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 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.

Wow, my daughter is in love with this show. The singing, dancing, kind characters, and the segments showcasing real dancers and artists, make this show so UNIQUE and special. I can't think of a show like it. My toddler learned to dance a lot from this show and dances during the intro. Everyone loves it. She's so happy watching it. The show is positive and creative, no ulterior agenda rather than bringing fun, the arts, and positivity. I'm a dancer myself so I really enjoy the segments with the live dancers and musicians as it really teaches the children different art forms, everything from Irish step dancing to hip hop. Any negativity about this show is questionable to me because it's just educational and positive.

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.