About Mariah-Jane

Background

Mariah-Jane has been involved in music and dance her whole life. She always knew that she wanted to be a teacher and played school as a child, not house!

She has been a teacher for almost 40 years, beginning first as a music teacher. She is an international speaker (including the TED stage), presenter and published author.

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Training

Mariah-Jane has training in numerous dance genres, a dance teacher degree, certified as a Evans Laban Based modern teacher and Level 1 Franklin Method.

She is also a Reiki Level II, Intuitive card reader and has experience using Flower Essences, EFT and Emotion Code.

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Mission

Mariah-Jane has been on a mission to change the dance world since she graduated. She always knew there was old school methods that had harmed her that she wanted changed. And her goal has always been to have her students be led to a path that only includes love and trust of their body.

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TEDX SFU Stage, November 2021

I feel so passionate about bringing the ideas of how important how you move and the diversity required for a healthy movement diet because of my own lived experience.

In this TED talk I share how the loss of my father in a tragedy changed how I lived in my body, exacerbated by the old school methods of teaching classical ballet.

I am proud to have shared my vulnerable story so as to illuminate the importance of how you move. It is this experience, coupled with my extensive training in Laban Movement Analysis that has been the creative fuel for the course: Embracing Movement Diversity.

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Mariah-Jane Thies

Mariah-Jane has been a seeker of knowledge her whole life. Her greatest gift is creatively pulling together the many threads of interest into her own unique tapestry. She is very skilled at finding applications of her complimentary training to cross pollinate between her two worlds of dance and personal development.

In April 2024, she was honoured to receive an award honouring her innovative abilities and tenacity in spreading the information worldwide.

In the July 2024 Brain Gym Australia Newsletter, there is a write up on Mariah-Jane's RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) Teacher Award. Please click the link to enjoy to know more about this prestigious award.

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Achievements Outside of the Dance World

In 2018, Mariah-Jane contributed a chapter entitled, Becoming a Radiant Woman, to the WOW (Woman of Worth) book, Empower with the Power of Collaboration. The launch was an amazing success and became a number 1 best seller on Amazon.

From mid 2016-18, Mariah-Jane feel very ill. Her teaching career ended and she spent the majority of her time in bed with pain that would not respond to any pain meds or rest. She was ultimately diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, just like her mother. This diagnosis was unacceptable, and through a year research and self advocacy she regained her health. Her story of illness and recovery, and the many causes of the illness, earned her the honour of a finalist in the Success, Soul and Spirit Award in 2018.

The Wonderful Teachers and Mentors:

Mariah-Jane has consistently sought out and made the effort to study with the creators and leaders in their fields. She has travelled extensively in order to learn from the best of the best, so that she can bring the best to her students.