Dance Classes in Santa Fe
Our ballet classes and children's dance programs, including creative dance, are designed to nurture joy, artistry, and self-expression in every child.
About Move Santa Fe
About Us
MOVE Santa Fe— Move with Ms. Victoria is a vibrant creative dance and ballet program for children in Santa Fe. Founded by professional dancer and teaching artist Victoria Pardo, Move Santa Fe offers joyful, imaginative, and high-quality ballet classes and children's dance programs for young movers of all backgrounds and abilities.
Classes are currently held at the Railyard Performance Center, a lively space for the arts in the heart of the city. Whether your child is new to dance or looking to deepen their relationship with movement, our creative dance classes are designed to foster confidence, ignite imagination, and cultivate a standard of artistic excellence that supports a joyful, lifelong connection to the art form.
MEET VICTORIA
Based in both New York City and Santa Fe, Victoria Pardo is a dedicated dance educator and professional artist committed to inspiring young dancers through imaginative, high-quality ballet classes and children's dance programs. She received her formal ballet education at ABT's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and the Gelsey Kirkland Academy.
Victoria has performed in works by Susan Jones, Olga Dvorovenko, Gavriel Spitzer, Era Jouravlev, Margot Sappington, and Orlando Molina, and has danced with companies including Joffrey Ballet, Staibdance, Ballet Ensemble of Texas, and InsightDance.
She currently teaches ballet classes with New York City Ballet and has over a decade of experience working with dancers of all ages and abilities. Victoria previously served as Student Company Director for Student Company I & II at the Mark Morris Dance Group, where she led young dancers in performance, rehearsal, and mentorship.
Outside of the studio, she works part-time with Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)—the world’s largest student ballet competition—helping connect over 12,000 dancers each year with meaningful opportunities in training, performance, and creative dance.
Support Our Cause
Why Your Support Matters
MOVE Santa Fe is a community-based dance program, offering Creative Dance and Ballet Fundamentals classes for children in partnership with welcoming spaces like the Railyard Performance Center. Our classes bring movement, imagination, and connection to young dancers across Santa Fe—and with your support, we’re excited to expand our programming by Spring 2026.
Your generosity helps cover:
- Studio rental fees
- Scholarships for families
- Dance props and classroom materials
- Outreach to new neighborhoods and partner organizations
- Administrative support for sustainable growth
- Fair wages for guest instructors and collaborators
Honoring the artistic excellence and rich legacy of ballet while embracing openness, we are dedicated to cultivating a space where movement empowers and brings joy—where every young dancer is empowered to express their unique artistry with freedom and joy.
Thank you for helping us move this vision forward—one dancer, one class, one meaningful gift at a time.
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