Dance in Film · 2003
Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)
A computer-animated retelling of Swan Lake whose ballet scenes were choreographed by Peter Martins, with New York City Ballet principal Maria Kowroski supplying Odette's motion-captured dancing.
Barbie of Swan Lake is a 2003 dance feature film centred on Ballet. For dancers, it's a chance to see the style performed on screen — the phrasing, partnering, and musicality that the same dances carry onto a real floor.
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Where to watch: Apple TV catalog listing verified August 15, 2026; transaction availability may vary by account and region.
The dance sequences in Barbie of Swan Lake
2 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Odette receives a dance lesson from the Fairy Queen
Classical balletDanced by Maria Kowroski (Odette motion capture) · Choreography Peter Martins
Odette learning to dance in human form under the Fairy Queen's guidance.
The lesson turns classical ballet training into story action, while the film's motion-capture process preserves a professional dancer's phrasing inside the animated character.
Watch this sequence · This sequence is on YouTube as a standalone clip. No edition-specific feature timestamp is asserted. The opened clip is titled for this exact scene; the Los Angeles Times identifies Maria Kowroski as Odette's motion-capture dancer, and Animation World Network verifies Peter Martins's choreography and the motion-sensor process.
Prince Daniel dances with Odile at the ball
Classical balletChoreography Peter Martins
Prince Daniel dancing with the disguised Odile, whom he mistakes for Odette.
The deception at the ball is staged through a formal ballet duet, making choreography carry the mistaken-identity turn rather than serving as background decoration.
Watch this sequence · This sequence is on YouTube as a standalone clip. No edition-specific feature timestamp is asserted. The opened clip is titled for this exact ball dance; Apple TV and Animation World Network verify that Peter Martins choreographed the film's ballet scenes.
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