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Larry the polar bear follows in the footsteps of little Mildred Frobisher's ballet class to overcome strict Madame Swoboda's admonition that "bears have no place in ballet."

When the new student in Katy Duck's ballet class makes a tapping sound, the music stops and everyone looks at her feet.

Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.

Betty dreams of becoming a great dancer and performing onstage. At home, shes unstoppable, happily twirling, darting, and pirouetting through every room. But, in ballet class, everything changes: Betty suddenly feels clumsy, self-conscious, and frightened of forgetting the steps. Can she find her poise and balance in time for the big end-of-year recital? Every kid will shout BRAVO for this adorable little ballerina bunny!

Malie's mom manages an ice cream parlor, but Malie's real love is ballet. She dreams of landing the lead in an upcoming production of Cinderella and dancing onstage while her boyfriend, Ethan, cheers from the audience. But Malie's mom is less than supportive.Then cute new boy Alonzo arrives from Italy. His true love is ice cream -- gelato, to be exact. Alonzo offers a Malie a deal: If she lets him help out at the parlor, she can take dance lessons...