Prickly Pear Dance

Prickly Pear Dance

  • Prickly Pear Dance

Classes

We teach ballet, contemporary, and jazz techniques. Our studio strongly focuses on developing a solid foundation in classical ballet technique. Our schedule offers classes for beginners through advanced. We have intermediate and advanced ballet Monday-Saturday.

Classes

Registration opens on March 25, 2026

Registration

Our SI is for ages 12 and older, with over a year of en pointe experience. It is designed to be a two-week program costing $1,000.00. If you can only do one week, the fee is $575.00.

Our summer intensive in include ballet, pointe, modern, and contemporary classes daily. 

Our Jr. SI is for dancers 9 +, no pointe experience necessary. It is a one- to two-week program and costs $650.00 for two weeks and $350.00 for one week. Registration opens March 30, 2026.

Jr. SI in include ballet, prepointe, and contemporary classes daily. 

Januay 5 – May 1, 2026

Registration

Located at the Smiley Building

Season 2025/2026

Our spring session is now closed. We will be taking new registrations for our 2026/2027 Season early July.

Our studio operates on an audition-only basis for intermediate and upper levels. If you are interested in scheduling an audition, please email us. pricklypeardance@gmail.com

Our LevELs
pb 4 – 7 year-oldsThursday 3:30 – 4:15 pm 
b1 ballet 6 – 9 year-oldsTue 4:00 – 5:00 pm
b2 ballet 8 – 10 year-oldsWed. 3:45 – 4:45 pm
b3/4 ballet 10 – 12+ year-oldsWed. 4:15 -5:15 pm
b3 ballet 9 – 12+ year-oldsMon. 3:30 – 4:30 pm
pre-pointe 10+ Mon. 4:30 – 5:00 pm
b contemporary 8 – 11 year-oldsThur. 4:00 – 5:00 pm
b jazz 7 – 12 year-oldsWed. 5:15 – 6:15 pm
i1ballet 11 +Tue. 4:10 – 5:20 pm
i1ballet 11 +Thur. 4:15 – 5:15 pm
i2 ballet 12+Thur. 5:45 – 7:00 pm
i contemporary 12+Thur. 7:00 – 8:00p m
b pointe 11+Thur. 5:15 – 5:45 pm
i pointeWed. 6:30 – 7:00 pm
ia balletSaturday 9:00 – 10:30 am
ia jazz 12 +Tues. 5:30 – 6:30pm
PPD-BYC (Ballet Youth Company)Thur. 7:00 – 8:00 pm
PPD-BYCFriday. 4:15 – 6:15 am
PPD-BYCSat. 10:30 – 11:30 pm
YAGPMon 3:00 – 5:00 pm 
a1 balletMon. 5:00 – 6:30 pm
a1 balletWed. 5:15 – 6:30 pm
a2 ballet w/pointeTues. 6:30 – 8:00 pm
a contemporary Wed. 7:00 – 8:00 pm 
a pointeMon 6:30 – 7:00 pm
a contemporary balletMon. 7:00 – 8:00 pm 

Prices:

Private Classes- 1 hour $120.00 

Semi-Private Classes- 1 hour $80.00

Drop in 1 Hour $26.00

Classes- 1 hour $23.00

RegistraTion

Teachers

Julianna Zastrocky

Amanda McKovich

Madisyn Genender

Abby Kerr

Image by Amanda Tipton Photography | FB- Amanda Tipton-Photographer | IG – @amandatiptonphotography

Lucinda Zastrocky

Guest Teacher

We have two locations: our central location is at The Smiley Building, in the three Move Studios, and The Treehouse off Junction Street in Durango, CO.

Registration starts today March 25, 2026, link in bio Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance Classes for Ages 7 - 9 This class is for our youngest dancers, ages 4-6, offering a fun introduction to ballet and jazz fundamentals. Through creative movement and ballet stories. Registration opens on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, link in bio YAGP 2026, outstanding work, dancers I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself. Summer at PPD June 1 - 26 Once upon a time. Creating art with movement- choreography Happy Holidays! From Prickly Pear Dance 🎄❤️

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power. It is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.

— Agnes De Mille