Stars: 3 out of 5
Pros: Cute Dance Shop
Cons: Nothing Christmas related at all
The Bottom Line:
This cute dance shop scene
Forgot that it was Christmas
Makes it bah humbug
This Ornament Forgot Half of the Title
I’ve been a fan of the Christmas Window series for several
years now. Hallmark releases this series
only to members of their Keepsake Ornament Club, and I actually started joining
so I could get it each year. The way
Christmas decorations are woven into the theme of each store is always very
cute, and I look forward to that creativity.
That’s why I am so disappointed with Dance Shop, 2016’s entry in the
series.
This year’s shop is a Dance Shop. Since this is Nina Aube’s year to sculpt the
ornament, we get a little girl outside in a bluish green (more blue, however)
coat and dress. Her hand is up in the
air as if she were about to twirl around.
She’s got a dog with her, and the dog is up on his back legs looking
like he is her dance partner. The
display shows a couple of pink ballet dresses, one on a hanger and one on a
rabbit display piece. There are also
pink ballet slippers and a silver tiara.
When you turn the ornament around, you can see more ballet slippers and
a purse on the shelves under the window.
No please do not misunderstand my complaint when it comes to
this ornament. While I’m not interested
in ballet, I do think a Dance Shop is a great idea for the series. And I absolutely find what is here cute. The girl alone is adorable, and may people
love this ornament for that reason.
However….
The name of this series is Christmas Window. Go back and look at my description of the
ornament. Where’s the Christmas? We’ve got pink and blue, not red and
green. There’s nothing in the display
that could remotely be Christmas. This
display could be out at any point of the year.
Heck, with the bunny, I could easily see this as a spring window
display. About the only thing that gives
away the season is the snow on the eves and sidewalk.
What really makes this disappointing is the missed
opportunity. One of the most famous
ballets of all time is The Nutcracker. That would have been a perfect tie in to this
ornament. Maybe instead of reds and
greens and a Christmas tree made out of ballet slippers, have the window be
themed to The Nutcracker. If they’d done that, I would have loved this
ornament. As it is, I am highly disappointed
with the lack of Christmas anything.
Since this is a scene featuring a building, it has a nice
flat bottom, so you can add it to a village display with the rest of the
series. That’s what I like to do. You’ll also find the 14 in a Christmas tree
series marker on the bottom.
The loop for hanging the ornament is on the roof of the
shop. You’ll find the ornament tips
forward a little, but it’s not enough to be a problem.
I kept hoping there was something related to Christmas in
this ornament that I was missing from the early pictures, but when I got the
ornament, I saw that wasn’t the case.
The Dance Shop is cute, and girls of all ages who adore ballet will love
this ornament. I just wish it had
incorporated Christmas in some way into this Window.
Enjoy Christmas themed windows with the rest of the Christmas Windows series.
Original Price: $20 as part of KOC Membership
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