Barbie Can be a Ballerina
Posted on March 13, 2013
The Barbie I Can Be Ballerina doll was releaed in 2006. Barbie wears a pink ballerina outfit with pink ballerina shoes. The doll features articulated feet. The doll was sold with a key for unlocking online content.
There was also a 1961 Ballerina Barbie doll wearing a more traditional white ballerina outfit and white ballet shoes. This is a photograph of the doll Mattel sold in 1961.
In 2013, Barbie is back in her ballerina shoes in a film, Barbie in the Pink Shoes. Mattel also released new dolls, including a ballerina doll, to coincide with the DVD release.