CBeebies Easter Ballet

Ugly Duckling

Mr Bloom (Ben Faulks) takes a group of his “tiddlers” to see some real “nature magic” in an enchanting version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale performed by the Northern Ballet. The dancers’ portrayals of their wildlife characters – frogs, cats and a fox as well as the ducks – are delightful and get their young audience giggling and copying their movements. Ugly Duckling was Northern Ballet's first ballet created for children and was choreographed by company dancers Dreda Blow and Sebastian Loe. The television adaptation of Ugly Duckling was commissioned by the BBC for CBeebies and was initially broadcast over Easter weekend.