Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses is a 2006 direct-to-video movie from Mattel about the story of 12 unusual princesses, based loosely on the old Brothers Grimm tale of the same name.

Barbie stars in the movie as Princess Genevieve, along with her alphabetically named siblings, oldest Ashlyn, second oldest Blair, third oldest Courtney, fourth oldest Delia, fifth oldest Edeline, sixth oldest Fallon, the twins Hadley and Isla, and then the three youngest girls, Janessa, Kathleen and Lacey, whose lives are intruded upon by the evil Duchess Rowena, a vile woman who wants to take over the kingdom and strip her cousin, the girls' widowed father King Randolph, from his authority as King. Will Genevieve, her sisters and the handsome Royal Cobbler, Derek, be able to call upon their unusual, individual strengths and "shine" to save the kingdom?

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Tropes used in Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses include:

• Alphabetical Theme Naming: The sisters' names are all alphabetical, starting with A down to L.
• Ambiguously Brown: Desmond.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Duchess Rowena.
• Bodyguard Crush: Desmond obviously has something for Rowena.
• Bookworm: Courtney spends the majority of the movie with her nose deep in a book.
• Dance of Romance: Performed at the end by Genevieve and Derek so that everyone can escape her imprisonment in their mother's land.
• Everyone Can See It: Genevieve's sisters tease her about her obvious interest in Derek. Derek's parrot encourage him to confess his feelings for Genevieve but Derek believes he has no chance with a princess.
• Everything's Better with Sparkles: At the end of the Dance of Romance, Genevieve's dress flares up with sparkles due to the magic.
• Face Palm: Derek does one near the end of the film when Felix says something embarrassing.
• Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Ashlyn and Lacey wear purple dresses.
• Held Gaze: Derek and Genevieve have one where they stare into each other's eyes before coming together for a dance.
• I Just Want to Be Special: Lacey.
• Ill Man: King Randolph spends the second half of the movie suffering from a terrible illness brought on by Rowena poisoning him.
• Longing Look: Derek gives this frequently to Genevieve, most often when she isn't looking.
• Missing Mom: Queen Isabella, the princesses' mother, has died before the movie begins.
• No Hugging, No Kissing: A common element in the Barbie movies. We don't even see Derek and Genevieve kiss at the end at their wedding.
• Pimped-Out Dress: Each princess has one.
• Princesses Prefer Pink: Genevieve and Fallon both wear pink dresses.
• The Quiet One: Ashlyn.
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Blair has the palest skin and the darkest hair of the twelve princesses.
• Shipper on Deck: Fallon is ecstatic when she realises that Derek and Genevieve have to dance together.

Fallon: Oh, how romantic!

• True-Blue Femininity: Courtney, Janessa, Hadley, and Rowena all wear blue dresses.
• Tomboy Princess: Blair, whose preferred hobby is horseback riding.
• UST: Derek and Genevieve.