All our shows are created especially for New Zealand primary and intermediate schools. They are graded as most suitable for junior or senior syndicates, or can be performed by the whole school.

They are movement based and include choreographed dance videos. Our shows are all-Kiwi and NZ curriculum-friendly, with easy Māori language, culture and history interwoven throughout.

Hī Hā is a collaboration between kids' dance teacher/choreographer Lleuarne Panoho and children's author Sally Sutton.

Purchasing a school production gives you access to fully choreographed dance videos tailored to your show, a pdf copy of the script and instructions and/or videos for simple costume ideas.

Not just our dances, but our scripts too are designed to get tamariki moving. This may be anything from physical action in the script, to action-based rhymes, to StoryDances.

Some of our productions have pre-recorded audio where kids move freely to the story. This technique is especially good for engaging younger tamariki and allows for a more detailed script, while cutting down on rehearsal time and line-learning. It's also great fun!

As our shows are movement-based, singing is not usually required. However, some of the songs are easy to sing along to if desired. We’ve provided the lyrics for the songs that are available. Some songs also have options for songs and/or your own kapa haka item.

Just click on each production on our home page.

Please contact us to discuss which show would work best for you - we're happy to help!

No, schools should hold the standard One Music School's Licence. Most schools ready have this.

Songs can be streamed directly from our website - however, to avoid any internet connection issues, we highly recommend downloading the songs on Spotify or similar (just search the song title or artist).

Absolutely! We have discounts for small/rural schools. Please contact us with roll numbers.

Yes. Our plays consist of dance groups plus main characters. Numbers within dance groups can be scaled up or down, or groups can be combined as desired. For details on main characters, see demos on our Productions page.

No. Costumes are easy, there are minimal props and no fancy backdrops are required. You can make your show as simple or elaborate as you wish!

Run times vary from show to show and depend on cast size, staging etc. Most should be around an hour - some a little shorter, some a little longer.

It depends entirely on you! Some schools begin a year in advance for a highly polished show; others rehearse and perform within the same term. The more your practise, the better you'll be!

We will contact you with your password. For school productions, click on the name of your production under 'Productions' on the menu bar. You will be directed to a 'Guest Area'. Enter the password for your production. For Assembly Items, you will be sent an email with password.

Access to your production is valid for one year after purchase. If you would like to do the same production in a different year, we ask that you re-purchase. Assess to Assembly Items is valid for six months.

Please contact Sally: sally@hiha.co.nz. We would love to hear from you!