Underplayed Gems

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses poster
Directed by
Greg Richardson
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, romance film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
G
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 1,256 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Barbie plays a princess who loves to dance. She and her eleven sisters discover a secret world where they can dance freely at night.

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What happens

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses is a 2006 animated dance film. It premiered on Nickelodeon on September 10, 2006, and it was later released to DVD on September 19. The film was directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based on the German fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". It is the ninth entry in the Barbie film series and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonist. This is the first Barbie film to be distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment in North America, to-which Universal's international subsidiary already handled distribution to the previous films under a deal with Entertainment Rights. Music for the film was composed by Arnie Roth. "Shine", the end title song written by Roth, Amy Powers and Rob Hudnut, was nominated for a 2007 Emmy Award. In 2026, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses was uploaded in its entirety on the Barbie franchise's official YouTube channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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