video of dancing animals

About four years ago, we were in the yuppie kid's store in Carmel and they had the most interesting video on. It was very realistic animals in costume, dancing. As I watched, I realized that it was ballet dancers, and they were acting out the Beatrix Potter stories. No narration. The people at the store assured me that the video was out of production and I couldn't find it, but I just did -- on Amazon, of all places. Sure enough, it is the dancers of the Royal Ballet, dancing out the Tales of Beatrix Potter. You can even find it used, if you click on the "used" link at Amazon (often this will get you a new one, btw.) I would highly suggest this video as an extremely gentle, human- scale show. Although my 3 year old son liked it, there is no narration of any type, which is very different from many of the hyperstim videos. However, if you have a collection of Beatrix Potter stories, the characters are dressed and look exactly as they do in the stories (right down to the color of Jemima Puddle- Duck's shawl), and you can pull the book out and narrate (and discuss) the action yourself. It's a lovely way to expand your child's imagination, introduce them to classical music and ballet dancing, and integrate parent participation into the medium of video. cat ps: Here is another ballet video which might be of interest: Peter and the Wolf as danced by the young members of the Royal Ballet School.