Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps is a
British musical
CGI animated television series that premiered on September 5, 2009 on PBS in the US. A continuation of the
Angelina Ballerina series of
children's books by
Katharine Holabird, the author and
Helen Craig, the illustrator, this series is different from the first as it uses CGI animation. The new series sees eight years old Angelina and her family move to the other side of Chipping Cheddar to attend a performing arts school called Camembert Academy. It features the debut of Ms. Mimi, Angelina's new teacher and new friends like Viki, Marco, Gracie and A.Z., as well as her best friend Alice who joins Camembert Academy. It features songs with music by Mark Sayer-Wade and lyrics by
Judy Rothman and footage from host
Moira Quirk.
Richard M. Sherman is the music director of the series.