SkunkyArt | AnimationFan15 — A Most Animated Ballet Performance

Duck from Princess Tutu - Yep, that's literally her name (in Japan, she's called Ahiru, which is literally the Japanese word for "duck"). This ordinary duck, when doused with water, magically transforms into a 14-year-old girl who attends ballet classes at a private school, who in turn transforms into a magical ballerina named Princess Tutu. As Princess Tutu, her goal is to find the pieces of and restore the heart of the boy she has a crush on, Mytho (pronounced myu-tow). Currently, I've only seen a few episodes, but I did enjoy what I saw. One of these days, I'll complete this show. In case it wasn't obvious, she's the only character in this artwork that's from an anime.

Adelaide Chang from The Casagrandes - I might be cheating a bit with her, since she was depicted as a ballerina only once in the show (that being the short "Froggy Lake"), but as someone who considers Adelaide to be one of the most adorable characters in the show, I just had to draw her wearing her tutu from the aforementioned short. I mean, I'm up for drawing Adelaide in some of her most adorable outfits.

Dee Dee from Dexter's Laboratory - Curious, careless, rambunctious and intrusive, the older sister of the genius Dexter might just have a legacy of being one of the most recognizable ballerinas in animation. One thing I kind of find ironic is that the one moment in the show where Dee Dee does some actual dancing has her doing a dance that isn't even a ballet move; it's kind of like a cross between the shuffle and the moonwalk.

Ketchup from Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart - Having a love for dancing and wearing a tutu every day, this beaver from Pure Heart Valley is pretty much the resident dancer. She also has a talent of building cages... but just make sure she doesn't build it with herself in it. I got nothing else to say about her, so I'm just going to take this moment to say that I'm seriously upset that this show's second season never made it to our screens. Even with a storyboard animatic presented to us, this show was quietly swept under the rug, as no new information regarding the show's future was made.

June from Little Einsteins - Here, we have the only character in the lineup from a preschool cartoon. I personally have never been a big fan of Little Einsteins, but if there's one thing about this show that really stuck with me, it's the characters. All the characters are unique on their own, but I always found June to be the most fascinating to me. Maybe it's because she has the most unique design (fun fact, she's the only Little Einstein with almond-shaped eyes), or maybe it's because I just love that her main gimmick is that she loves to dance.