Galatea: The Paper Ballerina

In July, we told you about animator Glen Keane’s masterpiece, Duet, which brought 10,555 drawings of two dancers to life in a mesmerizing pas de deux. Needless to say, we’re still in a bit of a trance.

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Today, we’d like to introduce you to the work of another dance animator in-the-making. Christina Yee’s Galatea tells the story of a ballerina sketch that quite literally climbs off the page to dance. At first, the paper ballerina is delighted to discover she can move, but after a series of fouetté turns goes awry (been there!), she realizes that dancing may be more fun with a partner. Cue paper ballerino—and assisted pirouettes for days.

Galatea
was posted by Press Pass TV, an organization that educates youth about media arts as a form of empowerment (yay arts!). It may not be quite as complex as Duet, but its simplicity is part of what makes it so charming. And who knows, maybe if this young animator keeps at it, she’ll be following in the footsteps of Mr. Keane one day.

Without further a do, Galatea: