Studio6twenty5

Goddess Heels Dance 💪✨️

STAFF SPOTLIGHT:
Rachel Prescott, Artistic Director & Owner

A native of Destin, Florida, Rachel Prescott began her classical ballet training at age five with Bernadette Clements Sims, founder of Northwest Florida Ballet, placing her earliest formation within the founding line of classical ballet on the Emerald Coast.

She rose through the school to become a company member of Northwest Florida Ballet, dancing under Ballet Mistress Dorothy Daniels Lister, a former member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo who led the Children's Department of the Joffrey Ballet's official school for twenty-five years. Under Miss Dorothy's direction, Rachel performed in The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Giselle, Coppélia, Paquita, Scheherazade, and La Bayadère, among many other classical and contemporary works. Through Lister, her training descends directly from the Ballets Russes tradition that shaped classical dance in the twentieth century.

Admitted to Northwest Florida State College's Collegiate High School, Rachel danced concurrently with the college's dance program under Artistic Director Frances Herron, training with Ulli Dunbar, a former professional dancer with Germany's Frankfurt Ballet.

A notable modeling career with Elite Model Management later carried her to New York City and Los Angeles, where she continued her training at Steps on Broadway, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Westside School of Ballet, and the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center.

Rachel is certified in American Ballet Theatre's National Training Curriculum, Pre-Primary through Level 5. In 2020 she founded studio6twenty5 in Destin and built its program from the ground up: an ABT-curriculum Children's Program for ages 2–12, a large Adult/Open Division, and an Adult Ballet Company, presenting full-length classical repertoire — The Nutcracker, Coppélia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and Snow White — with complete costume wardrobes and sets maintained by the studio. For four consecutive seasons she has self-produced and self-funded The Nutcracker and an annual spring production of rotating classical and original repertoire.

A second-generation steward of the arts in Destin, Rachel is the daughter of architect and ballet dancer Jeffrey Prescott, whose firm, Prescott Architects, designed Northwest Florida Ballet's current home as a pro bono gift to the ballet.

In Rachel, the region's classical lines converge: the founder's line of Bernadette Clements Sims, the Ballets Russes and Joffrey line of Dorothy Daniels Lister, the Frankfurt Ballet line of Ulli Dunbar, and the institutional legacy of Frances Herron — carried forward, daily, at the barre in Destin.

Sleeping Beauty
presented by studio6twenty5
Artistic Director Rachel Prescott

Watch their confidence grow—one class at a time.
Ballet gives young children a special opportunity to practice listening, following directions, taking turns and expressing themselves through movement.
In studio6twenty5’s Pre-Primary classes, children ages 2–5 learn in a nurturing environment that celebrates effort, curiosity and individual progress.

Enrollment is now open for our Children’s Program.
Email [email protected] to inquire.

Is your little one ready for ballet?
studio6twenty5 welcomes children ages 2–5 into a joyful and nurturing introduction to classical dance.
No previous experience is needed. Our Pre-Primary classes are designed especially for young children, with developmentally appropriate movement, imaginative activities and gentle guidance from caring instructors.

Enrollment is now open in Destin, Florida.
Email [email protected] to inquire.

Tiny steps can become the beginning of something beautiful. 🩰
studio6twenty5’s Pre-Primary Ballet classes invite children ages 2–5 to discover music, movement and creative expression in a warm, encouraging environment.
With age-appropriate exercises, imaginative play and gentle classroom structure, dancers begin building coordination, confidence and a joyful relationship with ballet.

Children’s Program enrollment is now open in Destin, Florida.
Email [email protected] to inquire.

Their first ballet class is about so much more than learning steps. 🩰
At studio6twenty5, our Pre-Primary classes introduce children ages 2–5 to movement, music and the joy of dancing in a nurturing, age-appropriate environment.
Give your child a beautiful beginning.

Email [email protected] to inquire
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A somber scene from Snow White

Scene 16 // The Funeral (Snow White’s Glass Coffin)

📸: Savvy Leigh Photo

What can ballet give a child at age 2, 3, 4 or 5?
More than you might expect.
In an age-appropriate ballet class, children practice listening, following directions, taking turns and moving confidently within a group. They develop balance, coordination, musical awareness and the ability to express themselves through movement.
Most importantly, they experience the joy of learning something new in a supportive environment.
studio6twenty5’s Pre-Primary Ballet classes offer young children a gentle and meaningful introduction to the classroom.
Enrollment is now open in Destin, Florida.
Email [email protected] to inquire.