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

Located at the Smiley Building

Season 2026/2027

Registration is now open for our 2026/2027 Season.

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
Class:Teacher:Room Number:Time:
pre-balletMiss Evie24Tue. 3:30 – 4:15 pm 
beganner 1 ballet 6-7Miss Amanda208Thurs. 4:30 -5:30 pm
beganner 2 ballet 8-10Miss Amanda 15Tue. 4:20 -5:20 pm
beganner 3 ballet 9-11Miss Amanda208Mon. 4:30 – 5:30 pm
beganner 3 ballet 9-11Miss Clara208Wed. 3:45 – 4:45 pm 
b contemporary 8- 11Miss Maddy15Mon. 3:15 -4:15 pm
b jazz 8-12Miss Clara15Wed. 5:00 – 6:00 pm
intermediate 4 ballet 12 +Miss Lisa24Tue. 4:15 – 5:30 pm
intermediate 4 ballet w/ pre-pointe 12 +Miss Lisa24Thurs. 4:10 – 5:25 pm 
Intermediate 5/6/7 ballet 11+Miss Sierra24Thurs. 6:45 – 8:00 pm 
intermediate 4/5/6 jazzMiss Lisa24Tue. 5:30 – 6:30 pm
intermediate 4/5/6 contemporary Miss Amanda208Thurs. 5:30 – 6:30 pm 
pointe 5/6Miss Julianna24Mon. 3:15 – 4:15 pm
intermediate modern 4/5/6Miss Maddy24Mon. 4:15 – 5:15 pm
intermediate/advanced balletMix24Sat. 9:00 -10:30 am
advanced 7/8 ballet w/pointeMiss Julianna24Tue. 6:30 – 8:15 pm
advanced 6/7/8 ballet techniqueMiss Julianna24Weds. 4:30 – 6:00 pm
advanced 6/7/8 ballet w/pointeMiss Julianna24Fri 4:15 – 5:15 pm
advanced 7/8 contemporary Miss Julianna208Fri. 5:15 – 6:15 pm
advanced 7/8 contemporary Miss Julianna24Weds. 7:00 – 8:15 pm 
advanced 7/8 variations studiesMiss Julianna24Weds. 6:00 – 6:45 pm 
advanced Neo classical W pointeMiss Julianna24Mon. 6:45 – 8:00pm 
advanced JazzMiss Amanda208Mon. 5:30 – 6:30 pm 
advanced modern Miss Clara208Tues. 5:30 – 6:30 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

Sierra Cocherell

Lisa Shaw

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.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DadDLIiuMtp/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaEobOps2tI/ Le Talisman Friday! Take time to rest, have fun, and ice. See you next week, dancers for week 2. All Durango ballet dancers, please join us for a special masterclass. Brianna Patrick will be here on Saturday, June 13, to teach an intermediate-advanced ballet class. The registration link is in the bio. Thank you @under.one.moon.2026 for a beautiful afternoon. #supportartists Congratulations on an incredible show, dancers. Thank you @firgunfilms for the 📷 YAGP 2026, outstanding work, dancers I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

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