Ballerina Games

Ballerina Tippy Toes

• Professional ballerinas perform the most complex ballerina dances "en pointe," or on the very top of their toes. The "en pointe" shoes feature special hardened tips and the dance can strain a woman's ankles, so very young girls should not attempt the dance on their own. Nevertheless, a fun ballerina game to play at a party is "Ballerina Tippy Toes." This game mimics the "en pointe" style without proving too dangerous to a young girl. To play, all of the girls rise up to their toes. For the game, the girls should simply bend their toes and not dance on the very tips of the toes. The girls walk around a room with a flat, hard floor slowly until they cannot keep their balance and must drop down. The last girl on her toes wins.

"Angelina Ballerina" Online Games

• Angelina Ballerina, star of the eponymous PBS cartoon show and the series of children's books, is a young anthropomorphic mouse ballerina. Young fans of the series and ballerina lovers in general can log on to the show's official website and play a number of free games. The games include "Dress Up With Angelina," a fashion game, in addition to jigsaw puzzles, memory games and a dancing game. To play the dancing game, the player hits the arrow key on her keyboard in time with the rhythm of the dance.

"Ballerina Dress Up"

• A free online game for anyone who enjoys the fashions of the ballerina is "Ballerina Dress Up." It is somewhat like a virtual way to play dress-up with dolls, but no dolls or doll clothes are required. You can access the game anywhere with an online connection when you need an activity to amuse a ballerina-loving girl fast. To play the game, the player clicks on the hairstyle, leotard, tights, ballet shoes and accessories she wants the cartoon ballerina to wear. Mix and match styles for countless possibilities.

"Imagine: Ballet Star"

• Gamers with a Nintendo DS who want to play the ballerina game, "Imagine: Ballet Star." The game allows the player, elementary-school age and up, to pretend that she is a ballerina who grows from an amateur to a ballet sensation. There are three separate ballerinas from whom to choose and each ballerina offers a different story line and distinct dancing strengths. Play dancing mini-games, earn and spend money on ballerina outfits and "dance" in rehearsal and on stage by playing music rhythm games. Friends or sisters who each have DS systems can play multiplayer mini-games together when they are within wireless range of one another.