The Radiant Dance Teacher: Artistic Director, Mariah-Jane Thies
Mariah-Jane has been teaching 37 years and during that time has been employee, independent contractor and studio owner. She has experience in long term situations and as a sub/guest teacher.
Beginning mid-2016 thru 2018, Mariah-Jane experienced extreme burn-out, including diagnosis of a several auto-immune illnesses. She was tenacious in finding solutions and has been back on her feet since 2018 an eager to share the blend of strategies she used that were health related and those that are linked to her in studio behaviour. She is committed to her own health and that of her fellow dance teachers. The many additional trainings she sought out helped to earn her the 2024 RAD Innovation in Dance Teacher Award.