Coaching for Students and Teachers

Eagle Eye and Open Heart Coaching with Mariah-Jane Thies

Experience a holistic coaching approach that integrates the three pillars of The Radiant Dance Teacher—Integration, Embodiment, and Expression—with a focus on fostering a growth mindset. With nearly 40 years of one-on-one experience, Mariah-Jane Thies offers a unique blend of precision and compassion, guiding you to excel in dance while developing resilience and a continuous learning attitude.

Coaching Services:

• Dynamics and Phrasing Coaching:
  Develop a deeper understanding of musicality and movement integration. Mariah-Jane’s coaching helps you embody and express the nuances of music, while fostering a growth mindset that encourages continuous exploration and improvement.

• RAD Exam Coaching:
  Prepare for RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) exams with a focus on technical integration, embodiment, and personal expression. Mariah-Jane’s approach supports resilience and adaptability, helping you tackle challenges with a positive and growth-oriented attitude.

• Competition Dance Coaching and Polishing:
  Refine your routines by integrating technical skills with personal expression. Mariah-Jane’s expert polishing helps you embody choreography fully and express yourself uniquely, all while promoting a growth mindset that embraces learning from each performance experience.

• Progressional Work:
  Engage in ongoing development that highlights the pillars of Integration, Embodiment, and Expression. Mariah-Jane’s coaching supports continuous improvement, encourages resilience, and fosters a mindset that sees challenges as opportunities for growth.

• Diagnosis and Clean-Up of Habits Linked to Chronic Injuries:
  Address and correct harmful movement patterns with a focus on healthy embodiment and integration. Mariah-Jane’s supportive approach helps you develop a resilient mindset, promoting recovery and preventing future injuries through adaptive learning and practice.

Preparing for Exams, Auditions, and Competitions:

• Build Belief in Self and Confidence:
  Enhance your self-belief and confidence with a coaching approach that integrates emotional support and technical preparation. Mariah-Jane’s guidance fosters a growth mindset, helping you approach performances with assurance and resilience.

• Stress Prevention:
  Learn effective stress management techniques that integrate well-being practices into your preparation. Mariah-Jane’s holistic approach ensures you remain calm, focused, and positive, viewing challenges as opportunities for growth.

Why It Matters:

Mariah-Jane’s Eagle Eye and Open Heart Coaching embraces the three pillars of Integration, Embodiment, and Expression, while emphasizing the importance of a growth mindset. This approach supports a balanced development of technical skills, personal growth, and artistic expression, fostering resilience and a continuous learning attitude.

How to Get Started:

Ready to elevate your dance practice with a holistic approach that nurtures a growth mindset? Contact us to schedule your sessions with Mariah-Jane Thies. Discover how Integration, Embodiment, Expression, and a growth mindset can transform your journey and help you achieve your dance goals with confidence and grace.

For inquiries and bookings, reach out to us at [email protected]

Mariah-Jane has been an RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) Practical Teaching Supervisor (PTS) for almost 20 years.   In that time, she has worked with dozens of teachers on the RAD programme, giving feedback and support to develop all aspects of their teaching. 

The RAD feedback is given with specific criteria to ensure that the feedback reflects a well balanced view of the many elements of good teaching including:

• Planning/Content of Classes
• Teaching and Learning Strategies
• Class Management
• Feedback
• Safe Practice
• Personal Attributes and Skills

Additional Skills that are added by The Radiant Dance Teacher:

• Progressions
• Backwards Planning
• Creating and Applying Effective Imagery
• Use of Effective Language
• Use of Voice for Dynamics and Musicality
• Hands-On Corrections Skills
• Functional Anatomy
• Diagnosing Causes of Chronic Injuries

Interested in having Feedback and Support on YOUR Teaching?

How does it work:

• Observation of a 60-90 class
• 90 minute feedback session to follow

Observation can be:

• In person, as part of a tour
• Online Live Streaming
• Recorded Video

Feedback can be:

• General
• Specific Targets

**For suggestions, consider the various categories listed above as those viewed/assessed by The Radiant Dance Teacher.