Barbie in the Pink Shoes

A Great Barbie Ballerina Movie with Great Classical Music!
My two daughters (ages 3 and 5) really love Barbie. They have plenty of the toys and movies. This is a great new movie that seems to keep their attention very well. My oldest has been doing dance for several years and she was really excited to see this movie. Overall they loved it and it is a great addition to their collection.

This movie is a fantasy style movie where Barbie plays the main ballerina character named Kristyn who is in dance school with big dreams. After ripping her shoes in rehearsal, she has to find a new pair in the costume department. She ends up finding a pair of magical sparkling pink shoes that send Kristyn and her friend Hailey into a ballet world. There they find an evil Snow Queen. The storyline goes that the girls must dance their favorite ballets to defeat the evil queen and find a way home. There is some mild conflict with the Snow Queen, but nothing too upsetting for little ones. The best part about this movie is that your children are...

The return of the 'classical' Barbie.
Barbie is back in 'Barbie in the Pink Shoes', a return to the classic music and storytelling that put the Barbie movies on the map. I love ALL the Barbie movies from Nutcracker to Princess and the Popstar, but like most fans, I far prefer the earlier classics. In this movie, Barbie (as Kristin) and her friend Hailey are magically transported into a living ballet world where they meet characters from Giselle and Swan Lake, confront the wicked Snow Queen and of course, dance. This movie, while providing a good balance of fantasy and humor, has a mature, almost subdued quality all its own. Possibly because the classic music and dance are such a contrast to the newer Barbie movies. Many children have grown up with these movies, and this one seems to have grown up with them. There has been a conscious effort on the part of the filmmakers in recent years to steer Barbie into a more modern rock-n-roll world, but they don't seem to realize that younger audiences tend to follow their own...

Barbie in the Pink Shoes, Perfect for a dancer
I bought this movie for my daughter's Kindle so she could watch it this weekend as we traveled to her dance competition.. She is 9 and loved it!!

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