Does your Child have Dreams of being on Pointe?
As a Parent of a dancing child, there is nothing
more important than supporting their dreams.
But HOW you do so is vital and can be really tricky.
Especially with something as risky as pointe work preparation.
There is a lot of Scary Stuff Out There in the Dance World
The examples of dancers poorly on pointe are everywhere!
Why?
Because there is a lot of poor training out there.
And unless you danced as a child yourself, how are you as a parent to know?
What are you to do?
When making a choice of how to give your child the best (and safest) training there are several factors to consider:
Quality Instruction
There are many fantastic and well qualified dance teachers out in studios and online. There are also many teachers who are downright dangerous due to lack of knowledge on how to truly teach, especially with the safety of young minds and bodies as a top priority.
Being a great dancer is in no way linked to being a great dance teacher. Great teachers, were born to teach.
Quality Content
If you need to trust that HOW a teacher does the teaching, you equally need to be able to trust that the WHAT/the Content is what is what you are looking for and age and level appropriate.
In this case, is the content WHAT is truly needed at this time. Just learning a series of exercises is not enough. Are you being taught HOW to know if you doing them safely and effectively?
Good Value
If your child is going to invest the time, and you, the parent are going to invest the money, you need feel secure that you are getting good value.
Value for the Money
Value for the Time Investment
How do you know that?
Look at the quality of the instructor and the content. If both are of high quality than the value is GREAT!
Does your Child Need Extra Help thru the Summer
in order to get closer to their Dreams?
Your child will need the extra support especially if they have:
- Curling Toes
- Flat Feet
- High Arches/Banana Feet
- Unstable Ankles
- History of Ankle Sprains
- Tight at the Front of the Ankle
- Or, simply trying to catch up from starting late
Or, what if you know that your daughter has bigger dreams than her current level of maturity and understanding commitment?
Set her up for Success by giving her the skills of:
- How to Practice
- Self Assessment
- Develop Noticing Skills
- Planning and Charting
- Keeping Inspired
How do you Give your Child ALL of THAT?
Enrol Your Child In:
To the Pointe: Beyond Exercises
Student Self Study Programme
How to Trust the
Quality of Instruction?
Get to know the Instructor
Your Instructor for this Course:
Mariah-Jane Thies
Mariah-Jane has 37 years teaching experience in multiple dance forms with a speciality in ballet. She has been with the RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) since 1997 and has been a mentor and supervisor of aspiring teachers since 2006.
She has continued to grow and train branching out to include Brain Gym, Reflex Integration and the Developmental Movement Patterns. Mariah-Jane has pursued all of these areas fully to the point of certifications.
Why is Mariah-Jane the one to create/teach this course?
Due to her extensive self motivated training, she has a whole paradigm shifting array of strategies and tools that are completely unique.
Training for pre-pointe is more than simply more strength. The entire dancer needs to be addressed and Mariah-Jane has experience in such an wide spectrum of study that she not only knows this, but knows how to progressionally teach young dancers all these skills.
Not only is Mariah-Jane the 2024 Winner of the RAD Innovation in Dance Teacher Award, but she was a requested content provider for the new dance platform for both dancers and teachers.
This platform provides subscribers with curated content from the most respected teachers in the world in their field.
Private Sessions Available for Specific Challenges:
The Diamond Method: Shine Under Pressure
- Get wired success even when under performance stress
Reflex Integration
- Cut the strings of retained reflexes acting on the nervous system and body
Injury Release Method
- Clearing old injuries out of the system
Body Detective System
- Investigate, discover and resolve the cause of chronic injuries
