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2	[[caption-width-right:320:With this they couldn't ''possibly'' reject my application to Opéra National de Paris!]]
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4	->''"Right foot, left foot / stretch, return / what an easy way to learn"''
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6	Bella Dancerella is a set of toys released by Spin Master Ltd that teach children ages 5 - 7 the (very) basic moves of ballet. The first set included a DVD, a ballet bar, and a mat showing the foot positions. A second set, Swan Lake, had the same equipment but a different DVD. Additional toys and videos followed.
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9	!!The first Bella Dancerella DVD: "Let's Dance"
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11	* ChromaKey: Used extensively.
12	* {{Crossdresser}}: Bella tells the girls that when ballet began, "all the dancers - even the ones in skirts - were men." All of them giggle, Bella included.
13	* ClarkesLawForGirlsToys: Bella uses magic to make the equipment appear and to change costumes.
14	* {{Dedication}}: "For Paul" at the beginning of the end credits.
15	* DoubleStandard: Bella tells the girls to always be respectful of other dancers. This is ''after'' she has a good laugh about men in skirts dancing.
16	* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: When Bella uses her "magic".
17	* FunnyAnimal: Maxie Monkey "My cheeky little friend" puppet.
18	* MerchandiseDriven: the videos are fun, and it does teach the simple steps - but it's really just there to hock the toys.
19	* NonActionSnarker: Maxie.
20	-->"Teaching the Teds to dance is like teaching rocks to swim!"
21	* OnlyOneName: No one in the credits, neither actress nor crew, is listed by anything other than their first name.
22	* StageNames: Bella Dancerella - Aussie Gabriella Toniolo.
23	* TakeOurWordForIt: Bella explains that the five ballet steps and explains that each of the other dances on the DVD just use combinations of those steps - but when you see those dances, the dancers aren't using any of those steps during the very ''rare'' times we actually see their feet.
24	* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Toniolo occasionally slips into her natural Australian scent in the later videos.
25	* TheUnintelligible: The giant teddy bears called "The Teds". They whisper silently to each other, but Bella can hear and understand them from twenty feet away.
26	* ViewersAreGoldfish: Given the target audience are young, but you don't need to put a flashing "REPLAY" on the screen to let them know you're showing them again.

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