BARBIE in the Pink Shoes | BALLET DANCERS REACT | Barbie Dancing Odette in Swan Lake | Ballet Reign

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Today we're going to be giving you some candid commentary/first reaction of one of the ballet scenes from "Barbie in the Pink Shoes" 🩰
In this video, we're going to see just how well Barbie's ballet technique is, as well as share our (objective) opinions on the movie's take on the classical masterpiece-- the White Swan Pas De Deux from Swan Lake. From tardy musicality, to unhealthy technique, to comical ballet etiquette faux pas, we're watching it all and sharing our unfiltered thoughts.
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Grace to you,
J&E
P.S. if y’all are curious about Barbie in the Pink Shoes, go check out the full movie: • Barbie in The Pink Shoes
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[@inkheart151]

It's very ironic that the message of Barbie and the Pink Shoes is to follow your own moves and be creative and these two (and every ballet teacher) is like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! There's a time to be creative and a time to be classic.

[@balletreign]

Lol there is absolutely a proper space for each 😂 thanks for bringing up an important point!

[@katelynne7211]

Barbie Swan Lake introduced me to Tchaikovsky, the first time I randomly heard that signature tune from the trailer I immediately went “What kind of magic is this”

[@balletreign]

Awww that’s so wonderful! Anything for more classical music/ballet nerds 💕☺️✨

[@catherineputnam2046]

The Barbie movies of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The 12 Dancing Princesses are much better for the dancing in my personal opinion. Not perfect, but the motion capture was done by members of NYC Ballet and that’s pretty cool! I definitely think the animation in The Pink Shoes was more cartoony and that seemingly added to some of the clunky moments in the dancing. But I’ll always hold a soft spot for these movies because they’re one of the reasons I became interested in ballet.

[@balletreign]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this! So happy these movies helped you get into ballet. Anything for more ballet nerds🩰💕

[@xuefensun1117]

My all-time favourite Barbie movie is most definitely 12 dancing princesses. The music used is by Mendelssohn which is absolutely sublime. The choreography and animation are actually quite good too. Great dance scenes.

[@katherinec2759]

This is what I came to say, that the other Barbie ballet movies did motion capture of IRL dancers for the dancing. But for Pink Shoes, the animators said "eh-- we know how to animate ballet!" No. No, they did not. The whole point of the movie is supposed to be that breaking free and improvising is freeing and more natural, but Barbie looked SO much more natural on the parts where she was doing the "official" choreography. The parts where she was improvising looked SO stilted and awkward.

[@CottageDreams23]

@@xuefensun1117 My fav is 12 dancing princesses and Swan lake..

[@autisticdancer]

For me, the biggest problem with Barbie's costume isn't that they changed the color. Like you guys said, pink is kind of Barbie's signature color. (Though personally, the color of her tutu looks more pastel purple than it does pink. At first I thought that was just because of the nighttime lighting, but it still looks purple when the scene changes to daylight.) My big problem is that it doesn't look like a swan tutu, or even a costume that belongs in Swan Lake. If they wanted to have the "Barbie as a swan" look, they could've recolored the tutu to be pastel pink but kept the swan silhouette with the feathers on the tutu and bodice along with the feather headpiece. If she didn't have that super ugly, super cheesy crown with a LITERAL SWAN ON IT that looks like it came from a little girls Halloween costume, you would have no idea that she was supposed to be Odette. That costume looks like a mass-produced costume for Sleeping Beauty and looks oddly cheap and too heavily decorated.

[@balletreign]

We could go on and on about the costume, but the crown was hysterical 😂

[@katherinec2759]

Like her dress in Barbie of Swan Lake. It's blue and pink, but it has feathers and feather-like decorations.

[@CottageDreams23]

@@katherinec2759 Also its so pretty too..

[@feliciasjoberg9886]

I grew up with the Barbie movies 😍 My favorite was "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses"

[@balletreign]

Ooh should we check that one out in the future? 🤔🤔

[@feliciasjoberg9886]

​@balletreign YES! Also, there's a documentary "Dancing On Air" about the making of the movie on KZbin!

[@SolElarien]

⁠@@balletreign Please, do, I also enjoyed that movie!

[@voyaristika5673]

​@@feliciasjoberg9886Oh, wow. I just left a comment saying it would be interesting to see exactly this. Then saw your comment 10 seconds later. Thanks!

[@ClaireJamesLadybug]

@@balletreign Yes, definitely check it out! The older Barbie Movies like 12 Dancing Princesses and Swan Lake have ballet scenes that were animated based on real dancers. I'm sure we would all love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@crazygamer_1082]

I feel like y’all need to watch the whole movie: You both would ADORE the villain of the movie

[@balletreign]

Hehehe perhaps we should 😉 thanks for watching!

[@AstraRoseYT]

The actual Barbie Swan Lake movie seemed so so much better, like from my limited ballet knowledge (I’m trained ballroom and Latin dancing but did ballet as part of my university degree) they seemed to pay a bit more attention to getting the dancing looking better and the music was actually recognisable as Tchaikovsky

[@balletreign]

Thanks for this! We’ve had a lot of people saying the same thing. We may just have to check it out… 🤓🤓

[@maral.9997]

@@balletreign If I recall it correctly the Nutcracker-Barbie-Movie and the Swan-Lake-Barbie Movie were done with actual motion-tracking from dancers of the New-York-City-Ballet. The quality should be so much better! But I did indead watch them last as a child, so there might be nostalgia mixed in :)

[@madeleine5561]

​@balletreign please do the barbie in swanlake (my childhood favorite as someone that danced recreational lysi for 18 years) they include MULTIPLE dances from the shoe in particular the four signets and odeil's pas de deux. And as other said (though it's been a while) I do think those might have been better quality (for a barbie film!)

[@inkheart151]

Yes!

[@shevaunvan-hoff4069]

I heard they used motion capture from real-life ballerinas for Barbie Swan Lake and the older Barbie ballet movies so @@balletreign

[@voyaristika5673]

How many of us dreamed of being ballerinas when we were little girls? Most of us? I would think ballet teachers braced for the rush of new little students with the release of each Barbie ballet movie. I'd like to see how these scenes were created, specifically the involvement of real dancers with animators. Great video, ladies!

[@balletreign]

So well said 🙌🏻🙌🏻. We need more ballet movies with real dancers on the editing/producing team. Thanks for watching! ☺️✨

[@TheInvincibleGirl]

I loveddddd the Barbie movies growing up as a child - and it's so awesome to see y'all break down the actual dance scenes as ballet dancers! Honestly these movies played a big part in getting me into ballet. I'm so keen for you to continue reacting to them - definitely check out the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and 12 Dancing Princesses! They're older than Barbie in the Pink Shoes but for me they truly captured the transformative and magical effect of dance

[@balletreign]

If they don’t mess with Tchaikovsky we’ll be more than happy to check it out haha 😂👍🏻✨💕

[@Kafoo_X]

I personally think the animators did a better job animating ballet in the older barbie movies (Barbie Nutcracker, Swan Lake, 12 Dancing Princesses) from the early 2000s. Something about the feet in Pink Shoes just rubs me the wrong way.

[@balletreign]

We’ll have to check those out! This one was definitely… questionable 🤨😂😂

[@oxoelfoxo]

Aah, I must've seen reviews of the older, better movies then

[@AJisreading]

I'm just a bit too old to have watched any of the animated Barbie movies, but speaking of ballet media, you've reminded me that as a kid I was OBSESSED with Centre Stage. I'll have to give it a rewatch and see if it still holds up.

[@altuum]

Are we ever going to see a ballet reign-twoset violin collab???

[@balletreign]

We’d do it for y’all 😆💕

[@mceci8187]

It was just too funny seeing the girls criticize Christine exactly like the teacher in the beginning of the movie 😂😂 Even if this is one of the most "ballet centered" barbie movie imo, I'd say the others did a much better job (i.e. barbie in swan lake actually followed the og music IF I remember it correctly) but one I really like is Barbie in The Nut Cracker, even if the only dance they have is the final pas du deux with Sugarplum, I feel like they did that dance so well and it was so magical to watch (not an actual dancer so don't quote me about the ~authenticity~ but the moves look quite legit even if the animation itself isn't as good as in The Pink Shoes for example) and they actually merged the roles of Clara and Sugarplum which, at least in the movie, came out really well and just made the scene even better for me. And of course, the classic we all love, Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses, is the best one movie wise (although I do have the pink tinted nostalgia lenses) and the dancing scenes are just too good. As far as I know, the music is original, but it does sound really really good and complement the dance very well, I just loved this too much lolol Barbie and The Pink Shoes had a really interesting concept but for me, it landed a little flat in the execution, although I still enjoyed it for the most part because I just love barbie way too much for my own good

[@oxoelfoxo]

So much material you can use from the Barbie ballet movies haha. Hope you do more!

[@balletreign]

We may have opened a whole can of worms with all the Barbie material 😂 Thank you and stay tuned!

[@oxoelfoxo]

@@balletreign i'm hopeful it's not all worms inside :D

[@laurovik]

My favorite movie as a child was The red shoes from the 40’s. A true classic. Maybe not the ideal movie to inspire young girls because of the tragic end but still. It always inspired me because it’s more about passion! I would love you doing a review video about that film. You can find the full movie here in KZbin. If you haven’t seen it is a must!

[@balletreign]

Ah yes the Red Shoes! Very tragic story, but nonetheless a classic ♥️

[@ClaireJamesLadybug]

-originally wrote this as a reply on another comment, just covering my bases- Yes, definitely check it out! The older Barbie Movies like 12 Dancing Princesses and Swan Lake have ballet scenes that were animated based on real dancers. I'm sure we would all love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@balletreign]

Appreciate your recommendations 👍🏻 stay tuned!

[@Kyliebloom.]

I'm enchanted with you girls and your work on the channel - could you do a video where you go indeth about the history and story of the ballet Sylvia? 🏹

[@balletreign]

Aww that’s so sweet! 🥹🥹. Thank u! We’d love to nerd out about Sylvia, thanks for ur suggestion 👍🏻😁

[@owenchambers101]

Can you guys do a ranking variations part 2 soon??!!?!! I loved that first one you did. Maybe get into the other shades la fille all 3. Fairy doll swan lake pas. Sylvia? Awakening of flora.

[@balletreign]

So glad you enjoyed it so much! Def stay tuned for round 2 😆

[@mayaflorres]

i love the barbie ballet movies!! i watched almost all of them as a kid lol you guys should paint old pointe shoes, that would be so fun to watch! and maybe do an updated q and a while decorating them?? btw ♥️ all the ballet nerd content!!

[@balletreign]

Oooohhh we used to decorate pointe shoes a lot when we were younger, so that could be fun ☺️. Thanks for watching and nerding out with us! ♥️😁

[@mayaflorres]

@@balletreign yess i painted my pointe shoes pink a while back in honor of the new barbie movie lol

[@oxoelfoxo]

ooh, these Barbie ballet movies have been so positively reviewed mostly in YT video comments, iirc. the animators were said to have done mocap and modeled the dancing after actual ballerinas tho i seem to remember Josephine criticizing the feet. veeery curious!

[@balletreign]

LOL 😂😂 we’ll see u tomorrow at the premiere!

[@oxoelfoxo]

@@balletreign premiere was past my bedtime but I had a hoot watching just now, lol

[@xuefensun1117]

All the ballet parts of the Barbie ballet movies are actually done by the New York City Ballet, with Peter Martins. The role of Barbie is danced by Maria Kowroski and other roles are danced by other members of the NYCB. If you look carefully (most evident in the opening credits of Barbie pink shoes) you can see Balanchine elements in the animation. It's very cool :)

[@balletreign]

It’s such a cool process!! 🤓🤓

[@karenjones9961]

😊Thank you for this week's clip and for the Ana Luisa jewelry link and promo code! I love Barbie but when her tutu and technique didn't work and they killed Maestro Tchaikovsky near the end I was just done 😂😂😂.

[@balletreign]

That’s exactly it 😂. You’re very welcome! 💕✨

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Congratulations on getting a sponsor! Watching you two Reign Dears react to Barbie's ballet is incredibly funny! Of course, I would not have a clue that anything was incorrect with the dancing but seeing you two flip out - then politely adding the appropriate correction - is really making my day! I want to see Barbie dance as the black swan!! Costume: I will not give Barbie a pass for wearing a purple leotard. Pink would be acceptable (only for Barbie), but purple NOPE. Also, why isn't she blonde? My (insignificant in the cosmic sense) pet peeve: American accents in European medieval fantasy settings. I do understand that Barbie is American, and if she must, she can speak American. It might even cause a bit of an identity crisis if she didn't. But there is no need for the prince nor anybody else not to have the appropriate British accents, even if they're supposed to be Russian or French or Bayern-Schleswig-Holstein-Württemberg-Vorpommern-Hohenschwanstein-Waldenseeish. There have never been, nor will there ever be, princes in America.(Before anyone says 🤭, "Tee hee, maybe he is Canadian," Commonwealth countries don't have princes either. Speak British, prince!) 15:47 I legit thought Jordan said, "I wish she had of shaved her fate." 🤔 It is so delightful that you can find all the positives, though. If I had seen this as a little girl, which would not have been possible because that was before the printing press was invented, I'm afraid it would not have inspired me to do ballet, because I wanted to be a Jedi. And if you say Star Wars hadn't been invented yet either, please recall that it was "a long time ago in was in a galaxy far, far away..." 🖖(This emoji is from Star Trek, which takes place in the future. I don't have any Star Wars emojis so this will have to do! This emoji means, "Live long and prosper," a farewell wish expressed by Vulcans towards -unwanted guests- valued acquaintances and friends.) Thank you so much for the video! Incredibly enjoyable! If there is more dancing in this movie, I want to see you react to it please please please!! 🙏🙏🙏💐💐💕🩰☔️🦌Jordan and 🩰☔️🦌Eden Edit: Add Vulcan trivia.

[@balletreign]

Thank you so much and glad to have watch this with us! 💗

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

@@balletreign 😍🥰🍫🍬🍭

[@kaylabacos1200]

[@balletreign]

Thanks for the recs! We haven’t seen much anime, but if y’all are interested we’ll review some Ballet anime scenes 😆

[@DaidairoGS]

@@balletreign Seconding the Princess Tutu, for both the ballet scenes and also just for entertainment, because the entire story and how they weave ballet into it is just absolutely lovely!

[@harleyrobb3034]

Princess Tutu! I don't know many people who know that anime, I re watch it so often.

[@curiousman1672]

It's purpose, generally speaking, was to entertain little girls. Nothing wrong with that. Awesome. It's also a cartoon, which makes it "cartoonish". Lastly, it would appear the layouts were done by people with only a cursory knowledge of ballet. All of these are completely fine for the target audience. I prefer the authentic form. Fun post. Now you can add "cartoon critic" to your resumes.

[@balletreign]

Totally agree. And haha that’s true! Very Certified Cartoon Critics ✨✨✨

[@anneharrison1849]

My daughter (now 18) loved this movie.

[@wetheponytwins]

I would love to see you guys do a reaction to Barbie in Swan Lake, Barbie in the Nutcracker, and Barbie and the 12 Dancing princess!! 🩰 Those are more famous in the Barbie fan community.

[@balletreign]

Ok!! Many of y’all keep recommending 12dp so we may just have to do that 😂

[@laurenbashoura9575]

PLEASE review the original Barbie Nutcracker and Swan Lake movies! I would love to see how you think they hold up both in terms of the dancing and the overall story. They were some of the original Barbie animated movies, and from what I remember, they were very reverent toward the source material, and used motion capture for the dancing. Plus, the costumes are gorgeous!

[@balletreign]

Thanks for your input! Y’all really want more Barbie ballet content lol 😂

[@matildakhundrakpam]

what if y'all ranked all the barbie movies?👀

[@balletreign]

Oh dear 😅😅. If y’all want it we’ll try to make it happen ✨💕

[@aster_11]

As a dumb child who grew up dancing the release of the barbie movies was so exciting because it was something that represented what my passion was. However now I watch them and cringe like crazy 😭 also the older Barbie movies I much prefer, because they're actually not too bad, kind of. Swan Lake used to be my favourite and the 12 dancing princesses

[@balletreign]

We heard similar reviews from other comments about Pink Shoes vs Barbie Swan Lake and 12 Dancing princesses. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences! 💕

[@katherinec2759]

The reason Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and 12 Dancing Princesses all looked better is because the dancing scenes were done using motion capture on NYCB dancers. But for Pink Shoes, I guess the animators decided that they knew how to animate ballet. No, no they did not. As I said on a different comment, the theme of Pink Shoes is that improvisation is freeing and natural, but the choreographed sections looked SO much more natural than the improvised parts. The improv sections looked SO stilted and awkward.

[@aster_11]

@@katherinec2759 yeah ik, I love watching the behind the scenes video to the twelve dancing princesses

[@firstlast6109]

Give me "Swine Lake" any day. At least the technique and tempo is correct even if Miss Piggy maybe is a little on the heavy side. And Rudoplph Nureyev is always worth a view.

[@balletreign]

Miss Piggy is an iconic legendary ballerina we all should strive to be more like her 🐽

[@brit1583]

You would enjoy the Darcey Bussell / Dawn French skit kzbin.info/www/bejne/a17ah4aBbrCogtUsi=6IFOEldnsihS_LxG @@balletreign

[@RomeoNJulietLostTheGame]

Thank you for all of the partnering and ballet etiquette information, super helpful ❤❤❤

[@balletreign]

So glad you found it helpful! 😁😁

[@jojo-es3ks]

I loved your reaction to the movies clip! As a little kid, I really loved (and still love) the older (and the new) Barbie Movies! Pink Shoes WAS one of my favourite Barbie ballet movies, until i found about how the ballets it showed (Snow Quee, Giselle and Swan Lake) actually like. I learned alot about 2 of those on your channel, which i'm greatfull for! (Please do not under any circumstances watch the "Black Swan pas de deux" from this barbie movie if you don't want to be traumatized!)

[@balletreign]

We’re so glad you enjoyed! Lol thanks for the cringe warning 😂

[@oxoelfoxo]

Was the black swan dance so badly done? I was hoping they'd roast all the classical ballet dances in this movie!

[@jojo-es3ks]

​@@oxoelfoxoit was HOW they did that scene that feels so strange. The dancing was ok, but the scene execution was weird

[@nina-oh1fs]

ahh my favorite ballet nerds are back

[@balletreign]

Awwwwwww 🥹🥰. Thank uuuu!! Y’all are our fave ballet nerds✨💕

[@selalorin]

starting a barbie reaction series with a 2010 movie is a CRIME 😭 early 2000s barbie is where its AT. i havent watched these in years, so i dont remember how accurate they are, but i believe at least 12 dancing princesses used motion capture of a professional ballerina. the others may have done so too, but ive seen behind the scenes footage of them working on that one. but yeah, barbie swan lake, barbie nutcracker, and barbie and the 12 dancing princesses are much better than pink shoes. ive never even watched barbie in the pink shoes, but i know this was when the barbie movies started to decline in quality a lot.

[@balletreign]

Thanks for the info! You seem to really know your barbie movies ✨💕✨💕

[@HenryDrives]

watched all the movies more and more times with my daughter 🤣🤣🤣

[@balletreign]

Thank you for watching and glad to have you here! 😁

[@barbaraangelim8716]

Pleeeeeeeeaaaase react to older ballet barbie movies such as the nutcracker or 12 dancing princesses!!!!! They used real ballerinas to make this and they are so soooo good

[@balletreign]

By the way all of y’all are requesting these it prob won’t be long 😂

[@harleyrobb3034]

There's an older Barbie Swan Lake (its the whole movie not just a small part of it), the costuming is still very Barbie but her swan costume is much more swan like. Its so pretty and sparkly and I loved it as a kid. Still my favorite Barbie movie even as an adult.

[@czgm0406]

i knew i was too old for barbie movies when i watched this one have the "don't follow the rules, be yourself!!" type message and i was like so be a choreographer then!!!!

[@kaseystreicher3291]

Damn! You guys are rough! Bhaaaaaaa! My little “Clara” loved the Barbie movies. 🤣🤣🤣

[@balletreign]

It was a interesting scene lol. glad we made u laugh 😂

[@KayoEll]

"There is a time and a place for improvisation." I think it's fair to say that a Barbie movie is always going to be that place. Especially a Barbie movie with magical shoes. We know it's not real. Little girls (or boys) watching it know it's not real. This isn't a source for learning classical rep, it's an animated movie.

[@CheyenneSedai]

Ok, here is the link I was talking to. It's about the mobcap of 12 Dancing Princesses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZLMk6WFaNuWf5I

[@oxoelfoxo]

Hope J&E do a video on it!

[@balletreign]

Thank you for sharing 😊 We will check it out and hopefully share our thoughts!

[@redfrag9607]

I'm with Eden. Don't mess with Tchaikovsky!@##%%$ Fun video.

[@balletreign]

Lol thanks for standing with us 😂#dontmesswithtchaikovsky

[@kiapet286]

I'd love to see you guys react to the much older Barbie in Swan Lake movie, it has a lot of dances including a black swan sequence and I'd love to see how well they pulled them off!

[@oliviareagor5767]

I'm so glad you mentioned how this movie fosters the love of dance and I can definitely attest to that! I remember first learning about Giselle and Swan Lake through this movie around the time I was 3 to 5-ish, and it's what inspired me to start on my dance journey! Even now, 12 years later, Giselle remains one of my dream roles, and I will always be grateful that this movie introduced me to ballet, even if it's not the most accurate. I would absolutely love it if you guys reviewed other scenes of Barbie in the Pink Shoes, and/or reviewed Barbie in Swan Lake, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses, and Barbie in the Nutcracker. Also, you guys have really helped me rediscover my passion for ballet and music, as well as expanded my classical repertoire! I hope more and more people see your videos because they're so well-made and I love how you guys approach these topics! Keep being awesome! -Fellow ballet nerd :)

[@balletreign]

Aww that’s wonderful that this movie could open the door to the ballet world for u! and thanks for the kind message!! That really made our week 🥹🥹. We hope you’ll continue to be inspired and keep ballet nerding 😉🤓

[@oliviareagor5767]

@@balletreign For sure, and I'm so happy to hear that! Ballet nerds unite!! 🤩✨🙌

[@PeterGwiazdaJ]

I’m begging you, there’s this BEAUTIFUL variation from La Esmeralda that I’ve only ever seen once at YAGP. The only version I can find on YT is danced by Ulyana Lopatkina and she is absolutely stunning in it! It’s from the pas de six from Esmeralda and I think it would be the perfect variation to do a ballet insight on!

[@balletreign]

We LOVE that one! Thanks for your suggestion!! ✨

[@felicity1877]

What a great break down ! Thank you for explaining that. The pas de deux is not in the definite Barbie Swan Lake music, there it is only the waltz instead, and still I prefer more this version (;

[@balletreign]

Thanks so much! We’re glad you enjoyed this one 💕

[@BrooklynTilma]

Barbie also made a movie about the Swan Lake ballet and you could do a commentary on the dancing sections, or the whole movie and compare it with the classical story. I would love to see more videos like this!

[@balletreign]

Great ideas, thank you so much!! So glad u enjoyed this one ✨💕

[@GiorgosBounakis-tf5yz]

😅 what? Barbie is so funny with that split 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣 so so so beautiful video!!!!💓💗💕

[@terrywilcox6189]

I enjoyed the hair styles in the Barbie Swan Lake. Have thought about making a video on how to style your hair differently like Classical vs Romantic, hair down like Clara/Juliet & hair up like Odette/Odile/Aurora and then there's Giselle with her hair up & in the mad scene, her hair is down & back up in the Wili scene. How do dancers keep their beautiful long hair from getting into their faces, especially when doing fouetté's, pirouettes, etc, when dancing Giselle/Juliet? Also, do dancers who have long hair have to wear wigs? In some versions of Nutcracker, the corps dancing the snow scene seem to be wearing wigs and if they do wear wigs, how do they pack their long hair into the wigs? You both have gorgeous hair; what are your favorite ballet hair styles? What are your favorite tutu styles: Classical or Romantic and what are your favorite ballet costumes? Do you have clips of you dancing? Finally, what are the most complicated and/or tiring ballets you've performed in? Thank you & please keep up the great work!

[@balletreign]

Sounds like we should do a video all about ballet hair secrets 😂. Thanks for your questions, we’re def due for another qna 🤭

[@terrywilcox6189]

@@balletreign You two lovely ladies ROCK!!

[@magicarp79]

Swine Lake with Miss Piggy and Rudolf Nureyev was a lot better to watch than Pink Shoes.

[@balletreign]

Miss Piggy is an iconic ballerina 🩰🐽

[@MariaOverton2007]

This movie got me into my first ballet class 💕💕

[@balletreign]

So happy to hear, thank you for watching! ♥️

[@MayaBilal-uf9ss]

I am a huge fan of all the old barbie movies but I definitely agree with you that they shouldn't have changed the music. I think it would have been funner if it was more accurate because the whole point of the movie is that she experiences the different ballets first hand.

[@balletreign]

Exactly that’s a great point you brought up there! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Avanell]

LOL, yeah, don't mess with mr. T!!!

[@mermaidopulence8539]

So I grew up with the Barbie movies and remember watching all of the Barbie ballet movies and absolutely loving them. I will say that the only Barbie ballet movie I absolutely don't like is the Barbie Swan Lake. I've seen countless performances of Swan Lake and let me just say that Barbie Swan Lake does not meet the quota at all.

[@balletreign]

Haha yeah if it’s anything like this one… 🤭😭. But let’s be honest, everything pales in comparison to a real production of classical ballet ✨✨✨

[@mermaidopulence8539]

@@balletreign I guess it's the dancer in me plus I know the story and they twisted it all up. Plus all of that talking just doesn't make sense.

[@Muslimah_4_Life]

I wish I could’ve watched this when it premiered but I was in ballet class 😭

[@balletreign]

We would have loved to have u! But we’re all about working hard in class so good on you!! 😁💕✨

[@brit1583]

Well that was roasting with a capital R but fun. It actually could be a really useful tool to discuss what not to do eg the sidled feet. But I won’t be investing in any Barbie movies!

[@balletreign]

Haha we’re glad u had fun and found it informative 😆😆

[@camillebaruch2640]

You should def watch Barbie in the nutcracker which was her first movie, swan lake, and 12 dancing princesses

[@balletreign]

Stay tuned 😉😉

[@deborahmarr2210]

I have only a vague knowledge of Barbie stuff and this of course colours my opinions. However, I will be forever grateful to my grandmother for treating me to real ballet performances. I remember these as being a magical experience and not this animated rubbish! I can't help feeling it's a shame the producers didn't spend their money on filming real performances. Thank goodness we have more options now to see real performances.

[@balletreign]

Nothing beats a real ballet performance done well. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@mariacecilia-iv4yu]

When this music is played in the original work as an orchestra, it is faster. In ballet, it is slower to give the movements time to follow the music.

[@felicity1877]

What I want you to ask as experts is about one of my ideas about The pink shoes: I got the impression that in this movie are Sleeping Beauty references (I mean...there are more ballets of course included), but somehow I wonder whether Giselle's look and the roses rather hint for Aurora...and there's also later an enchanted castle and a rose in the sun melting...what do you think? The Swan Lake, Red Shoes, Snow Queen, Nutcracker references (and the Coppelia section) are clear. I*m just here concerned because it was rumored that Barbie did plan a Sleeping Beauty version based on the ballet after Nutcracker and Swan Lake, but needed to cancel the plan because of copyright problems with the Walt Disney company...

[@sianavassileva403]

my fav barbie was swan lake barbie, her tutu is specatcular!!

[@balletreign]

We’ll have to take a look! 😄✨

[@marinamiranda4972]

you should do one about the barbie of swan lake movie!!! it was my FAVORITE barbie movie and way better than pink shoes

[@balletreign]

Ok! We’ll look into it! 💕🙌🏻

[@barryevans277]

Could y’all possibly do a video over comparing different techniques? RAD, Vaganova, French, Cuban, Bournonville, and Balanchine.

[@balletreign]

AB-SO-LUTELY 👍🏻

[@sinead3315]

omg i love ur vids and ballet

[@balletreign]

Thank you, we love y’all!! 💕☺️

[@redhead0122]

I have only danced ballet for a few years as a teen so take this with a grain of salt but if you're looking for a more classical representation of ballet then barbie and the pink shoes is not the place. A lot if not all of her dances turn into some more modern ballet version midway. Have heard a dance teacher refer to it as pop ballet. If you're looking for a retelling of a classical ballet I would recommend barbies version of the nutcracker or Swan lake ( both were made more kid friendly though - so don't follow the exact same Storyline). The nutcracker is the first and oldest one from all barbie movies - so isn't necessarily the best quality. My personal favorite of the ballet barbie movies is the 12 dancing princesses. From my knowledge It is not based on a ballet but as far as I can tell vaguely inspired by the fairytale "Die zertanzten Schuhe" from the Grimm brothers . As far as I know the barbie version is the only ballet representation of this fairytale. Other comments probably pointed that out already but all of these other 3 Movies were motion captured. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZLMk6WFaNuWf5I in this video they tell a bit about the process of it. Might be interesting to look into. As a kid I loved the barbie ballet movies but as a teen I was obsessed with the show dance academy. I watched it a lot. ( also I´m not a native English speaker so I hope everything is clear)

[@balletreign]

Very clear, don’t worry! ☺️. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. We will be looking into the twelve dancing princesses soon, as many of y’all recommended it lol 💕

[@me67226]

This is just a cartoon in my opinion doesn't deserve to be critiqued.❤❤🎉😢😢

[@screech5325]

OMG THE PINK SHOES Like I am amateur and all, I will never ne professional but my sister and I were screaming about this movie not being accurate. Also finding animation/editing mistakes was funny. We did enjoy it tho, funny movie. 💀

[@balletreign]

Hahaha!! Hope you’ll both join us tomorrow for the premiere so we can all scream together 😂😂

[@LexiBee79]

Some ballet media from anime I would love to know your thoughts on are Princess Tutu and Dance, Dance, Danseur. Both draw from Swan Lake heavily. However, Princess Tutu makes many references to different classical ballets like Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, etc. throughout the series as it tells an original tale.

[@balletreign]

We’ve gotten a few requests for this, so we’re going to look into it! Thanks for your input 😁😁

[@LexiBee79]

@@balletreign Woohoo looking forward to your analysis and have been loving your videos!

[@emmanuelndidi7832]

It's called an animated series for a reason,they had to make it extraordinary, it's going to be weird if it was the same way in real life

[@inkheart151]

You should do Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses. I don't know if they do any legitimate ballet moves in that movie, so I'm curious...

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching! We’ll consider it, stay tuned.. :)

[@kaylahshaylene1617]

I’ve never seen this one, bc I grew up with the OG barbie ballet movies….they are MUCH better in terms of accuracy. You should review 12 dancing princesses, swan lake, or nutcracker!!

[@balletreign]

Thanks for your input! Y’all have really saying good things about 12 dancing Princesses and nutcracker, we’re getting curious 👀

[@victoriarissland1569]

What is this… I am glad I never watched this movie. But I loved Barbie in swan Lake and Barbie in Nutcracker. These movies are so much better and sparked my love for Ballett and now my daughters. ❤

[@balletreign]

That’s fabulous! Barbie def inspired many girls to get into ballet 🩰 💕💕

[@BLW888]

Hilarious but also very informative.

[@balletreign]

🤣🤓 thank u!!

[@53taylorlautnerlover]

ok ive literally never seen the pink shoes but i grew up w nutcracker and swan lake barbie movies & this is so embarrassing to me for barbie as your first introduction!!! rip:/ cause fr those are so good!! & what jordan had even said one time of the nutcracker pdd being too intense for a little girls entertainment... like in the barbie movie context its actually sooooo good and emotional and powerful and j uggg Perfect! (u can tell i do have the nostalgia for them)

[@balletreign]

We’ve heard that Barbie swan lake and nutcracker are better than the pink shoes! Maybe we’ll review those next… 🥸🥸

[@MatthewLiu]

OMG! Can yall react to that movie LEAP?? The ballet animated one with Maddie Ziegler haha. It’s…😅😅😅

[@balletreign]

Ooh sounds like we need to break out the flamethrowers 🥸😅

[@susanpaul4752]

Yes...just saw the bent knee landing, along with you, being forced as it were to watch this ballet "en travesty", as it is. Nice to be laughing along with you....PDD ballet chat included, (cringe), oh dear, how long will this last? Yes..authentic Barbie is authentic nonsense.

[@balletreign]

Glad you had a good laugh! 😂😂

[@vayomiwijeratne7808]

Babie and the 12 danceing princess dance mat

[@AiresOrnelas-gf7ch]

I wish she was wearing white like. Swan lake but I thought it was ok not the Feet at the end but the movie was ok

[@Liana_jenanian]

Can i have the link for the movie

[@balletreign]

Yup! You do have to pay to watch the whole thing, but it is available on YT. Here u go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmrEmJtsl6ujqpIsi=9O135IyEhIolcNY-

[@Liana_jenanian]

@@balletreign tysmm

[@thecomorbiditycurator8018]

This movie disrespects ballet, Tchaikovsky, and Julius Reisinger. If you make a movie centered on a classical ballet, then hire a professional ballerina, company director, and/or company ballet master as a consultant to triple check your work. Universal Studios did ballet dirty here. They obviously did not care to learn anything about the ballet world and just wanted to capitalize on Barbie and little girls who like ballet. I was 10 when this movie came out and my studio director told all the dancers to never see it because it encouraged bad habits, like poor posture and not spotting. I never saw it because she was so against it and I can see why now. Those lifeless arms, horrible shoulder positioning, boring wrists, and wonky knees are a nightmare.

[@deborahmarr2210]

IMO Barbie “ballet” is to real ballet like instant coffee to a really good brew: the palest of imitations. Barbie ballet movies seem to have little or nothing to do with honouring or supporting the thousands of individuals working their hearts out for little financial reward to bring us the magical experience of real ballet. In terms of promoting ballet they do nothing that a good ballet book or any of the sensational performances now available on line can’t do better. I hope you will concentrate your future efforts on these. Otherwise I shall avert my eyes and play with my toaster and flame thrower!

[@balletreign]

Haha 😂 🔥☄️ thanks for your thoughts!

[@user-sqab_sus5BREF]

Also, when Barbie is in arabesque, her foot is shaking up and down. Not acceptable at all.

[@susanpaul4752]

Dear Eden and Jordan, Because I have never had nor have I now any interest in Barbie, and thus will not spend a nickel on this film, or anything related to that stuff, (being pc here), I can only assume from the expressions on your faces on the screen related to your review of what I am to believe has some kind of iteration of ballet in it, that it is not up to your esteemed standards of classical ballet. WHY am I not surprised? Garbage is garbage no matter how much pink it is packaged in. The general public totally lacks the ability to discern what is accurate and what is plastic, make -believe, echoing and reflected from a distorted directorial perception, personal as well as a massive public IGNORANCE! Go see Oppenheimer...a true masterpiece of USA history and choreographed political betrayal. You will not be disappointed, even though there is not a tutu in the entire film.

[@CheyenneSedai]

What does this comment have to do with anything this channel is about? It feels like you're just a general Barbie hater and are mad at the new movie.

[@RomeoNJulietLostTheGame]

love your passion

[@firstlast6109]

@@CheyenneSedaiAny film with Margot Robbie is worth seeing, but because of her, not because of the plot.

[@bellelillian5662]

I hate when ballet movies have plot points and morals around “finding your own moves” pick any other dance medium please