Hackworth School of Performing Arts

Kicking off summer by continuing to share some Season 92 highlights 🌟

Check out this clip from the Emerald Team’s jazz piece this season, “September” 🩷💙 Each of these dancers stepped up to the challenge of joining a competition team this year - and we could not be more proud of them!

Their growth into confident young performers was a definite highlight of the year 👏🏻

Have a dancer interested in taking this step in their dance training, check out our Teams page on our website or email us at [email protected] so we can help find the best fit for them ⬇️
https://www.hspadance.com/classes/teams

🧠: Kate Sandoval Netkovick
🕺🏻: Emerald Team
📍: American Dance Awards

*We do not own the rights to this music, for educational purposes only*
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To our Seniors ❤️🖤

It feels like just yesterday you were the little ones looking up to the older dancers, wondering when it would be your turn. And somehow, that day arrived ✨

Thank you for the memories, the leadership, the friendships, and the mark you’ve left on HSPA. Though your time as students may be ending, you will forever remain a part of our family. Your impact goes far beyond your time at the studio ⭐️

Stay tuned to see this year’s Senior Video - COMING SOON 🪩
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To our students,

Thank you for trusting us with your dreams.

Your hard work, resilience, and dedication continue to inspire us every day. We could not be more proud to see the growth from the students who entered the building in September to now - both as dancers and as individuals 🤍

And to our HSPA families and community,

Thank you for the countless rides, costume changes, backstage preparations, words of encouragement, trust in the process, and belief in the bigger picture.

Thank you for helping carry forward a legacy that began in 1934 and continues to thrive today. What makes HSPA special has never been the building, the trophies, the costumes, or even the performances themselves. It has always been the people.

Thank you for being a part of that magic 🌟
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It’s Recital Day 👏🏻

The audience will see a few minutes on stage, but what they won’t see is the entire journey that led to this moment:

➡️ The nervous first day of class back in September.
➡️ The friendships that were formed.
➡️ The corrections, the challenges, the victories, and the growth.

They won’t see the countless rides to and from the studio, the costume fittings, the extra rehearsals, the late nights, the pre-performance jitters, or the moments when a dancer wanted to give up but kept going anyway.

Today, many young dancers will step onto the stage for the very first time, just beginning their journey. As a Graduating Senior will take that same stage knowing it may be their final bow, carrying years of memories in every step.

That is the beauty of Recital Day.

It’s not about perfection, it’s about courage. About growth. About believing in yourself and sharing something you love with others ✨

To our dance families - thank you for trusting us with your journey. And for every sacrifice and every word of encouragement for your dancer(s) along the way.

To our faculty and staff, thank you for the passion, patience, and dedication you pour into these students every single day.

And to our dancers…

Take a deep breath.

Soak in every moment.

The lights are about to come up, and it’s your time to Rise, Believe, and Become.

Beyond proud to be one of the oldest and longest running dance Studios in the country!
HSPA PROUD!!

HSPA’s Countdown to Recital 2026 - 1️⃣ DAY AWAY!

Sharing some of our favorite 2025-2026 Season memories as the year comes to a close with our annual Recital. Next up:

CLASS PARTIES 🎉

From theme weeks to holiday parties, end of the year celebrations, and everything in between - we love a good celebration! And bonus that dancing was always involved 💃🏻

Each celebration reminding us that what we do at HSPA is so much more than just dance - we’re creating friendships and memories to last a lifetime, helping shape little dancers into confident young adults, and developing lifelong skills with every class ❤️

What was your favorite theme week of the season?! Let us know in the comments so we’re sure to bring it back next year (new ideas welcome too!) 👀
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