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| Madeline: At the Ballet | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15506
Category: Video
Actors: A.j. Bond, Kyle Labine, Kelly Sheridan, Kristin Fairlie, Vanessa King
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Label: Sony
Format: Animated, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 30 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 030714318X
UPC: 074645308135
EAN: 9780307143181
ASIN: 030714318X
Release Date: January 12, 1999
Theatrical Release Date: September 18, 1993
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com
In Madeline at the Ballet, ballet master Valmont recruits the little French girls to perform with prima ballerina Tatiana in a production of The Happy Swan--except for poor Madeline, who is airily dismissed by him as "too small." (It doesn't help that she isn't as graceful as the other girls.) Madeline is devastated. Fortunately, an influential friend convinces Valmont to give her another chance. The rehearsals don't go off without a hitch, but with patience and persistence--and a little encouragement--Madeline triumphs in the end. Throughout, Miss Clavel's support for her littlest charge never falters. The rambunctious Pepito, however, teases all of the girls for hopping about like "frogs." He changes his tune when Valmont taps him to be in the show. He quickly discovers that ballet isn't as easy as it looks. Actor Christopher Plummer narrates the 25-minute program in author Ludwig Bemelmans's trademark rhyming couplets. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice video and story August 15, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The story in the video is nice and should teach perseverance. These are the comments on the reviews. However, my daughter of 3 and half soon realized that Madeline was lucky only because she found the prima ballerina willing to help her to take part into the show, despite Madeline made a lot of mistakes during the selection.
In fact, the story does not hightlight when and how Madeline is working hard in order to catch up with her companions.
Anyway the story is still nice.
Another point I want to make is the resemblance with Dora the Explorer. The differences are about context, but the role of a little girl as heroine is quite similar.
Dora's VHS contains two episodes (half an hour each), Madeline only one (about half an hour).
 Sweet story about perservering December 17, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Madeline is usually a very capable girl, but because she is so small she has a hard time being as good a dancer as her friends. Her class is invited to participate in the Paris ballet production of "The Happy Swan," but her clumsiness causes one disaster after another and almost doesn't get to dance at the primere. She dreams of being a prima ballerina, so the revelation of her inadequacy is discouraging to her. To her credit, she does not give up, and along the way is encouraged by Miss Clavel and an unexpected friend. In the end, even though she isn't perfect, she tries her hardest. My daughter loves the dancing and can relate to Madeline's frustrations of being too small and too clumsy. It's a sweet story that encourages girls to do their best even when disappointed.
It will make you want to dance! July 1, 2000
29 out of 32 found this review helpful
Charming Madeline story of the 12 little girls and their adventure dancing with the Paris Ballet. Madeline dreams of being a Prima Ballerina and gets help from an unexpected friend. Delightful!
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