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Youth Arts & Enrichment

Youth & Family Arts

MSCR offers a wide range of Arts & Enrichment classes to keep your child’s mind and creativity growing!

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Youth and Family Art Classes
Some of our offerings that are available year-round include:

  • Drawing/Painting
  • Enrichment
  • Fiber Arts
  • Music
  • Principles of Art

Each season throughout the year we have a new selection of great classes for your child to experience. See our current guide for listings.

Dance

MSCR offers a variety of dance classes for children age 3 and older. Classes with children who are in Kindergarten to middle school perform in a season ending recital each November.  Please check the current program guide for details. Families are encouraged to attend. Rehearsal is typically on Friday night and the recital is Saturday late morning to mid-afternoon. The show is free!

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Dance Recital

There is no spring dance recital in 2024.

What to Wear for Dance Classes

Class

Shoes

Attire

Pre-Ballet Canvas or leather ballet shoes with elastic strap Comfortable clothing that allows free movement
Ballet Canvas or leather ballet shoes with elastic strap Black leotard, pink tights (skirt optional) Or comfortable black bottoms

& white shirt

Jazz, Poms+ Black or tan jazz shoes Black jazz pants, black leotard or black top
Irish Step Dancing Soft soled shoes (ballet, jazz, character, dress shoes) Comfortable clothing that allows free movement
Scottish Highland Canvas or leather ballet shoes with elastic strap Longer black gym shorts, white t-shirt, knee high socks
Tap Black or tan tap shoes Black jazz pants, black leotard or black top
Hip Hop Black or tan jazz shoes or Clean sneakers Black jazz pants, black leotard or black top (No jeans)
Modern Barefoot Black jazz pants, black leotard or black top (No jeans)
Art Cart

MSCR and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art provide a free mobile Art Cart program every summer. Learn more.

MSCR Mobile Clay

We are excited to announce the new Mobile Clay Program!

The Mobile Clay program is a free, program traveling to several Madison neighborhoods. We are piloting this, new unique program this summer.

Thursday, 6/22, 9am-12pm at Rennebohm Park

Thursday, 6/29, 5-8pm at Penn Park Lake

Thursday, 7/6, 1-4pm at Lake Edge Park

Tuesday, 7/11, 1-4pm at Elver Park

Monday, 7/24, 5-7:30pm at Brittingham Park

Thursday, 8/3, 9am-12pm at Reindahl Park

Friday, 8/4, 9am-12pm at Warner Park Beach

Thursday, 8/10, 1-4pm at Eastmorland Park

Wednesday, 8/16,  5-7:30pm at Meadowood Park

Download Mobile Clay Program Summer 2023 Schedule

Do you have a skill that you’d like to teach?

We are accepting New Course Proposals

MSCR Youth Arts is accepting course proposals for new instructors interested in teaching classes.  If you are interested in proposing a new course, please click on the New Course proposal form below.

New Course Proposal Form   

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