The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce the return of Michael Turner as visual designer and guard caption manager. Michael began his career in the marching arts as a member of the Madison Scouts. Trained in ballet, jazz, and modern dance, Michael was one of the early color guard pioneers to introduce dance and movement to the marching arena.While in Madison, Michael performed with Kanopy Dance Theatre, PresenTense, Children’s Theatre of Madison, Madison Opera, and Ballet Madison. With such a diversified background, Michael developed an artistically strong and original teaching style."The Madison Scouts are blessed to have Michael Turner return to our organization," said Artistic Director James Elvord. "Michael is a pioneer in the activity, having established innovative standards for dance and movement. He is also responsible for building the incredible Scouts color guards of the 80s and then sharing his talents broadly with whole activity."For 18 years, Michael worked with the two-time World Champion Madison Scouts, serving as Color Guard Choreographer and Visual Coordinator. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael served as Dance Master and Choreographer for the six-time World Champion Santa Clara Vanguard. Michael has adjudicated for Winter Guard International (WGI), Bands of America (BOA), and Drum Corps International (DCI), and continues freelance judging for marching bands, drum corps, and color guards throughout the world.