Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps

Less of a follow-up to the original series and more of something new and largely awful. Rather than being set in a 1930's "England" the series is set in modern day. Barring a couple of primary characters retaining a British accent (often very poor ones at that) the voice talent speaks in an American accent.

The plots for episodes are nowhere near as tight and take far more liberties with the source material than the prior series. This is understandable given the books both series are lifted from are limited in number. However there is very little of the spirit for those books brought into Next Steps.

The animation has shifted from hand drawn to CGI and the look suffers slightly. It is mostly well animated but lacks character and very much like any other cheaply produced show on PBS and other kid outlets.

Kids will love this none the less, adults who remember the old show might feel it is cloying and dumbed down.

I loved the original Angelina since childhood. It was charming and enjoyable. This is an insult. When I first saw this, I wanted to cry. The CGI is awful, and Angelina is pink! They also showed Angelina upset that they moved and she couldn't see Alice anymore, yet Alice appears in later episodes and they didn't explain how she got there. The background music can be nice, but not as nice as the original's. The original had a 1930s England feeling to it that made it enjoyable. The CGI series just has a modern feel to it, and I did not like that because the original's setting is what I loved most about it. Ruined everything, don't watch. 1/10.

I loved loved LOVED! this when i was much younger, i thought the stories were great and everything! Now, i can see its flaws, one thing, the singing is below average but the songs are pretty catchy, the intro is pretty catchy yet too short. The animation is average but it looks the same as all other CGI pre-schoolers shows such as Mike the Knight and Fireman Sam. However, i do have nostalgia for this although I will not let it influence my opinion on the show, and the composers are pretty good, shame their talent is wasted here...

My daughter loves it. Innocent, sweet show that is enjoyable to watch. Characters are good and there's always a nice moral to each story. No agenda pushing. I feel like the people complaining about the accents and cgi are missing the point. Kids don't care. 10/10 from me.

I watched both versions of Angelina Ballerina and I admit, I liked the original than The Next Steps but what I like about the show is that it educates kids on dance and music that they're are not familiar with and I really enjoy that. The Next Steps is a cute show and worth watching. The only disappointment in it is that Miss Lily, Angelina's original ballet teacher never had an appearance on the show. Maybe when they revive it, she'll have an appearance. The point is, it's a wonderful show.