Arts Education

Blacksburg Contra Dance brings contra dance, as well as other types of dance, to Blacksburg.

Blacksburg Square Dance generally teaches dance classes the first Saturday of the month. No partner is necessary and all dances are taught.

Performing arts studio that offers technical dance training to children and adults.

Phone: 540-961-6666

Curriculum based children’s dance studio.

Phone: 540-200-8573

Group of musicians offering lessons for multiple instruments.

Phone: 540-552-7448

Montgomery Co. JAM was begun in 2018 by a group of community leaders from Montgomery Co. Tourism, Montgomery Co. Museum, Ignite College, and local musicians and parents. It is held after school on Thursday afternoons at Christiansburg Elementary School, and is available for children in grades 4-8. The program teaches fiddle, clawhammer banjo, guitar and offers a variety of enrichment activities, as well.

Phone: 276-773-0573

New River Irish Dance offers traditional Irish dancing lessons to both children and adults of various ages to the New River Valley and its surrounding areas.​

Phone: 703-407-0136

New River Valley Regional Theatre is a non-profit organization that provides professional and quality live performances to the surrounding area.

The Renaissance Music Academy of Virginia is the oldest, largest, and most established non-profit community music school in southwest Virginia.

Phone: 540-552-1383

Welcome to The Music School of The Performing Arts Institute of Virginia, Blacksburg’s premier non-profit community music school dedicated to enriching lives through excellence with world-class professional instruction for all ages and levels of ability.

Our experienced, dedicated, passionate and friendly Artist Faculty work with students in a nurturing environment enabling students to recognize, develop and achieve their goals while fostering a lifelong love and respect for music, while enhancing the cultural development and quality of life in our region.

Phone: 540-449-4851 Email: paivamusic@gmail.com