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Ballet Shoes is a 2007 British television film, adapted by Heidi Thomas from Noel Streatfeild's 1936 novel Ballet Shoes. It was produced by Granada Productions (formerly Granada Television) and premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2007. It is directed by Sandra Goldbacher.
A previous adaptation of Ballet Shoes was produced in serial format by the BBC in 1975 and directed by Timothy Combe.
The story revolves around three adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who live in near poverty with Sylvia Brown and Nana. Sylvia is the niece of "Gum" (Great Uncle Matthew), a somewhat wealthy paleontologist who one day leaves for an expedition and does not return, leaving the girls to fend for themselves. They have to sell some of his skeletons in order to clear rooms for boarders, the friendly, learned Dr. Jakes and Dr. Smith, the helpful dance instructor Theo Danes, and handsome John Simpson. The story eventually focuses on the various talents of the girls: acting, machinery and ballet.
Pauline has a talent for acting and auditions for the role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland. After getting the part, she lets her growing accomplishments go to her head and begins acting rudely and bossing her sisters around. Finally, her pride and constant rule-breaking lead to her losing the part to her jealous rival Winifred, teaching her an important lesson in humility. She tries film acting and finds it very difficult, exasperating the well-meaning director Mr Sholsky. At the end of the movie she is offered a contract from a studio in the United States, but only decides to go after realizing how the extra money could benefit her family.
Ojalá que pongas la mejilla en
La escalera de tu casa y ruedes como bola
Ojalá te sientes en tu baño
Bajes la cadena y vayas a parar al Guaire
Quiero que tu carro se lo roben
Y lo pongan en bajada sin el freno e' mano
Ojalá te quedes calva, ojalá te salgan canas
Ojalá te salgan más verrugas
En todas las partes de tu cara
Quiero que te asalten y te dejen toda limpia
En Pelucas o en las 20 uñas
Ojalá te tragues las pastillas
De chiquitolina y quedes a lo Chilindrina
Ojalá tu novia la encarcelen, la deporten
La embaracen y vaya pa' la Luna
Ojalá te quedes calva, ojalá te salgan canas
Ojalá te salgan más verrugas