"The Princess Ballet" is the ninth episode of the third season of Sofia the First, and the sixty-first episode overall.
It premiered on November 1, 2015.
Overview
Princess Kari performs ballet at Royal Prep's Open House and Sofia teaches her that it's okay to not be perfect at everything.
Plot
At Royal Prep, the students are doing Enchanted Gardening with Princess Kari producing exceptional results. Kari is revealed to be the most accomplished Princess at Royal Prep. Flora and Miss Elodie announce that Royal Prep will be hosting an Arts Night in two days. Sofia, Amber, and Kari all volunteer for the ballet. Kari is determined to be perfect since her mother was a prima ballerina when she was a student at Royal Prep.
The three Princesses begin their ballet rehearsal with Miss Elodie. Kari quickly reveals that she's as much a perfectionist as Sofia is. When Sofia and Amber go out for recess, Kari continues to practice, to Sofia's concern. At the end of the day, Kari meets up with her mother, who is revealed to have high expectations of her daughter.
The next day, Kari is revealed to have shown up early for practice, to the concern of Sofia, Amber, and Miss Elodie, who all fear she's taking this way too seriously. During a duet, Kari reveals that she's a perfectionist for the same reason Sofia is. Sofia tells her she's doing fine and just needs to relax and have fun. Miss Elodie asks her old teacher Sergio Adagio to teach her and he does so.
The next day, Kari messes up her routine and she runs off. Sofia goes after Kari and finally gets her to understand that the point is to have fun. That night, Kari finally relaxes and enjoys herself, wowing the crowd with Sofia and Amber. Queen Tessa walks up to Kari and tells her she's proud of her. Kari teaches her the Kari Hop, which was invented during rehearsal.
Home Video Release
Cast
- Ariel Winter as Princess Sofia
- Kiara Muhammad as Princess Kari
- Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
- Tania Gunadi as Miss Elodie
- Tyler Merna as Prince James
- Sabrina Carpenter as Princess Vivian
- Travis Willingham as King Roland II
- Fiona Bishop as Princess Zooey
- Jaden Betts as Prince Khalid
- Shari Belafonte as Queen Tessa
- John Steven Rocha as Sergio Adagio
- Michael-Leon Wooley as King Oberlyn
- Barbara Dirickson as Flora
Song
Videos
Gallery
Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 2.403 million viewers on its premiere.[1]
- Princess Vivian's father, King Marcus, is introduced in this episode.
- Miss Elodie makes her second appearance in the series. Her first was in "Sidekick Clio".
- Although all the students in Royal Prep are present, Jun and Jin didn't show up.
- This is Princess Kari's first active role in the series.
- This is not the first time Kari is not number one at something; in "Sidekick Clio", she did not get the lead in the school play Hello Polly.
- Moral: You don't have to get everything perfect.
International premieres
- December 21, 2015 (Brazil)
Transcript
The Princess Ballet/Transcript
References
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (November 3, 2015). ShowbuzzDaily's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.1.2015. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2024.