Ballet for Kids on YouTube (or similar)
December 6, 2020 2:13 PM Subscribe
My 4-year-old is obsessed with ballet right now. Normally I'd enroll her in a kiddie dance class so she could dance around and be very excited and run off some energy, but, you know, Covid. But she could extra definitely use some energy-burning activities at home! Can you help me find some kid-friendly beginner ballet/dance sorts of things online?
She likes ballet the best but anything expressive and -- this is important! -- involving twirling would fit the bill. She likes Cosmic Kids yoga, and when I do adult yoga she'll often insist on doing it too, so she can "do lessons" via TV if she's interested.
Streaming services we have (in addition to YouTube):
Netflix
Prime
Hulu
Disney+ (yes I know they just dropped a ballet series, we're gonna watch)
Kanopy
PBS Passport (maybe this is local? Lets me see older/more episodes of PBS shows)
She is CONSTANTLY asking me to find ballet for her to watch and/or imitate, and we've watched most of what I can easily find with keyword searches and I am at something of a loss to a) find more or b) find good "lessons" for kids.
I'm willing to put a *little* money into this, but free is better, since you never know what 4-year-olds are going to stay interested in.
She likes ballet the best but anything expressive and -- this is important! -- involving twirling would fit the bill. She likes Cosmic Kids yoga, and when I do adult yoga she'll often insist on doing it too, so she can "do lessons" via TV if she's interested.
Streaming services we have (in addition to YouTube):
Netflix
Prime
Hulu
Disney+ (yes I know they just dropped a ballet series, we're gonna watch)
Kanopy
PBS Passport (maybe this is local? Lets me see older/more episodes of PBS shows)
She is CONSTANTLY asking me to find ballet for her to watch and/or imitate, and we've watched most of what I can easily find with keyword searches and I am at something of a loss to a) find more or b) find good "lessons" for kids.
I'm willing to put a *little* money into this, but free is better, since you never know what 4-year-olds are going to stay interested in.
I signed my 5-year-old up for a one-time Nutcracker-themed dance class on Outschool. Not free, but you might find some options on there. Could be a fun complement to the free stuff on youtube etc. They have multi-week classes too. Our class hasn't happened yet but I have heard good things in general about Outschool.
posted by messica at 2:27 PM on December 6, 2020
posted by messica at 2:27 PM on December 6, 2020
Yeah I was going to say look at Outschool. Plenty of surprising options on there.
posted by fingersandtoes at 3:02 PM on December 6, 2020
posted by fingersandtoes at 3:02 PM on December 6, 2020
You could create a twirl-heavy YouTube playlist of short clips, or a mix of long and short videos:
Sophia Lucia, PASSE PIROUETTES! (1.5 minutes)
96 fouettes (1.5 minutes)
The Nutcracker – Sugar Plum pas de deux: Adagio (Nuñez, Muntagirov, The Royal Ballet) (6 minutes)
How To Execute A Ballet Turn (2.5 minutes)
Ballet for Kids | CJ and Friends/Episode 1 (5.5 minutes)
Top Fifteen Female Ballet Dancers (20 minutes)
Learn how to pirouette with Alexandra Macdonald, the first soloist of the National Ballet of Canada (2 minute tutorial)
Swan Lake, 30 Turns (2 minutes)
Ballet Spin Cycle (2 minutes)
Perfect Pirouettes (20 minutes) & How To Master Fouetté Turns (11 minutes) (via Claudia Dean World channel; see existing playlists)
also YouTube:
Swan Lake (Kids Ballet Class) (tutorial, with animated features)
Preschool Ballet (CBC) (via LG Ballet - see playlists)
Kid's Ballet Class, for ages 4 to 7 (YouTube DVD promo)
Angelina Ballerina (animated series)
The Most Popular Angelina Ballerina Episodes (hour)
Ella Dobler performance, age 4
Amazon:
Petite Feet: Ballet Adventures with Liz - Dance Detectives DVD (instruction w/storyline, animated elements)
Ballet Class for Kids: A Fantasy Garden I & II DVD
Ballerina (org.; USA version is Leap!) animated film
Hope Dances (movie on Prime)
posted by Iris Gambol at 3:36 PM on December 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
Sophia Lucia, PASSE PIROUETTES! (1.5 minutes)
96 fouettes (1.5 minutes)
The Nutcracker – Sugar Plum pas de deux: Adagio (Nuñez, Muntagirov, The Royal Ballet) (6 minutes)
How To Execute A Ballet Turn (2.5 minutes)
Ballet for Kids | CJ and Friends/Episode 1 (5.5 minutes)
Top Fifteen Female Ballet Dancers (20 minutes)
Learn how to pirouette with Alexandra Macdonald, the first soloist of the National Ballet of Canada (2 minute tutorial)
Swan Lake, 30 Turns (2 minutes)
Ballet Spin Cycle (2 minutes)
Perfect Pirouettes (20 minutes) & How To Master Fouetté Turns (11 minutes) (via Claudia Dean World channel; see existing playlists)
also YouTube:
Swan Lake (Kids Ballet Class) (tutorial, with animated features)
Preschool Ballet (CBC) (via LG Ballet - see playlists)
Kid's Ballet Class, for ages 4 to 7 (YouTube DVD promo)
Angelina Ballerina (animated series)
The Most Popular Angelina Ballerina Episodes (hour)
Ella Dobler performance, age 4
Amazon:
Petite Feet: Ballet Adventures with Liz - Dance Detectives DVD (instruction w/storyline, animated elements)
Ballet Class for Kids: A Fantasy Garden I & II DVD
Ballerina (org.; USA version is Leap!) animated film
Hope Dances (movie on Prime)
posted by Iris Gambol at 3:36 PM on December 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
I tried a bunch from this list for my 3.5yo and Daniella Ballerina was definitely the biggest hit.
posted by songs about trains at 3:45 PM on December 6, 2020
posted by songs about trains at 3:45 PM on December 6, 2020
Daniella Ballerina for sure.
We did some preschool ballet on Outschool. It was fine (the music class we did was better) but Daniella was better.
posted by vunder at 4:29 PM on December 6, 2020
We did some preschool ballet on Outschool. It was fine (the music class we did was better) but Daniella was better.
posted by vunder at 4:29 PM on December 6, 2020
The classical video streaming service Medici has over 100 ballets; it's freely accessible through major public libraries.
posted by Beardman at 4:50 PM on December 6, 2020
posted by Beardman at 4:50 PM on December 6, 2020
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