| | |  | Fun & Exercise | Home » » » A Fantasy Garden Ballet Class | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Ballet is fun and easy with this classic program created especially for pre-schoolers. Each of the basic steps is associated with flower and animal characters that make it easy to remember ballet terminology. The beautiful melodies and memorable lyrics make this class a unique and exciting experience for the young child! In addition to the basic ballet steps, the class includes a warm-up, stretching and strengthening exercises, and fundamentals like basic motor skills and creative movement. The floor exercises teach children the format of a dance class, spatial directions, and working together in groups. Special Bonus: The DVD includes audio tracks of all 21 practice songs! | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Rosemary Boross | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Kultur Video | | Run Time:
| 40 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| August 12, 2003 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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 Painful to watchApr 14, 2010
I may not be qualified to write a review on this video, because I have zilch ballet knowledge. However, I did purchase it and am at this very moment being forced to listen to it for the third time in three years. I think I will make it "disappear" tomorrow. On the positive side, the songs sound sweet. However, all they did was film a ballet class! And, the teacher seems tense, cranky and very intent on the kids in the class doing the ballet moves "properly". My God, these kids are preschoolers! Unless they're prodigies who need extra challenge, let them be kids and have fun! My five year old daughter fortunately is lucky enough to have a real dance class with a teacher who has loads of enthusiasm and energy who doesn't pressure the girls to conform to strict dance forms so early.
 AWESOME Homeschool PE activityMar 10, 2010
This is great practice for those once-a-week ballet classes, to keep the kids limber and continue improving knowledge of terminology, strength, flexibility and grace throughout the week. And the best part is, they all enjoy it! I have two boys and two girls, ages 5 to 9, and we all do it in our small living room together. It gets a little crowded, but we figure it out. As a home educator, I love being able to be active indoors without tearing down the house.
If you are a home educator, you know it can be difficult to keep the kids active when the weather is bad...which around here in the Northwest is a majority of the year. I first tried this video when I checked it out at the library in a different town. My kids were between 2 and 6 at that time. Three years have passed and I STILL remembered how much they loved doing it then. When I couldn't find it at the library in our new town, I had to find another way. As someone who does not shop online, for me to take the time to seek it out and buy it means it is very good for our family!
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Your princess will love it!Sep 01, 2009
My girls absolutely loved this DVD. They ask me to play it all the time!
Good for the pre-ballet class crowdJul 24, 2009
I got this disc as a hand me down and my 3 year old daughter loves it. I used it to see if she was "ready" for real ballet classes, to see if it would hold her attention. She completely imitates the entire 40 minute class, and really loved it. Now she's in "real" preschooler classes and I think the video actually taught her more than class does - and the DVD is only the cost of 2 classes! If the dance class teacher used the DVD i think the class would go better! What makes it work so well is that the songs reinforce the movements, and introduce ballet terms, so everything just goes together naturally and practice of the movements just happens rather than feeling boring.
I agree the production quality is kind of uninspiring for an adult - but that's not who this is geared for. And all of us now get the songs stuck in our heads - for better or worse!
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Very good for the intended audienceDec 14, 2008
Okay, let's look at the date of composition. The comments about camera angle and technical filming are irrelevant. This video is full of excellent instruction that engages a child in dance without stressing the particulars of turnout, etc. For a very young child of 2-4 it helps them to engage with someone other than their parent in an activity that is probably new to them. I have this program on VHS... sure that's how big a spread of children I have... and am now looking to buy it on DVD because the other one is WORN OUT. Coupe the cricket still reigns in our house, long after the teenagers have become too busy to take dance lessons!
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