These classes are run by independent businesses, and held at Square Edge. There is a wide variety of classes available, ranging from Yoga and Arts Appcreciation, to Dance and Karate. If you are interested in any of these classes, you can get in touch with the respective companies using their contact details below.
Darren Wallace Art Classes
Term 4 2024:
Palmy Kids Fun Art Class
Thursdays 3.20-4.20pm
Essential Pencil Drawing Class
Thursdays 2.00-3.00pm – Adult Class
Thursdays 4.30-5.30pm – Youth Class
Manga Classes will return in Term 1 2025, stay tuned!
Bookings can be made through Darren’s website:
Palmy Parents & Kids Fun Art Classes | $200
9 WEEKS OF LESSONS | STARTING THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER
This Palmerston North Art Class features Step by Step drawing lessons for children ideally alongside a parent or guardian to spend quality time learning together.
Price includes: 1 child (aged 6-12) and 1 adult parent/guardian can join in at no extra charge.
ESSENTIAL PENCIL DRAWING CLASSES / $160
8 WEEKS OF LESSONS | STARTING THURSDAY 17th OCTOBER
What are the most important techniques to learn drawing with graphite pencil?
This 8 week Palmerston North art course has the fundamental pencil skills for representational artwork that will help you to draw anything. How to use your pencils and other sketching materials. Accurate drawing. The importance of tone, blending, edges and design.
Suitable for the absolute beginner art student or hobby artists wanting to take their drawing to the next level.
Learn To Draw Manga 2.0 – The Art Of Anime 2.0 | $200
AVAILABLE TERM 1 2025
The Singsters!
Every Tuesday
6.30pm-8.30
Evelyn Rawlins Room
Head To Our Website For More Info. or To Sign Up!
Becoming a SINGSTER is SO easy & SO worth it!
· Are you a Palmy woman?!
· Would you love to have a giggle & learn some new singing skills?!
· Would you enjoy singing classic Pop songs with other Palmy women?!
· THE SINGSTERS is the group for you!
Come & join us at Square Edge Community Arts Centre!
Universal Shotokan Karate Union
Mon and Thurs:
Kids (8 and above) 6pm – 6.30pm
Adults and Teenagers 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Loft Dance Studio
Bookings essential:
We invite kids (age 8 and above) and adults to come along and try a training session at the dojo and give Universal Shotokan Karate a try. USKU emphasises a balanced development of speed, strength, and range of techniques.
Benefits of karate training:
- Great for almost all ages
- Great for the whole family to do together
- Applicable to self-defence situations
- Build confidence and self-control
- Develop fast reflexes, balance, memory
- Keep in shape while having fun
- Build confidence
After School Learn To Sew Classes
6 Week Course
$200
Monday Afternoons Term 1 2024
5th Feb – 11th March, 3.30-5.00pm
Ages 10-18 years
Email: thethreadroomnz@outlook.com
or message ‘The Thread Room’ on Facebook
Sabados Teatreros (ST) Registered Charitable Trust
Saturdays 4pm-5.30pm
Loft Dance Studio
SÁBADOS TEATREROS (ST) is a drama education group for Spanish-speaking children from 5 to 15 years old in the Palmerston North area. The program was started in June 2021 by Dr Maria Gomez-Lozano, who started weekly drama lessons for 12 children aged 5-10 years old.
The lessons are exclusively done in Spanish with the aim of promoting the use of their mother tongue among the Latin American and Hispanic community. However, any child learning Spanish, independent of their ethnicity is welcome.
Saturday Music (Manawatu Training Orchestra)
Friday afternoons during school terms
Evelyn Rawlins Room
Saturday Music provides music classes for 4 – 13 year olds through the Ministry of Education’s ‘Out of Hours Music and Arts’ programme. The Manawatu Training Orchestra operates to serve these and high school students who are unable to access this opportunity at their respective schools.
The Orchestra is currently conducted by Nigel Tongs, assisted by Ash Lyne.
Musica Viva
Monthly concerts from March to December
Evelyn Rawlins Room
Contact Musica Viva for dates:
musicavivamanawatu.org.nz
Musica Viva presents a concert of live music once a month from March to December. On display are the musical sounds of many eras and styles performed by local pianists, instrumentalists, singers, soloists and ensembles. Each concert has a different convenor and often a theme. Both performers and listeners are welcome.
Concerts start at 7.30 and run for about one and a quarter hours. Supper follows. Subscriptions are: Single $25, Double $40, Visitors: $5 cash per concert, School students are free.
Steady As You Go- Age Concern Programme-65+years
An exercise programme to improve strength & balance, approved by ACC. The Peer Leader of this group is Louise Cooper.
A small group of about 12 people and plenty of room for more. Cost is a $3 Donation to cover the hire of the room.
You are welcome to turn up on the day.
Aziza Bellydance Palmerston North
Tuesdays – Foundation and techniques (suitable for beginners):
6.30pm-7.30pm (For term 1 and 4)
6.00pm-7.00pm (For term 2 and 3)
Fridays – Intermediate to advance/troupe class:
6.00-8.00pm
Click here for Registration Form
Loft Dance Studio
021 022 68 989
Aziza Bellydance is a Palmerston North based dance group focused on performing and exploring fusion/modern oriental and traditional Middle-Eastern dance styles.
Established in 2007, it is committed to creating a fun-filled and empowering dance environment that will connect you with people from all walks of life.
Integrated Hatha Yoga
Monday: 5:30pm – 7pm
Wednesday: 5:30pm-7pm
Evelyn Rawlins Room
Cost: $10.00 per class
027 4784707
Discover the realisation that dedication to the practice of yoga asana and pranayama (breathing) is to connect with our own silent knowledge. The teacher Michael Jones has been a dedicated student and practitioner of Hatha Yoga for over forty years.
He has taught at Square Edge for over thirty years.
Sunday Yoga
Sunday 10am
Evelyn Rawlins Room
Call Judy: 021911003
If you would like an inside/outside work out and maybe want to challenge yourself, come along and join our fun, inclusive group of yogis as we practice together on a Sunday morning.
Call Judy: 021911003 (former owner of the Dharma Room) to discuss or just turn up on the day.