Product Details

• Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kultur Video
• VHS Release Date: April 25, 1995
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303445594
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,100 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

I'm A Ballerina Now was created to inspire and help children realize their dreams of becoming a dancer. It is a complete ballet class for young beginners. Lyrics are sung to beautiful music, which aid the child in remembering the dance exercises and performing them correctly. The young dancer's dream is visualized during each exercise when a real ballerina appears and performs the same steps, which the child is working on. This program is also an excellent guide for parents looking for a dance school for their child. It shows the types of exercises that should be a part of every ballet class.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best but not awful., January 3, 2003

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A. Batchelor "A. Batchelor" (Somewhere, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'm a Ballerina Now: A Complete Ballet Class For Young Beginners [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you are looking for a good beginner video that really goes over the basic positions and steps, then find a different video. If you want something that gives a quick overview with real ballerinas dancing through after each little section this is what you want. Also, if you don't mind the music and words that teach the child what to do ("I open my toes and close my toes, standing very straight....") My daughter really likes it because of the "real" ballerinas and tends to follow them instead of learning the basics, which is fine. But for the cost, I was really looking for something that would give her a good base, such as first through fifth position first, arm positions, then movements, then dance steps or choreography. This seems to be a rather old looking video as well.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dance class in a box!, September 25, 2001

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Mom of 5 (Goldsboro, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm a Ballerina Now: A Complete Ballet Class For Young Beginners [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My daughter, who is too shy to face a class of peers just yet, adores this video and wants to "do her class" at least once a day, much to her twin brother's chagrin. I've really seen her picking up on the technique and form over the months, and her flexability has increased dramatically. The lyrics beautifully ingrain the moves and methods in her mind as she relaxes and enjoys feeling so pretty. After the girls practice a step, a profesional ballerina is shown performing the move, often with a partner. My daughter calls her brother over at that time to lift her and he obliges, heaving her an inch of the floor with a heavy grunt.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Video helpful to my 4-7 year old, June 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: I'm a Ballerina Now: A Complete Ballet Class For Young Beginners [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have used this video for nearly two years, requiring practice twice a week. I have seen great progress with my daughter, although I did it with her the first six-12 months until I saw that she had the technique down correctly. The only problem I have seen with the video and her regular dance class, is that sometimes at class, her teacher will teach the step a little differently, and this will make my daughter feel that it is not the same step. However, since she is now the best dancer in her class (according to her teacher) I do feel that the video has really given her the edge. My daughters thoughts on the video? She liked it best when mom practiced with her. She is sometimes likely to be lazy in practice when doing it alone. She is now ready to move on to something more difficult. She has just completed her 3rd year in ballet.