Tring Park Associates

The Tring Park Associate Programme is available to children and young people from 3 - 19 years of age and offers not only dance - ballet, pointe work, contemporary, jazz, street dance, modern, tap and  musical theatre dance along with acting, and performance singing.

Classes run daily Monday to Friday after school hours and all day Saturday during term time.  They are held in the Park Studios in the grounds of Tring Park School and at nearby Victoria Hall.  Entry from age 3 to 8 years is without audition with three auditions a year held for students from 9 - 19.  Drama and Singing classes are from age 9 upwards.

Dance Curriculum

TPA has a clear mission and is committed to providing an excellent standard of teaching via highly trained and professional teachers within excellent facilities and resources.

As well as RAD syllabus classes at all levels we also offer non-syllabus classes.  There are also currently pointe work classes for students who have reached the appropriate age and standard. Baby Ballet and the junior levels are available twice a week.

Students studying Tap and Modern are entered for exams within the ISTD syllabus, whilst contemporary, jazz, street jazz and stretch classes do not follow a set syllabus.

Performing Arts and Singing

Students explore many aspects of drama and singing. Older students cover scripted work and play building which incorporates musical theatre skills. Singing classes are tailored to group sizes and may include choral, ensemble and group singing.  The TPA singing and drama classes offer students the opportunity to explore many aspects of both genres in a challenging and supportive environment.
 

Term Dates 2018 - 2019

The following information and application form can be downloaded as a PDF file:

TPA Timetable Autumn 2018

TPA Timetable Spring 2019

TPA Information Sheet 2018

TPA Application Form 2018-2019

TPA Fees Sept 2018-2019

Associates Course Terms & Conditions

Harley Bird - a pupil on the TPA programme who has taken acting lessons for several years and is now a pupil at the main school.

Successes

2008 - present: Peppa Pig voiceover - Lead Role of Peppa from Series 3 to present including voice overs for merchandise (websites, Fisher Price/Mattel toys, iPhone app, Nintendo DS game, Children in Need Peppa Pig song etc)

2009 - Tesco Easter Commercial

2009 - Blueberry Short Film lead role of Daisy won the Audience Award at the San Jose Short Film Festival

2011 - Youngest BAFTA Award Winner aged 9 Best Performer for role of Peppa Pig

2012 - Lead role of Piper in Oscar-winning Kevin Mcdonald's How I Live Now feature film starring Saoirse Ronan

2013 - BBC Radio 4 drama Goodbye voiceover role of 'Maddy' alongside Olivia Coleman, Jessica Hynes

2013 - Regular panellist on CCBE The Dog Ate my Homework

2013 - British Independent Film Awards 2013 - nominated "Most Promising Newcomer 2013"

Oliver Loades - following his previous role in Fagin's Gang, in the Cameron Macintosh national tour of Oliver! and as Bruce in the RSC Matilda, Oliver Loades has been cast in the role of Zach, in Goodnight Mr Tom at the Duke of York Theatre London and then on a national tour.

Cameron Tweed (pictured left) - Associate and Sylvia Young pupil recently played the lead role of Josh Baskin in Big the musical.

Natacha Basset - Associate - recently acted in an advertising campaign for Ford with her little sister.

Grace Wallace - Associate - recently acted in an advertising campaign for McDonald's.

Eva McLaughlan - Associate - recently completed a run as Pepper in Annie.

Congratulations and welcome to our 11 TPA pupils who joined Tring Park School for the Performing Arts for the new academic year, and congratulations and our very best wishes to our 7 TPA pupils who have joined other vocational schools, including Italia Conti, London Studio Centre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Ballet West!  We are very proud of you all.

Congratulations to TPA pupil Stanley Voss who has just joined Tring Park School as a Theatre Arts pupil and who is making his West End debut as James in School of Rock.