What is a Detective?

🔍 Someone who looks for clues
🧩 Someone who puts the various clues together
🕵️‍♀️ Someone trained to notice many details and how they all fit together to create the big picture
🔦 Someone who makes discoveries through great observation that others often miss
🧠 Someone who is always curious and questioning
🎯 Someone who is brave, courageous, and willing to ask the tough questions
🗝️ Someone determined to find answers
✅ Someone who does find the answers! 

As a dancer, your body is your instrument. 

How well do you know how the body works, in design and function?

How well do you know how YOUR body works uniquely?

🕵️‍♀️ The Detective of the Body is someone who...

• Looks for subtle clues within movement, posture, pain, and behavior.

• Knows how to put the clues together to reveal the deeper story the body is telling.

• Is trained to notice fine details—in breath, tension, alignment, energy—and how they connect to the whole.

• Makes discoveries through sharp observation that others often overlook.

• Is endlessly curious and always questioning how and why patterns appear in the body.

• Has the bravery to explore discomfort, ask tough questions, and sit with uncertainty.

• Is determined to uncover root causes, not just manage surface symptoms.

• Finds answers that create meaningful change—unlocking healing, efficiency, and freedom in the body.

Introducing the Body Detective System for Dancers and Teachers

A truly innovation and unique programme to address the missing elements that seasonal training rarely has time for, and a focus that is rare for summer intensives. 

Keep reading below to discover both the:

Student Programme

Teachers Programme 

Dancers Programme

💃 This course is perfect for dancers who...

• 🔄 Feel frustrated because their progress doesn’t reflect their effort

• 🛠️ Have a strong work ethic, yet aren't seeing the results they hoped for

• 🧠 Are intelligent and open-minded, willing to use their brain to understand their body better

• 🔍 Are naturally curious and want to go deeper into how movement really works

• 🚑 Are currently injured—whether it’s a recent injury or something lingering

• ♻️ Deal with chronic pain or recurring injuries and want a more sustainable approach

• ⚖️ Have a challenging body type that traditional training doesn’t always support

Participation in this programme is a fantastic addition to any of your other summer plans.

This programme will prepare you for an amazing new dance season with new tools and skills to apply in all of your classes.

By understanding the body and YOUR body to such new depth will forever change what you get out of every class,

This is an investment in every class you take!

In Person Participation Recommended

Online Participation Available with the Strong Recommendation that you work in studio with a teacher.

If you can only attend online, reach out to your studio/teacher and see if a teacher would attend online with you. 

👩‍🏫 This course is for dance teachers who...

• 💖 Deeply care about their dancers and are always looking for ways to better support them

• 🔍 Are curious and open-minded, willing to explore new ideas and perspectives

• 📚 Love learning and see professional development as part of their artistry

• 🌱 Are dedicated to growth, even when it means rethinking what they’ve always done

• 🎯 Know they don’t have all the answers, but are determined to find them

• 🧠 Want to understand the body more intelligently, beyond surface-level corrections

• 🧩 Crave tools and strategies that actually work for students who don’t fit the mold

• 🤝 Are willing to evolve their teaching to meet the needs of every dancer in their room

Teacher Programme

1. Observe the Full Student Programme
2. Participate when you wish
3. Experience the hands on work and Facilitate on the students

Teacher's Only Portion:

Teaching in 3D:

• Discussion
• Design
• Depth

Discuss your specific questions and what you observed during the student programme.

Design new class plans and imagery to apply the new information

Depth is added through the discussion and design, along with self reflection guidance. 

Come Solo or Come to Observe YOUR Students

Receive a large discount for every student of yours that registers. 

Bring 4 Students and Attend for FREE

In Person and Online Participation Available

Course Structure (Full Programme)

Each day is a full day with the following areas of discovery:

• Anatomical Design & Function
• Use of Imagery
• Brain Integration
• Embodiment Principles
• Development of Noticing and Sensing Skills
• Crafting a Personal Practice
• Application in a Dance Class
• Follow Up Zoom Calls
• Online Course Materials

The Mini-Intensive will be:

• Anatomical Function
• Application in a Dance Class

The 1 Day Intro will be:

• Developing Skills to become a Detective of the Body
• Examples and Application of a selection of Anatomical Function and Design

Focus on Shoulder Girdle

The design of shoulder girdle is all about mobility.  But, without understanding the movements of the clavicle and the scapula, then the stabilizing muscles of the shoulder girdle can prevent full range of motion.

Common cuing such as "press/keep your shoulders down" will never been heard the same after this session. 

Focus on Spine

The design of the spine if for mobility and stability, but mostly about transmitting absorbing the forces of the movements.  The spinal curves are essential for dynamic posture, and yet often in dance classes they are over flattening in an attempt to "pull up". 

Truly understanding the brilliant design of the curves and their constant movement, will have you rethinking common postural cues.  Stability comes thru the mobility, not the holding of the spine. 

Focus on Pelvis

The common image of the pelvis as a fishbowl that is to be kept level, may support access of the turn-out muscles, but creates misunderstandings that restrict the shock absorbing properties of the pelvis.

There is meant to be movement within the pelvis and upon discovering this you will discover how natural core support can be while also fully breathing!

Focus on Knee

The knee is not just a hinge joint.  There is rotation within the knee that is essential to proper functioning and shock absorption through the leg and foot.

The knee is often the victim of chronic pain it is usually because it is trying to be controlled in a way that prevents natural function.

Hyper and Hypo Extended Knees will also be explored. 

Focus on Feet

The feet are as mobile as your hands!  They do much more vital movement than simply pointing and flexing and even the wiggling of the toes.

The development of the arch of the foot requires the allowance of pronation and supination, which is so often demonized as bad movements. 

The tripod of the foot as the balance points is the key for accessing leg function, including turn-out.

Programme Tiers of The Body Detective System?

• 1 Day Introduction
• 5 Day Mini-Intensive
• 5 Day Intensive

Choose the right programme for your current circumstances.

If you are ready for the full programme, please dive in and join the full programme.

If you wish to just dip your toe in first, that option is also available.

5 Day Mini-Intensive Schedule

Student Schedule

9:30-12:30

Functional Anatomy and Application

Exploration and Experiencing

• Monday: Shoulder Girdle
• Tuesday: Spine
• Wednesday: Pelvis
• Thursday: Knee
• Friday: Foot

12:30-1

Lunch

1-3

Ballet Class with Application of Functional Anatomy

END OF DAY

Teacher Schedule

Observe 9:30-3

3-3:30 Break

3:30-5:30

Teaching in 3D

• Discussion
• Discovery
• Design

Student & Teacher Class Schedule of Full Programme

Monday-Friday Schedule

9:30-10 Embodiment Strategies

10-11 Applied Anatomy and Imagery: Shoulder, Spine, Pelvis, Knee, Foot

11-11:15 Break

11:15-12:30 Applied Anatomy to Technique

• Port de Bras
• Posture
• Turn-Out
• Jumping

12:30-1 Lunch 

1-2  M/F   Brain and Body Integration Tools for Enhanced Learning

1-2 T/Th  Embodiment Strategies with Partners your "Better Body Buddy"

2-3 Connectivity and the Developmental Movement Patterns

3-3:15 Break

3:15-4:45  Ballet Class with application of Functional Anatomy

4:45-5:00 Crafting your Personal Practice/Reflection

END OF DAY

5-5:15 Break before Privates

*** Modified Schedule Wednesday:  END OF DAY will be 3:30

Optional Private Sessions for Students who have Specific Needs or Injury History

 ***First come, First served/Book Early

• Reflex Assessment and Integration 
• Brain Gym Balance
• Injury Release Method 

5:15-5:45 Private

5:45-6:15 Private

No Privates Wednesday

Info links below for the types of privates or consult with Mariah-Jane to decide on the best type of private

Teacher Schedule

9:30-5 Observe/Participate

5:30-6 Dinner Break

7-8:30 Teaching in 3D

** Optional Participation and included in the teacher pricing

Teaching in 3D

• Discussion
• Discovery
• Design

Attend In Person or Online

*** Modified Schedule Wednesday:  END OF DAY 3:30 

4-6 Teaching in 3D

6:30-9 Injury Release Method Teacher Training

Learn More and Register with Link Below

Information Links for Private Sessions

Body Detective System Offerings for Summer 2025

This programme is a signature course of The Radiant Dancer, bringing in all the many unique information, strategies and tools that make Mariah-Jane's approach innovative, transformation and truly unique. 

This summer, The Radiant Dance Teacher is pleased to be presenting this work in 4 areas with several formats from the intro thru to the full programme. 

Given that this is unique work that will be very transformational and requires vulnerability and maturity, it is important that both teachers and students are truly ready for this programme.

Please fill out and submit the application to be considered.

Numbers are limited for in person, so please act quickly to secure your spot. 

NO Application Required for Online Participation

Register NOW for Online with the Links Below

Full Programme:

Early Bird: $330 USD

Regular: $440 USD

Mini-Programme

Early Bird: $197 USD

Regular: $240 USD

I Day Programme: Perth

Early Bird: $97 USD

Regular: $147 USD

1 Day Programme, Victoria: 

Date: October 25, 2025

Please reach out if you would like to host

1 Day Programme: Victoria

Early Bird: $87 USD

Regular: $115 USD

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