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Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake

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Maya, my four-year old, is just getting interested in ballet. She actually informed me a couple of weeks ago that she wants to be a “fairy princess ballerina” for Halloween. So when I was invited to review ‘Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake’, I jumped on the chance. After all, Prima Princessa is – you guessed it – an animated fairy ballerina!

‘Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake’ is just what I expected it to be – a perfect introduction to the world of ballet. It features a condensed performance of Swan Lake by the Paris Opera Ballet, with short ballet lessons in between acts. There is plenty of repetition as well as fun clips of animals and children dancing (boys, too!), and students from the School of American Ballet.

Product Review: Prima Princessa DVDI remember watching a performance of Swan Lake when I was younger, but didn’t recall exactly what it was about, so this was a refresher for me as well. It’s narrated by Prima Princessa herself, in language that’s really easy to understand for kids of all ages. Maya was on her feet the entire time, absolutely captivated by the story, and wants to invite all her friends over to watch it. Little Maura sat through the entire show and clapped along with the girls in tutus! I have to admit that even I twirled around the room a few times.

What I find amazing is that this 40-minute DVD was produced by two stay-at-home moms from New Jersey with no prior cinematography experience! Mary Kate Mellow and Stephanie Troeller were inspired to do so by their children’s love of dance. They couldn’t find a ballet movie appropriate for their children, so they made their own… and they did a fabulous job!

‘Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake’ is available in specialty stores nationwide and on Amazon.com. It would make a great gift for any budding ballerina!

Check out their website www.PrimaPrincessa.com for a short video preview and read Mary Kate and Stephanie’s blog www.TutuZone.com for even more information. Maya loved the Prima Princessa coloring pages – a nice, quiet way to cool down after all that dancing!

But WAIT… they’re giving one of my readers a chance to win a copy of this DVD! All you have to do to enter is leave me a comment telling me who you would like to win this for and I’ll announce the winner at 10pm (EST) next Friday night – October 24th.

*** Mary Kate Mellow was the very first person ever to contact me personally about reviewing a product on my blog, and this is my first giveaway, so this makes this review and giveaway extra special to me. Good luck!

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  1. I would LOVE to win this for my daughter, she’s still very much into dancing fairies and anything musical. I’m sure her little brother would also love to join in on the dancing.. how fun!

    Miranda K.s last blog post..I WAS that teen mom!

  3. Good for you! Isn’t it exciting when people start to contact you about your blog?

    I want to win this for my daughter. She loves to dance, so I think she’d really like the DVD.

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    Tara @ Feels like homes last blog post..My Precious Family

  4. I’d love to win this for my friend who has a baby girl…or for my twin girls, who love to dance.

  11. I would like to win this for my very own ballerina, my 9 year old daughter!

    Bettinas last blog post..Weekend in Santa Anna

  18. My nearly 5-year-old makes us put ballet music on for her as she dances around the living room. She is a princessa with ballerina dreams. What a great DVD idea.

  22. My daughter would love it if I won this. Thanks for hosting!

    Jen @ JenuineJens last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

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  23. My niece would love this, i only have a beautiful son, but it would have a great home. great giveaway, thanks.

  24. I would love to win this for my neighbours girls, I love the pics of Marsy – she is adorable. thanks so much.

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