Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps

Angelina is not happy about all the changes in her daily routine now that her family has moved to the other side of Chipping Cheddar. Her plan to drop out of her new school is thwarted after she receives a special gift from her new teacher, Ms. Mimi, giving her the confidence and making her excited to embark on her new adventures at Camembert Academy for the Performing Arts.

Angelina is excited, yet nervous, about her first day of school at Camembert Academy. When she finds her new classmates proficient in other styles of dance, she tries to copy their moves – without success. Angelina soon discovers that when she’s true to her own style of dance – ballet – she excels, and soon understands that everyone is different, and different is good.

The day for Angelina to meet her new ballet teacher, Ms. Mimi, has finally arrived. However, Ms. Mimi’s teaching style is very different than that of Angelina’s former teacher and mentor, Miss Lilly. Loyal to Miss Lilly, the disappointed Angelina resists Ms. Mimi’s lessons. In the end, Angelina discovers that there’s more than one way of teaching things, and there’s more than one way to learn.

Angelina is ecstatic to have the opportunity to dance with her best friend, Alice, at Camembert Academy’s Dance-with-a-Partner Day. She knows Alice will follow her choreography to a “T.” Unfortunately, Alice gets the sniffles. Angelina has to balance wanting to perform to her own choreography with Vici’s urge to improvise when the two decide to partner up in Alice’s absence.

It’s Ms. Mimi’s birthday, and Angelina wants to give her the best birthday ever! As Angelina and her classmates check the list of items needed for a party, everything goes comically wrong; they can’t even buy a decent gift for their beloved teacher! Ms. Mimi is definitely surprised by the makeshift party her students throw for her, and is even more delighted by the song and dance they improvise on a whim, which ends up being the best gift of all.

Angelina loves her new Camembert Academy friends and also loves her old friend Alice. She expects that both sets of friends will love each other too. Unfortunately, their first encounter is not as smooth as Angelina would have liked.