Every little girl's dream.

When I think of Ballet Shoes I think of my cousins pink slippers that are sitting in her "room" at my grandmother's house. Mind you we both have our own "rooms" at my grandmother's house but my cousin got to spend much more time there as a little girl so you see many more mementos of her childhood at my grandmother's including her pink ballet slippers that are in her room. I had dreams of dancing in ballet when I was a little girl but sadly I found out after a few lessons that dancing is not my strong suit. heh.

The movie Ballet Shoes is totally unforgettable. I'm not sure why I never saw this movie up till now. Staring Emma Watson (famed for her role in Harry Potter) its really just the perfect movie for a mother/daughter night or just for the little girl in all of us. I think every little girl has dreamed of being a dancer at some point in their lives even if you don't admit it and resign yourself to just dancing when no one is looking.

The tale starts with three orphans, who all dream of being someone, are brought together through an adoption to Professor who seems oddly absence. They vow to make something of themselves but the just don't know how. When they get a chance to enroll in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training they at last get their chance.

Based on a children book of the same name, you may already be familiar. They actually made reference to the series of books by Meg Ryan's character in You've Got Mail. Ballet Shoes deserves to be on every little girl's DVD shelf along side many of my other favorites such as Secret Garden and my own personal childhood favorite the Worst Witch. I actually feel a little guilty that I don't have a little girl of my own to share it with. Ahh well I guess Ill have to store it with the rest of my girlie movies in hopes that one day I will be having a mother/daughter night of my very own watching just this movie.

In the meantime you can go and pick up your own copy of Ballet Shoes at Amazon!

I have three copies of Ballet Shoes to give away to our readers!

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