, and I want it to only exist in the moment. I don’t want to be thinking about what it’s going to look like. Does anyone else want this, or am I just old school? Tell me why you go to class. I feel like there needs to be more watching, and (maybe just a little) less filming. Just a touch. Or we’ve (I’ve) just not completely figured out how to marry the two together yet. All I know is that I left class tonight thinking, what made that special? What made that HOJ? How was that different from any other class? And it wasn’t different enough for me. It wasn’t quite HOJ enough for me. And I refuse to lose that difference, that ‘why’. Let’s make sure it never leaves. Think about the best classes you’ve ever taken. Now tell me why they were so f*cking good. And then let’s make sure you get that every single week. Your endlessly loving leader, C x

This episode is a continuation of these thoughts... Family. I got a question for you. Why do you go to class? I left tonight feeling good… but not quite satisfied, which I don’t put down to our educator, because I thought he was great. I love the integrity in which he teaches. But I was standing there at the end watching every group have a go, then doing it in two groups for the camera, and then of course having the mad dash to get out on time (which is my least favourite thing) and I kind of just left thinking, is that it? Was that what this was all for? Something tells me that we can do better. HOJ can do better. I promise I’m not going to make this the camera’s problem again (really, I promise) but I feel like part of the reason dancing for the filming at the end just isn’t a satisfying goal is because it doesn’t feel like a real human. Even with George being as lovely as he is, he’s not paying attention to YOU, he’s paying attention to his shot. It’s not a human to human interaction. And I feel like (maybe) that’s what’s missing. I just watched everyone dance whilst others were maybe watching, but more so practicing on the side so that they got it right when it was their turn (which I was also doing) and it just ended up feeling (for me) like a very unsatisfying end to what should have been a glorious class. I know not every class can be magical… but also, why can’t it? I go to class to train, to f*ck up, to get better, do dance the living shit out of something, and yes, to perform. I want to entertain. I want interaction. I want an audience. I want to dance for you. I want to play and see what happens, and I want it to only exist in the moment. I don’t want to be thinking about what it’s going to look like. Does anyone else want this, or am I just old school? Tell me why you go to class. I feel like there needs to be more watching, and (maybe just a little) less filming. Just a touch. Or we’ve (I’ve) just not completely figured out how to marry the two together yet. All I know is that I left class tonight thinking, what made that special? What made that HOJ? How was that different from any other class? And it wasn’t different enough for me. It wasn’t quite HOJ enough for me. And I refuse to lose that difference, that ‘why’. Let’s make sure it never leaves. Think about the best classes you’ve ever taken. Now tell me why they were so f*cking good. And then let’s make sure you get that every single week. Your endlessly loving leader, C x