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The Supporting Cast: Character Bios

Alice Nimbletoe

Alice is Angelina's oldest and best friend from their early years together at Miss Lilly's ballet school. Alice is optimistic, enthusiastic and always up for a new adventure.

Discovering a natural ability for gymnastics, Alice traded in her ballet slippers to pursue her dreams of becoming a world class gymnast. She loves to do impromptu cartwheels, handstands and flips, and is always encouraging Angelina to give gymnastics a try.

Though Alice's quirky sense of humor can sometimes get her into mischief (especially because of practical jokes on - or with - the boys!), she is kind, compassionate and has a heart of gold.

One can often hear Alice exclaiming:

• "Knock knock who's there?"
• "Ooooh - this is the best fun ever!"

Viki

Fun-loving, easy-going, entertaining and extroverted, Viki is an exciting new friend for Angelina at Camembert Academy. She loves ethnic and unusual forms of dance, and she will be the first to try anything new, from pas de chats to break dancing.

Viki is independent and more concerned with following her heart and her creative instincts than she is about being popular. She is bold and encourages Angelina to try out all that Camembert has to offer.

Viki's catchy catch phrases:

• "Soooooo amazing!"
• "Try this - it's easy!"

Gracie

Angelina's favorite rival, Gracie, is meticulous and a tad self-absorbed and can be quite a teacher's pet in order to get Ms. Mimi's attention. Like Angelina, Gracie loves being the star of the show, but often uses those occasions to brag.

Though she prefers modern dance, Gracie is still undecided as to what kind of dancer she really wants to be. She's not as determined as Angelina, though she tries to compete with Angelina at every turn. Though Gracie sometimes drives Angelina mad, Angelina knows Gracie has a good heart, and the competition keeps Angelina on her toes.

Gracie's usual exclamations include:

• "Look, Ms. Mimi, I can do it perfectly..."
• "I never eat white cheese, only yellow."

Marco

Marco is a student from the exotic tropical country of Costa Mousa. A music lover, he is also wildly enthusiastic about sports - especially soccer. Marco has taught himself to play multiple instruments, and he particularly loves playing the conga drums - loudly. Marco can bring out the wild, slightly raucous side of Angelina, and sometimes they have to be separated when they sit together in school. A risk taker, Marco is somewhat accident-prone, providing opportunities for slapstick situations.

Marco's Mottos:

• How about some drums?"
• Did you know....?"

A.Z.

A.Z. (aka "Adam Zachariah") is a mouseling who is obsessed with hip-hop dance and music. Instead of walking, he "struts" around appearing cool in the eyes of the other students. Having recently moved to the small town of Chipping Cheddar from the city, A.Z. has a city-mouse attitude. He is the trendsetter at Camembert Academy, always in the know about the latest cultural phenomenon, such as the latest handshake, line dance or the cheese du jour.

When A.Z. walks into a room, he declares:

• "A.Z. mouse is in the house!"
  

Ms. Mimi

Ms. Mimi, the head teacher at Camembert Academy, is everyone's role model. She is modern, young, pretty, fun, warm and caring. She adores little mouselings as much as they adore her, and loves to inspire them with her own vivid imagination.

Ms. Mimi is a good listener and has an innate understanding of psychology, always guiding her students to work out issues for themselves.

Ms. Mimi's phrases that inspire:

• "Who's my helper today?"
• "Dance with your heart!"

Polly Mouseling

Sharing her big sister's love of ballet, Polly is an eager student whenever Angelina takes the time to show her some of the basics. And if there are steps she cannot copy, Polly is happy to make up her own, much to Angelina's dismay.

With the innocence of a 4-year-old, Polly tells it like it is, often revealing a profound wisdom that comes from simply speaking from the heart.

Polly is the quintessential little sister and one of her favorite activities is putting on shows with Angelina, for their number-one fans - their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mouseling.

Polly always says things like:

• "I LOVE YOU, Angelina Ballerina!!"
• "Pretty please with cheese!"

Mrs. Matilda Mouseling

Matilda is Angelina's very loving - though sometimes frazzled and weary - mom. Supportive yet firm, she provides the voice of reason the young starlet Angelina needs.

A true mom-trepreneur, she runs her own Mouse Couture sewing business, and even makes some of Angelina's special dance costumes. Ever-present in Angelina's life, Matilda Mouseling can always be found applauding Angelina in the best of times and holding her hand through the most difficult.

Mrs. Mouseling's words of wisdom include:

• "Love you to bits!"
• "It's time for a nice cup of tea..."

Mr. Maurice Mouseling

Maurice is Angelina's supportive and loving father. He works as a reporter for the "Mouseland Herald," and keeps his finger on the pulse of the happenings in Chipping Cheddar.

He loves good food, good company and a good joke, but most of all, he loves his family. He particularly likes to entertain his girls by playing a ditty on the fiddle for fun (like Angelina, he can be a bit of a performer himself!).

Mr. Mouseling's can often be heard saying:

• "What have my lovely daughters been up to today?"
• "Don't worry, your hero is here!" (to Mrs. Mouseling)