‘A Royal Christmas Ballet’ premieres on GAF

Category: Television and Streaming

This is the season when kids and adults look forward to attending The Nutcracker Ballet in cities and towns across the country. For many families it is a holiday tradition. So having a Christmas movie focused on ballet is a treat. A Royal Ballet is filled with plenty of ballet sequences, Nutcracker and holiday music, and a fairytale storyline.

Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard star in this story of royalty, romance, and revelations. Underwood is Carrie, a retired ballerina who is now the creative director of a local dance company. Stoddard is Prince William who is asked by his mother the Queen, or rather requested by her, to accompany Medea (Daniela Couso), a ballerina from their country to America. She is going to perform in Carrie’s production as part of an arts exchange program between the two countries.

Medea is talented but she is also a snob and has her heart set on being Prince William’s girlfriend, although he is not interested in her that way. Medea jealousy of Carrie has her conniving and she tries various tricks to keep William’s attention while they are in America, however once William meets Carrie his attention is diverted and she is the object of his concentration, and affection.

There is an instant connection between Carrie and Prince William.

The prince’s aid, Colin (Allen Guy Wilcox), sees the attraction but stays out of the way of all three characters. His duty is to the prince.

While Carrie and William get to know each other, their attraction grows. She takes him to a tree farm where he has the unique job of chopping down a Christmas tree for the school. This is something new to him.  Also among the experiences Carrie introduces William to is the joy of riding on a carousel, something he has never been able to do. Of course he has, as he admits, cut ribbons and visited them, however William has never actually ridden on a carousel.

While Carrie entices everyone with all the baked goodies from her mother, she indulges in some sweets herself. And when she is disappointed when William has to break a dinner date – thanks to Medea’s interference – Carrie orders all the desserts in the restaurant. Who among us has had that idea at some time or another? Why order an entree when you can eat all the desserts? 

As with all the sweet (no pun intended) and heartfelt stories this time of year, A Royal Christmas Ballet does not disappoint. It ends exactly as we expect and want. 

A Royal Christmas Ballet premieres December 22, 2024 on Great American Family.

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Francine Brokaw writes about books, products, travel, and all aspects of entertainment for over 30 years. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as Internet websites. She has written her own book, Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists, is the entertainment correspondent for Good Day Orange County, and has her own TV show, Beyond the Red Carpet, on Village Television in Orange County.

 

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