It's not that this is poorly done, it's just not what the viewer expects it to be. It's like being offered ice cream and served oatmeal instead.

The story itself isn't bad. In fact I believe the narration was one of the high points. The script was well written and the language used poetic and enjoyable.

The dancing itself was so-so. The choreography wasn't particularly memorable and the set pretty much a one-pony act. There is some CGI and special effects thrown in, but this would have been more impressive had they used actual set effects instead.

It was the combination of real-life setting with the fantasy setting that threw this off-center. I would have rather seen the teacher and children as an actual part of the play... and the entire thing presented as a ballet/story... rather than mislead the audience as to what they're going to see. Because really, not everyone liked ballet, right?

That's it's major shortcoming-- misleading marketing. For me it was fairly boring, and that's not because I'm easily bored. I love art for the sake of art, but I don't appreciate a dance act when I've settled down to watch a fantasy movie. Would you like some peanut butter instead of apple pie?