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Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake

January 27, 2009 · Jessica

As a little girl, I can remember prancing around the house like a ballerina or pretending to ice skate on the frozen puddle in front of my house. My best friend and I always wanted to be ballerinas, but never had the discipline. Neither of us ever lost of our love of ballet, so when I was given the opportunity to review the “Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake” DVD, I was thrilled. Once it arrived in the mail, I called up my friend and we curled up on the couch to watch it together and tried out some of the moves for ourselves.

“Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake” was produced by two stay-at-home moms, Stephanie Troeller and Mary-Kate Mellow, who were inspired by their children’s love of dance and their desire to see higher quality, culturally enriching programming for young children. And a fine job they did when putting together this fabulous DVD. Prima Princessa, an animated fairy ballerina, transports the group of little ballerinas to see the Paris Opera Ballet perform select segments of Swan Lake. The DVD is split into four acts and between those acts, your princesses are returned home to learn simple ballet steps through a colorful montage of toys, animals, children and young dancers from the School of American Ballet.

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On Pointe

January 27, 2009; 5:16 am by UrbanBaby

You can’t get your kid out of her tutu, but hey, maybe you’ve got the next prima ballerina on your hands.

Indulge her dance mania with Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake, a sweet and age-appropriate new ballet DVD for ages 3 to 6. The 40-minute DVD features dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet performing select segments of the classic Swan Lake. In between acts, steps like pirouettes are reinforced through fun dance montages of young students from NYC’s School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center, little girls in tutus, and even toys and animals. The entire enchanting experience is hosted by Prima Princessa, an animated fairy ballerina.

Now, back to the barre.

Available at primaprincessa.com.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

The Arts: Dance Training at Any Age with Prima Princessa

Having fond memories of my own years as a "ballerina," I couldn't wait to get my own little girl in a tutu. Coincidentally, the same week that the Prima Princessa DVD arrived, my daughter received a tutu as a gift from a family member, and so naturally we put both on together to prepare for her first ballet lesson. Created by moms and combining the Paris Opera Ballet and Students from School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center, the Prima Princessa DVD is a must for any ballerina in training. My daughter's favorite part was watching the girls pirouette, and mine was watching her attempt to do the same. She was prepared for her first Mommy & Me dance class, and was the Prima Ballerina after practicing up with Prima Princessa!

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Monday, January 5 2009

Prima Princessa Ballet DVD

You've got to love a DVD that gets your kids up and moving. Fitness is for everyone in the family! I was thrilled to test out the Prima Princessa DVD while on holiday. We didn't bring many toys and sometimes I was required to be inside with my older daughter while the baby napped. So I popped in this DVD to see if my ballet-mad 3 y.o. would dig it. And dig it she did. In fact it was such a hit, I now have most of the choreography to Swam Lake down pat.

Here's how it works. The video begins with a group on young girls (2-6) frolicking in ballet tutus. Then an imaginary ballet fairy appears to explain a bit about what will happen next. Then we segue into clips of the Paris Opera Ballet dancing Swan Lake. It's split in four acts. In between each act, there is more frolicking and a brief ballet tutorial done by students from the School of American Ballet.

My daughter loved each bit: the complete novices in cute dresses, the 'tween students and the glorious adult prima ballerinas in their Swan Lake finery. We cleared the furniture and let her practice all the moves. It was a wonderful way to keep her active and engaged. She excelled at the grande battement, yet the pirouette had her slipping and sliding in fits of giggles. After falling again: "Maybe when I'm big, like 4, I'll be able to do this." You bet. It'll be fun to keep trying.

 

Thanks from the winner of our Prima Princessa Holiday Giveaway

The winner of our Prima Princessa Holiday Giveaway sent us such a lovely note I just had to share it with everyone.

"My daughter absolutlely loves her Prima Princessa pack. She wants to watch it every day after school. She loves wearing her tutu and wings.  Not only is she having fun, she is learning and exercising.  Thank you so much and Have a Merry Christmas!"

G.