Assistant Student Teaching Staff

Abella

Sparks

Ms. Abella Sparks is a seventeen-year-old graduating senior. She has been performing since the age of five and has proudly been a RISPA company member for nine years. Her companies include Ballet/Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap, Hip Hop, Acting, and Voice. Abella continues to expand her knowledge by taking private voice and dance lessons, as well as attending intensives at both Kennesaw State University and Brenau University. She has performed in the theatrical productions of Frozen Jr. and Elf Jr. at the Louchiey Theatre, and at the Orange Conference in both 2023 and 2024 at the Gas South Arena in front of an audience of more than five thousand. Abella has competed at Star Bound, Stage One, Artist Simply Human, and Access Broadway in both regional and national levels with numerous solos, duets, and group numbers. Throughout her time at RISPA, she has served as a camp counselor and a company captain. Abella plans to attend college and pursue a double major in dance and early childhood education to fulfill her dream of sharing her passion with others.