YMCA Creative Arts Programs   

Enroll your teen in this combo course to receive a discount and get both an introduction to Hip Hop Dance and and introduction to devised theater making.

This creative workshop series brings film appreciation and visual art together through hands-on projects. Students will watch and discuss films while exploring composition, character, setting, visual storytelling, and design. Projects may include painting cinematic scenes, creating character portraits and movie posters, building miniature dioramas, designing cardboard props and costumes, and making original artwork inspired by films. 

This introductory Hip Hop dance workshop explores the culture, history, and movement of an art form that has influenced dance around the world. Students will learn foundational choreography, Breakin’ (Breakdancing), tricks, and other movement techniques while building confidence, coordination, and their own sense of style.

This introductory Hip Hop dance workshop explores the culture, history, and movement of an art form that has influenced dance around the world. Students will learn foundational choreography, Breakin’ (Breakdancing), tricks, and other movement techniques while building confidence, coordination, and their own sense of style.

This introductory creative writing and devised theatre workshop uses games, exercises, and collaborative performance to help students think on their feet and create together. Students will build communication, collaboration, confidence, and public-speaking skills while learning the fundamentals of devising and other creative storytelling modalities.

This introductory creative writing and devised theatre workshop uses games, exercises, and collaborative performance to help students think on their feet and create together. Students will build communication, collaboration, confidence, and public-speaking skills while learning the fundamentals of devising and other creative storytelling modalities.