For the uninitiated Angelina Ballerina is a playful mouse who (unsurprisingly perhaps?) is a ballerina. In moments of reflection I sometimes wish I had come up with the word play of combining 'ballerina' with 'Angelina', it's certainly been a nice money spinner for someone, so here's some of my own;
... 'Lance who likes to Dance'....Clive who likes to Jive'....any takers anyone?....clearly I'll have to work on it.
Angelina started life as a fairly simple book and has mushroomed into an empire of videos, toys, clothes, clip on ears and of course stage plays. The merchandising is wide (but also much coveted) - our show was the last performance of 8 and so a lot of the stuff had fortuitously sold out. Both Audrey and Eli love Angelina and there would no doubt have been a bit of pester power to buy a pair of pink clip on ears for $30.
The show was great fun and I'm sure a really good introduction to ballet. There was no dialogue to get in the way and the dancers (wearing mouse masks) danced for about an hour. In the interval tens of tutu wearing little girls and Eli went to dance in front of the stage. We knew another couple of dads there (also with tutu wearing little girls).
Audrey and Eli sat agog throughout the really nice show. Eli cried when it finished as he didn't want the mice to go.
Angelina and Miss Mimi
another satisfied customer
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