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Del.icio.usPrima Princessa Presents Swan Lake was created by two moms who love to have fun and want young girls to dream. Their DVD inspires and stimulates young minds by challenging them to learn about classical ballet through music, laughter and nature. Two of our reviewers were recently offered the opportunity to view their DVD with their daughters. Read below to find out what they thought.
We received the Prima Princessa DVD for our little ballerina to review. I have an 8 year old daughter who currently takes ballet, and her 4 year old little sister is fascinated with all things ballet and tutus. She can’t wait to take ballet for herself, but classes around here classes don’t start until age 5. This DVD is absolutely wonderful for her!
Prima Princessa is a tiny animated fairy ballerina who magically shows a group of little girls the ballet Swan Lake, as performed by the Paris Opera Ballet. She shows the girls one act of the ballet and explains what is happening in the story during the show. After each act the little girls learn a dance step and then spend a few minutes practicing. Then, the next act is shown with more ballet steps and it continues like this throughout the whole story. I have to admit that all I knew of the story of Swan Lake came from the Barbie so I even learned something. My daughter had a great time learning the steps and she loves to watch the grown-up dancers perform. It is now on our list of standard birthday presents for preschool girls.
by Mary
This is my first review for Props and Pans and the let me start by saying I hate ballet. However, what I love are happy kids and from everything I could see, the Prima Princessa DVD makes for some very happy little girls. I had 4 young girls watch the DVD, ranging from 18 months to 9 years old and they were each totally mesmerized for the entire 40 minutes. One little girl borrowed the DVD for a week and I’m told she watched it 9 times!
Intermingled with scenes of Swan Lake performed by the Paris Opera Ballet are scenes featuring young students from the School of American Ballet. These students demonstrate very simple ballet moves and to cut to scenes of toddlers in the yard prancing and practicing their own pirouettes and jetes. Throw in some random scences of toys performing their ballet moves and you have fascinating 40 minutes of entertainment for your young ballerina. Although a bit pricey at $19.99, you have to weigh the price against everything a busy mom can get done during the 40 minutes of peace. Then, the price seems quite reasonable.
by Perri
Props & Pans is giving one lucky reader their own copy of the Prima Princessa DVD. It can be purchased on Amazon and would make a great gift. To win you must visit the Prima Princessa site and watch the video clip. Leave a comment here stating why you think your child (or any child) would be intrigued by this DVD. Enter by Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
You do not need a blog to enter, just leave us your e-mail address so that we may contact you. As always, it is Props & Pans policy NOT to distribute any information you give us (including your e-mail). Thanks for entering!
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hi i have seen the dvd and well my child loves the music and well i think older childern will love both the music and danceing any ways please enter me in to your contest thanks jennifer b jenny9675309(at)y*h**(dot)com
Because she is my Prima Princessa!!
I myself would love to see it because who doesn’t love Swan Lake. I’m pointing my toes as I write this. lol Thanks.
my granddaughter loves anything that is a Princess theme…and she would love this dvd
I think this dvd would appeal to all little girls, because what girl doesn’t want to be a princess, or think she already is one.
My youngest granddaughter is our Princess. I would love to watch this DVD with her. She is the type that will want to watch it over and over again.
My little one is a princess and loves anything to do with princesses.
Every young girl wants to be a princess!
My little one would love the music and costumes. I like that they are keeping ballet in the lime light for the next generation to appreciate!
Thanks,
Marissa
We love dancing and ballet because it reminds us of the classes we enjoyed that are now over!
It is a great gift for our friends who love dancing.
I would love to give this to my niece for her fifth birthday
Would love to win this for my little girl, she loves to dance with her big sister!
Hi, I have read only good things about this DVD. I love the group of little girls in the video and their enjoyment of it. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks very much, Cindi
I have 3 little girls, ages 19 mo, 5 yrs and 6 yrs. The 5 yr old was born to be a ballerina…she adores all things sparkley, bouncy, flouncy, pink, purple and girly. She has rhythm, style and panache…perfect for enjoying this DVD! She delights in watching the big ballerinas when we are at a ballet and says she wants to be just like them then interacts oh so well with fun, upbeat and musical DVD’s like this. Thanks for sharing!!
My daughter loves ANYTHING princess
This would be great! My 7 year old daughter loves to dance.
my oldest (5) loves ballet, we went to the nutcracker and she would not even leave during intermission for fear that she would miss anything
the music to this is great
All my kids love music and dancing. My 4 year old little girl loves ballet even more!
It has the whimsy of a book, whilst showing would-be prima ballerinas how to achieve. The educational component of learning the steps, etc. is done in a clear and concise manner. All the while the kids (As I am sure there are a few principal male dancers in the making out there) are having fun!
My daughter would love this. She had to quit her ballet class because it was at a bad time for her, when she should be napping…
Eryn loves ANYTHING that is “princess.”
This sounds very fun for my niece.
My daughter wants to be a ballerina.
don’t all little girls want to be princesses?
I have two little girls who love anything Princess and Ballerina. They would love this for sure!
My niece just started taking Ballet, she would be FASCINATED by this movie!
always up for a princess story
The fun music and cartoon ballerina, plus the real ballet/instruction/child audience combination is a lot of fun! This would grab any little ballerina’s attention, and we’d love to have this DVD in our house! Thanks for the chance to win it.
Hi, I have read only good things about this DVD.
My daughter, who is a ballerina
I think my two year old grandaughter would love this because of all the adorable little girls trying the dance steps. She would probably want to get up and dance with them. I thought it was neat the way it switched back and forth from the fairy to the dancers to the little girls. This would probably hold her attention.
Because it’s a ballerina.
because my lilly loves to dance and take her ballet classes.
My daughter would love this
I would love to win this SO much for my wonderful granddaughter…thank you
I would love to give this to my Grand-neices. They love dancing and fairies.
My Granddaughter would totally love this dvd. She just got her own princess bedroom. She’s 5 (going on 25). She loves to dance and sing and act. This would really be nice. Thanks…
Nice prize
My grandkids love animated shows.
My daughters both dance & always love anything new related to dance. This looks great!
Wow!!
My daughter loves to try to copy what dancing she sees, so this would be fun to have!
It is just the kind of dvd to attract my granddaughter with the music and colors. Great way to introduce her to ballet, too.
My niece would love it, she considers herself a princess.
Love the cute clip!
my grand-daughter would love this.
My two year old loves to dance so I think she’d have a lot of fun watching this movie. It’s a plus for me too because if she dances around to it she’ll burn off energy and go to sleep easier… if I’m lucky!
Haille has always loved anything/everything to do with Princess!
My 2 year old grand daughter would absolutely love this DVD. She adores anything Princess and ballet. I thought the video clip was great and I wish it had been longer. I love the coloring pages too. The grandchildren will be over tomorrow for a sleep over and I can’t wait to color with my little Kennedy.
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
my daughter loves princesses and dancing
My daughter loves princesses!
My little girl is another big princess fan!
My princess (almost 5) loves to dance. She wants to learn ballet. She would love this.
My grandaughter loves anything Princess. She is the big sister to 3 little brothers under 5!
This is so clever, interacting animation with clips of a real ballet performance! My 5 year old granddaughter has been taking ballet for 2 years and would really love this!
My daughter insists she is a princess and loves all princess movies. Barbie gets major play around here. It would be wonderful to enjoy another face as the princess.
My God Daughter thinks she is a princess (and she is). She loves music and loves to dance.
I think the way the dvd mixes children, cartoons, beautiful ballet perfomances, and then how-tos would really keep my girls entertained. Instead of just watching the would feel like they were participating.
The Princess Pull!
My daughter is a princess. We would love to win this!
My little girl loves all things twirly, dancy, sparkly, pretty, frilly and musical. This is perfect for her!
It’s great that it explains the story of the ballet!
My little princess loves to dress up like a ballerina!
My daughter would love this DVD because she wants to take ballet lessons. She recently turned four and I will start sending her for lessons in the fall. I hope she will love it and I hope I win this for her in the meantime.
I think she would love the beautiful choreography. She loves ballet!
My tgrand-daughter ha s watched this dvd already. She has been weened on classical music since she was an infant. The music makes her twirl around thhe room aimlessly. She is only two, and we hasd to return it to the library before she could really get into it!
My daughter would love this!
The music is great and the visuals are very attractive
I think any girl would be intrigued by the music, ballet moves and the story of the Princess with all of the beautiful costumes.
My little princess loves anything.
I have 3 girls - all very girly. I think they would LOVE to watch a hip, kid friendly version of swan lake. Please pick us!
This is a terrific way to introduce one of the classics and instill the love of ballet/theatre in a child — thank you for sponsoring the contest!
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Music and dance…two of my daughter’s favorite things!
My grandaughter thinks she is a ballerina…so I know she’d love this!
My Briana knows that she is a princess and still wears her Halloween Princess outfit now.
My little girls dress up and are princesses everyday.
My GRANDdaughter loves ANYTHING princess!
Our little prima dona would love this!!!
My grandaughter twins love the Cinderella Syndrome. The Prima pr Princess Would Make their Day and their Night Too!!!!! Many Thanks
I would like to win this for my niece Adora, she loves dance and music too, I think she would really enjoy this!
My granddaughter Isabella has loved ballet since she could walk. When her dad would pick her up to go to bed or take a bath she would go into a pose. Adorable
I like that is shows a professional ballet and teaches basic ballet moves.
A child would be intrigued by this DVD because the scenes are explained and ballet steps are demonstrated.