“Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses” is the 6th full length, direct-to-DVD princess story. In this enchanting musical tale, Barbie partners with the New York City Ballet. The ballet moves in the movie are choreographed by the New York City Ballet’s Master in Chief Peter Martins and performed by the ballet company’s prima ballerinas.Â
of the 12 dancing princess is very different from the story presented to us in the barbie version.
There was no evil Aunt in the original version, only alot of dancing at night, and an old soldier who managed to figure out the secret of the worn out shoes and thus win for himself the hand of the eldest in marriage and the throne of the king!
To read the whole story, the way it originally was, click here.
The interesting thing about the names of the 12 princesses is that their first names start with the first 12 letters of the alphabet; for example, A for Ashlyn, B for Blair, etc. Another interesting thing is that the Flowers that appear on the books and the stones are on the girls dresses. On Ashlyn-Genevieve, it is just below the neckline of their dresses. On the twins, it is off to the side. On the triplets, it’s located on the sash in the middle where the dress meets the upper part. (Much like a belt buckle.)
It’s the oldest sister who is the focus this week! She is also available on ebay - you can see her here!
Ashlyn (ASH-lin)
The oldest sister, who is practical, calm, and knowledgable. She loves music and especially likes to play the flute. Ashlyn is straightforward and cares for her sisters, for whom she tries to act as a role model for. Her favourite gemstone is the garnet and her flower is a geranium. She has dark brown hair and wears a purple dress.
Duchess Rowena (ROW-ee-nah)
The King’s cousin, who is brought into the castle in order to help him raise his twelve daughters. She strips the castle of all fun and secretly poisons the King in order to take over the kingdom. She has a monkey named Brutus, whom Fallon likes and Twyla hates.
This weeks doll is the beautiful Blair, with her long black hair! She can be bought on eBay here
Blair (BLARE)
The second sister, who loves horses, tends to be a bit of a dreamer, and is close to Ashlyn. She is very vocal and is the first to complain about Rowena’s presence in their lives. Her flower is the larkspur and her gem is the ruby. She has black hair and wears a red dress.
Genevieve discovers that the king has been tricked into proclaiming Rowena acting queen until he recovers, but she has poisoned him (presumably to death) and sent guards to capture any stray princesses. Using their diverse talents the princesses distract or disable the guards and enter the palace to confront Rowena. Lacey ignore’s Genevieve’s instructions and enters the palace to give Genevieve the magic water in her vial and is seized by Rowena’s henchmen.
Derek and Genevieve defeat the magically summoned suits of armor that defend Rowena but discover that Rowena has the upper hand when the henchman drags in Lacey. Noting that Genevieve is the source of most of her sister’s resistance, Rowena wishes that Genevieve dance forever and ever but when the golden flowers spew dust Genevieve produces her fan and fans the dust onto Rowena, whose henchman joins her in dancing. The two villains then dance their way out of the castle and out of the movie.
Using the magic water from dance land, Lacey revives the king, who explains that Rowena was poisoning him. Genevieve and Derek wed and the King remarks that this is truly a remarkable day, as Genevieve is finally on time for something (her wedding).
And they are the princesses Isla and Hadley - they are the young twins in the 12 Dancing Princesses movie. They come with stands that make them twirl, separately or they can be clicked together to twirl at the same time! They are listed on eBay and can be viewed here.
Hadley (HAD-lee)
The eighth sister and Isla’s twin. She loves to dance on stilts, something she shares with her sister. Her favourite gemstone is the topaz and narcissus flowers are her favourite. She has blonde hair and wears a turqouise dress.
Isla (AYE-lah)
The ninth sister and Hadley’s twin. Athletic Isla wants to become an acrobat and enjoys dancing on stilts. Emeralds are her favourite gemstone and she likes lily of the valley flowers. She has brown hair and wears a purple dress.
Meanwhile Genevieve’s talking pet, a kitten, fights with Rowena’s talking pet, a monkey and the monkey determines the pattern for opening the gateway. Soon Rowena enters the magic land and discovers the ability for wishes to come true. She removes a flower that sprinkles gold dust that grants wishes and returns with it. Then her henchman destroys the stone pattern that forms the gateway.
Trapped in the magic land Genevieve wishes to know the way out and they find that the same pattern that led them in will let them out. Soon Genevieve discovers that alone she can no longer open the gateway. Only by dancing with Derek can the two open the gateway to return to their land, returning this time to their mother (the queen)’s dance pavillion.
This week’s doll of the week continues in our 12 Dancing Princesses theme, this is princess Courtney! her listing on eBay can be viewed here.
Courtney (COURT-nee)
The third sister, who enjoys reading and is frequently found with her nose in a book. She is easily oblivious to everything around her as a result. Her flower is the forget-me-not and her gemstone is sapphire. She has brown hair and wears a dark blue dress. (note: “Courtney” is also a recurring character in the Barbie toy line)
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