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The review:

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Prima Princessa

What little girl doesn't dream of becoming a ballerina? I know I always used to have fun dressing up in tutus and twirling around the room.

Prima Princessa is a DVD that shows real life ballet, along with demonstrations of some basic steps by kids. They then encourage the viewers to get up and try those steps too. It gets them off the couch and dancing around the room.

My daughter had a lot of fun spinning and jumping around the room. If you want to check out the video of her doing this, or if you want to win a copy of the DVD for your family, come on over to Sweet 'n' Sassy Girls!

http://www.playdatepicks.com/2009/04/prima-princessa.html

A Piece of Me

Thanks for the fabulouse review! We love your blog! There is nothing like a mom's opinion!

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The review:

Monday, April 20, 2009

Prima Princessa Review & Giveaway

When moms Stephanie Troeller and Mary Kate Mellow ventured on a quest to find a kid-friendly ballet DVD. They had no idea that their venture would lead them to create their own. A year later Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake was brought to life.

Prima Princessa features the Pairs Opera Ballet performing Swan Lake. The story is helpfully narrated by Prima Princessa, who happens to be an adorable cartoon ballerina. And between acts, live action demos of ballet steps, demonstrated by kids from the New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet, take place along with equally adorable pre-schoolers who dance around dressed up in tutus.


While Princess P is still a little young to set and watch an entire DVD. She actually enjoys bits and pieces of Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake. She loved to watch the little girls twirling on the TV screen. And even at one point, she crawled to the screen and tried to touch them. She smiled when the music drastically changed and was intrigued by the demonstrations. I can't wait until she gets old enough to sit through the whole thing and join in. Until then, I will just have to watch it for her and enjoy the ballet myself. (Which totally makes me want to go to the ballet!)

Stephanie and Mary Kate are hard at work planning new DVD's for the Prima Princessa Presents Collection based on classical ballets. The pair may even explore other types of dance.
"As moms we feel strongly about creating programming which is not only entertaining but also culturally enriching,”says Mellow.

http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/04/prima-princessa-review-giveaway.html

She's a Dori-ble

Thanks for your great review! We really appreciate it and have been getting tons of traffic from your site. Mom word of mouth is a powerful thing! And Dori is totally adorable!

Stephanie and Mary Kate - the mom entrepreneurs behind Prima Princessa

Here is the review from April 6, 2009:

Monday, April 06, 2009

Prima Princessa Ballet DVD: Review & Giveaway CLOSED

 Do you have a little ballerina in your house? Are tutus & pliés part of your daily routine? Then you will love Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake! Created by 2 stay at home moms, this video is targeted toward budding young ballerinas. The 4o minute DVD features a fun cartoon ballerina named Princess Princessa. Princess Princessa guides viewers through a performance of Swan Lake, which is performed by the world famous Paris Opera ballet. Dori started go get restless after a few minutes of the ballet, but her attention was renewed with the intermission. Between acts of the ballet, the video cuts to tutu-clad preschoolers dancing about outside. She was mesmerized and wanted to get up and dance around herself. I liked how it got her out of the chair and dancing around. They also teach about the basics of ballet. Dori isn't ready to learn the positions yet, but she did enjoy dancing around. I think I need to get her a pretty pink tutu so she can pretend she's in the video. So the younger ones can enjoy the dancing and Princess Princessa flitting around and the older kids can learn about the story of Swan Lake. I would say this is ideal for 3-8 years, although some older or younger might enjoy it. Princess Princessa presents Swan Lake can be purchased at Amazon.com.

http://dori-love.blogspot.com/

The Mom Buzz

The Mom Buzz is a grea place to go for cool info for hip moms. We are excited about the review from April 15, 2009 they did of our show.

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The review:

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Prima Princessa DVD: Contest

As a godmother to two little girls, I definitely keep an eye out for items they would LOVE. And the DVD Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake is a wonderful example. I watched it with my boys first and was amazed as they danced along with the girls on tv. But that's what the DVD wants you to do! Appreciate and enjoy dancing, ballet specifically. But although I watched it first with the boys, judging from their reaction it's going to be a huge hit with my niece/goddaughter!

You see, the DVD mixes professional ballet performed by the Paris Opera Ballet with young dancers from the School of American Ballet, along with preschool girls dancing and dressing up in fun tutus!

The idea behind the DVD is that a fairy cartoon princess, Prima Princessa, brings the Paris Opera Ballet to life before their eyes. They are performing Swan Lake and Prima Princessa explains the story to the girls, which I found super helpful! Then they would break to the School of American Ballet students showing examples of different dance moves. Then the little preschoolers would do their own versions of the dance move. Not perfect - but a lot of fun. The DVD also draws in imagery of swans, toys and more that help illustrate the story and dance.

When I popped in the 40-minute DVD, at my 2 year old's request, I never imagined that he and his brother would be twirling in circles like the dancers. So imagine how excited a little preschool girl, complete with tutu, would be to watch the performances, fairy and other little girls her age!

It's no wonder Prima Princessa is ranked #1 for Children's Ballet DVDs on Amazon.com!

WIN WIN WIN

Win a copy of Prima Princessa for your own little princess! To enter, visit Prima Princessa and watch a clip from the video. Leave a comments with your thoughts!

 

http://www.themombuzz.com/2009/04/prima-princessa-dvd-contest.html

Moments Maisie

We are happy that you won too and thanks for posting our DVD cover photo on your blog this past April 13, 2009. I'm glad your daughter loves the show. Keep and eye out for our next one coming out for the holiday, "Prima Princessa Presents Nutcracker"!

 

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Now how cool is this? Diana over at She's a-DORI-ble held a giveaway contest for a DVD, Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake and I entered because Maisie just LOVED watching the video clip and couldn't wait to see more. Guess what, we won!! Thank you Diana for having such a great giveaway and we're so excited to have won and can't wait to watch the DVD.

 

 

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Grasping for Objectivity in my Subjective Life

We are very excited about this new review  on April 9, 2009 from Grasping for Objectivity in my Subjective Life!

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Check it out:

A Giveaway for Little Girls: A Ballet DVD!!

The Prima Princessa DVD is a dream come true for little girls!!

Dancing. . . dressing up. . .music. . .pretty princesses. . .and a cartoon ballerina bringing it all together!!

Ali and I reviewed this DVD today, and she LOVED it - she excitedly told me over and over, "They're Dancing, Mommy!!! They're holding hands, Mommy!!".

Although I knew she would like it, I had low expectations of being entertained myself, as we all know that children's DVD's can sometimes be. . . what's a nice word. . .inane.

However, it was quite interesting - they did a great job of being entertaining to kids without being silly. It had real clips of a "Swan Lake" performance by the Paris Opera Ballet, and they explained the storyline throughout. The performance is interspersed among clips of children taking ballet lessons and little girls having fun in tutus. It is really great, and a complete hit for little girls who love ballet, princesses, dressing up, or music!

I have a copy to give away - all you need to do to enter is comment on this post. You can have a second entry if you are a follower OR a subscriber, and a third entry if you are a Twitter follower - be sure and leave the entries as separate comments!

This contest will be open until April 20th, and the winner will be announced on April 21st. Please be sure to leave an email address to contact you if I don't have it!

Ali ADORES her copy, and I'm sure your little girl would love one as well!! Good luck!

http://www.graspingforobjectivity.com/2009/04/giveaway-for-little-girls-ballet-dvd.html

From Melissa's Desk

Thanks Melissa for the wonderful review! We love all your great advice! Check out this great site Melissa blogs about - The Emancipation Network which works to stop slavery around the world

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The review from April 7, 2009:

Prima Princessa DVD Review & Giveaway

Do you have a little princess ballerina in your house? Then you are going to love this fabulous kids ballet DVD!

Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake was created by Mary Kate Mellow and Stephanie Troeller as a way to inspire and stimulate young minds as they learn about classical ballet in a fun, hip way!

In this one-of-a-kind DVD the animated fairy ballerina, Prima Princessa, magically transports a group of pre-school girls to see the ballet Swan Lake, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet. Prima Princessa delightfully narrates the story of Swan Lake to the girls. In between each act, the children return home, dress up in fun pretty tutus, and learn a simple ballet step. Each step is playfully shown mixed into a colorful montage of toys, animals, children and young dancers from the School of American Ballet.

Check out a clip of Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njUjG2HQgyE

Buy your copy of Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake at Amazon.com.

My Thoughts:

This is certainly no ordinary children's video! Prima Princessa is educational and classy! It's like bringing a live ballet into your home and the perfect way to introduce young children to the art of ballet. I love that Prima Princessa narrates each act so that children know exactly what's happening. I have to admit that I am in love with this DVD! From the sweet little girls playing in pink tutus to the fabulous music by Peter Tchaikovsky - ever little bit of this DVD is entertaining to the fullest! Even my 13 year old daughter was entranced by the live performances. You can really tell that Mary Kate and Stephanie put a great deal of time and thought into this awesome product and I heartily recommend that everyone experience it!

http://www.frommelissasdesk.com/2009/04/prima-princessa-dvd-review-giveaway.html

Do you have a little princess ballerina in your house? Then you are going to love this fabulous kids ballet DVD!

Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake was created by Mary Kate Mellow and Stephanie Troeller as a way to inspire and stimulate young minds as they learn about classical ballet in a fun, hip way!

In this one-of-a-kind DVD the animated fairy ballerina, Prima Princessa, magically transports a group of pre-school girls to see the ballet Swan Lake, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet. Prima Princessa delightfully narrates the story of Swan Lake to the girls. In between each act, the children return home, dress up in fun pretty tutus, and learn a simple ballet step. Each step is playfully shown mixed into a colorful montage of toys, animals, children and young dancers from the School of American Ballet.

Check out a clip of Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njUjG2HQgyE

Buy your copy of Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake at Amazon.com.

My Thoughts:

This is certainly no ordinary children's video! Prima Princessa is educational and classy! It's like bringing a live ballet into your home and the perfect way to introduce young children to the art of ballet. I love that Prima Princessa narrates each act so that children know exactly what's happening. I have to admit that I am in love with this DVD! From the sweet little girls playing in pink tutus to the fabulous music by Peter Tchaikovsky - ever little bit of this DVD is entertaining to the fullest! Even my 13 year old daughter was entranced by the live performances. You can really tell that Mary Kate and Stephanie put a great deal of time and thought into this awesome product and I heartily recommend that everyone experience it!

This Side Of Eternity

Check out this great site by a home-schooling mom! Many thanks to her for squeezing our review into one of her busy days.

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Here is the review from April 9, 2009:

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Review & Giveaway:

Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake

I have yet to meet a little girl who did not have dreams and aspirations of becoming a Prima Ballerina some day.

My nice is both a ballerina hopeful and a card carrying Princess. So I knew as soon as I saw this DVD that she would be a perfect match for it. She hadn't even opened it before she was twirling around the room showing me her moves.

This 40 minute childrens ballet DVD was created by two moms who saw the lack of quality ballet DVD's for their little ballerinas. So they decided to fill that gap. This has been ranked the #1 ballet DVD by Amazon where you can purchase it.

The video uses the ballet Swan Lake to teach children the basic ballet steps. The animated character keeps their attention and makes this a fun ballet learning tool. Your little ballerina, no matter what level they are at, will have fun learning with the other ballerinas from The School of American Ballet. You can view a clip of the video here. You can also print out your own Prima Princesa coloring book.

I am giving away a copy of this DVD to one lucky reader to share with the ballerina in their life.

Just fill in the form below. This giveaway will end on April 16th, and is only open to readers in the US.

http://www.frommelissasdesk.com/2009/04/prima-princessa-dvd-review-giveaway.html

Don't Blink - They Grow Up Way Too Fast

   Thanks to Don't Blinkfor the great review.Check out this site written by a super hip homeschooling mom.

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Here's the review  from April 6, 2009 below: 

My house is clean....and no I did not pack up all the kids and take them to the park. Then have a maid come and clean the house for me. I wish! I cleaned with all the kids home. How? I sat them in front of the t.v. watching Prima Princessa.
And no I do not feel guilty because this video rocks!
The kids all learned something new and had fun doing it! over and over again!

I am very fortunate to have been able to do a review for an awesome DVD made entirely by two stay at home moms.
And YOU are very fortunate because the creators of Prima Princessa are generously offering a DVD to one of my readers!!!

If you have a daughter, chances are she likes ballet. Or like mine just loves to get all dressed up in a tutu and dance around all over the house.
Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake is a wonderful DVD for young and old, or anyone aspiring to be a princess or fairy ballerina.
Your child will learn about the theater and see a real ballet and be introduced to the basic ballet moves along with learning a little more about this wonderful dance form.

Faith my 7 year old has been enrolled in ballet classes and has learned more from watching this DVD than all the money I've spent on lessons.

If your daughter is currently taking dance this video just adds to it. It's great practice. Your little princess will play this over and over. It is very educational but not boring! I loved the fact that the filmmakers did an awesome job of shortening the ballet just enough to keep the interest of the children. The story of Swan Lake is narrated by Prima Princessa, a fun cartoon ballerina. In between acts are live action demos of ballet steps demonstrated by kids from New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet, mixed with contagiously adorable pre-schoolers dancing in tutus. This will be sure to get your little ones up and dancing.

In between scrubbing toilets I heard giggles and enjoyed watching my daughters twirl around the living room.

Even my son Landen age 3 was twirling around the living room, minus the tutu of course!
My son Austin age 9 actually was watching it although he won't admit to it. He enjoyed the nature parts. It isn't just your normal girly movie. It inspires and stimulates young minds. This enchanting approach to learning about classical ballet through nature, toys, music and laughter will mesmerize children and parents alike. For example it will tell the kids what pirouette is and have the spelling below. Then tell you what pirouette means in french. The movie then shows ballerinas demonstrating the moves. All of my kids had fun watching it even the boys shhh...but don't tell them I told you.

Children will love this wonderful dance DVD. This DVD makes a great gift for little girls and maybe some little boys too !

Did I mention this video is ranked #1 on amazon.com for best children's ballet DVD! I'm telling you these mom's know what there doing..why, because they are mom's of many and know what kids like first hand.

So if you would like to win a FREE copy for the little princess in your life here's your chance.....

Just visit the website then leave me a comment about the special girl that you would love to have a copy of this for and you are entered!!


Easy as that!

Diana Rambles

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and Passover! Spring is finally here! It's been a long, cold winter in NJ.

Another review has just been posted from Diana Rambles, and we are very excited about it. Diana's site is super creative. I encourage you to check out her fun and lively site. She does website design too!

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Review:

Monday, April 6, 2009

Prima Princessa Ballet DVD: Review & Giveaway

Do you have a little ballerina in your house? Are tutus & pliés part of your daily routine? Then you will love Prima Princessa presents Swan Lake! Created by 2 stay at home moms, this video is targeted toward budding young ballerinas. The 4o minute DVD features a fun cartoon ballerina named Princess Princessa. Princess Princessa guides viewers through a performance of Swan Lake, which is performed by the world famous Paris Opera ballet. My 3 yr old started go get restless after a few minutes of the ballet, but her attention was renewed with the intermission. Between acts of the ballet, the video cuts to tutu-clad preschoolers dancing about outside. My daughter was mesmerized and wanted to get up and dance around herself. I liked how it got her out of the chair and dancing around. They also teach about the basics of ballet. My daughter isn't ready to learn the positions yet, but she did enjoy dancing around. I think I need to get her a pretty pink tutu so she can pretend she's in the video. So the younger ones can enjoy the dancing and Princess Princessa flitting around and the older kids can learn about the story of Swan Lake. I would say this is ideal for 3-8 years, although some older or younger might enjoy it. Princess Princessa presents Swan Lake can be purchased at Amazon.com.

 

Prima Princessa Productions is offering a copy of Prima Princess presents Swan Lake to one lucky reader of Diana Rambles. This giveaway goes through 11:59pm CST on Sunday, April 12. This is open to US addresses only. The winner will be drawn by hand and be posted on Monday, April 13. I will notify the winner and they will have 48 hours to claim their prize. Increase your chances of winning by entering another giveaway for this DVD at Sited & Blogged. **MAKE sure you leave a separate comment for each entry. Each comment is numbered and a winner will be chosen based on comment number.**

 

http://www.dianarambles.com/2009/04/prima-princessa-ballet-dvd-review.html