Tonner Dolls have collaborated with the New York City Ballet in the Fall of 2008 to create ballerina dolls showing the fluid motion of the dance arts. These dolls are the favorite of ballet enthusiasts and doll collectors alike. The dolls measure 16 inches tall with bendable joints and fantastically bendable wrists. The head of these ballerinas are fashioned after the "Emilie" head anatomy and its bust line is smaller compared to the traditional Tyler-style 16-inch dolls.
The ballet dolls collection includes The Nutcracker, NYCB Dance Class dolls, and Swan Lake. However most of these dolls on Tonner's website are already sold out. They also have other ballet dolls collection but these are not associated with the New York City Ballet. Part of these ballerina dolls that are not part of the NYCB collection is the Dance of the Witch collection that has the witches of the Wizard of Oz.
Some dolls that are part of the NYCB dolls collection are as follow:
1) Snowflake - She has a silver multi-layered tutu with rhinestone details, arm bands, and a beaded crown.
2) Sleeping Beauty - The ballerina has a peach dress with gold lining and a gold ballet shoes. Her curly golden pulled-back hair is then accented with a bunch of white flowers.
3) Cavalier - This is a male doll which has satin beaded top and knit tights with a set of flat ballet slippers.
4) Sugar Plum Fairy - This ballerina doll has a brunette pony-tailed hair topped with a silver crown and on her hand is a silver fairy wand. She wears a white tutu with pink lining and accents on the sleeve's and bust area.
5) Marie's Special Gift - This character is the NYCB version for the traditional character in Nutcracker, Clara. The doll with a curly long blonde hair is dressed in taffeta with laces and faux fur. Her accessories come with shoes, display stand, and a miniature toy soldier.
6) Marzipan - This ballerina doll has a blonde pony tail topped with a colorful hat. She wears a pink striped tutu adorned with fruits, leaves, and vegetables for its trimmings.
These are just some NYCB ballerina doll characters that were launched in 2008. Some of these collectibles are already sold out, thus making it a high value collectible due to its rarity. Nevertheless, there are other doll collections on their Tonner's website although mostly the collections are based on movies. You can also check for their other recent releases such as the Fashion Zombies and Hollywood Glamour.
