Welcome to HSPA
Performing Arts skills - setting you up for a confident life!
The School's Founder: Dale Hartley-Brown B.A., L.T.C.L
Hi, I'm Dale, I am a Wife and Mother of two children and through my school I offer a wide range of Performing Arts classes in Acting, Singing and Dance skills for children as well as adults in the Rangiora and North Canterbury area. I am both an experienced performer and teacher of performing arts.
I feel strongly about the skill set that performing arts gives it's students, both those who wish to perform and those who wish to gain life skills. In our new collaborative school and workspaces, the ability to speak out, work well with others, be creative, deal with pressure, meet deadlines and generally be confident, are all attributes that are increasingly valuable.
My school presents two major Children's Musical-Theatre Stage shows each year and offers examination in Speech & Drama, Singing and Dance. This gives my students a fun, confidence building environment in which to follow their dreams.
I am glad to offer a safe space for people to find these strengths.
Dale Hartley-Brown
What is the point of difference at HSPA???
We offer smaller class sizes that allow all of our students to feel included and accepted.
We build our students to become leaders within our school,
from this they become leaders in life.
Browse this website to see what our classes can offer!
You can also check out what we are up to on facebook.
Enrolments are open for Term Four!
We are pleased to welcome new students for Term Four!
For 2023 we have classes in:
Speech & Drama - Competitions & Trinity College Exams available. New Tutors in Senior Dept!
Contemporary Lyrical Dance - Performance based group. DNZM Tests available
Hip Hop Dance - Performance based group. DNZM Tests available
Tap Dance - Performance based group. Exams available New Tutor
Musical Theatre Jazz Dance - Performance based group. NZAMD Grades and Medals available.
Junior, Intermediate & Senior Glee Clubs - Performance based singing groups.
Junior Intermediate & Senior Musical Theatre - a combo class in singing, dance and acting.
Private Singing, Drama and Dance lessons - Solo and in pairs. New additional Tutor!
Preschool Drama & Music Combo Classes - Two timeslots available.
Refine - Dance Technique Classes - Two age groups.
Commercial Dance - Fast paced modern dance class for Teens
Adult Beginners Mixed Dance Designed for fitness and fun.
Dance for the Differenlty Abled - an Accessible class of mixed genre dance for all ages. NEW!!
Our students can sit Speech & Drama, Musical Theatre & Singing exams through Trinity College, London.
Our Dance students can sit Levels through DNZM or NZAMD.
2023 times are online now!
2022 Honours Board!!
We are so proud of all of our 2022 Scholarship recipients, whome we celebrated on Deceomber 2022 at our Prizegiving event.
They are all amazing student who work very hard and we are proud to have them represent both HSPA and the wonderful businesses and families who sponsor these awards.
Lucy Ross
Tony Mounce Mortgages Junior Scholarship
Pictured here with Dale Hartley-Brown
Tommy Baldwin
North Canterbury Musicals Intermediate Scholarship
Pictured here with Dale Hartley-Brown
Rebecca O'Mahony
HSPA Senior Scholarship
Picutred here with Dale Hartley-Brown
ZOe Mitchell
Bruce Family Personal Growth Scholarship
Pictured here with sponsor Erin Bruce
Oliver Burns
Winner of the Brandts Giesen McCormick Laywers
Major Senior Scholarship
Pictured here with Dale Hartley-Brown
Congratulations to our Two Trinity College Diploma recipients for 2022.
Michelle O'Brien ATCL
Well done to Michelle for achieving her Trinity College Speech & Drama Diploma with Distinction in December 2022!
Lilly Williams ATCL
Well done to Lily for achieving her Trinity College Speech & Drama Diploma in December 2022!