The great ballet dancer.

Oh, hi Misty.

- Hi Elmo.

I'm so happy to see you.

- Oh, well Elmo's happy to see you too.

Boy, Elmo can't wait to see Misty dance.

- Okay, but first we have to warm up.

- Warm up?

Oh, what's the matter Misty?

Is Misty cold, does she need a sweater?

(laughs)

- No, not that kind of warming up.

I'm going to stretch my body

so it's warmed up and ready to dance.

Wanna warm up with me?

- Oh yeah, okay.

Come on everybody, let's warm up with Misty.

- Okay, first we stretch our arms.

One, two.

- Oh.

Okay, stretching the arms.

One, two.

(giggles)

- Okay, then we stretch our hands and fingers.

- Ah.

Okay, hands and fingers.

(grunts)

Oh that feels good.

(laughs)

- Then we stretch our feet and toes.

- Ah, no problem.

(giggles)

Feet, feet, feet.

Whoa!

- Elmo, are you okay?

(giggles)

Whoa.

No Elmo's fine, Miss Misty.

Elmo just stretched his foot a little too far.

(laughs)

Why does Misty stretch every part of her body?

- Well, it's because I use every part of my body to dance.

I use my arms.

I use my hands.

My fingers.

My legs.

And feet, and toes.

- Oh.

- And then, music please.

(claps)

(upbeat music)

(audience clapping)

- Wow!

That was beautiful!

Oh, how does Misty move like that?

- Well, I love to dance.

I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning.

But I kept trying and got better.

- Wow.

Um, does Misty think that somebody like,

oh Elmo doesn't know, a furry red cute monster

could learn how to dance ballet too?

- Yup.

If you love to dance and practice

you can do it!

- Well, Elmo definitely loves to dance.

- Would you like to dance with me now?

- Really?

Oh yeah, Elmo would love to!

- Okay, you're my dance partner.

And I'm going to pick you up and twirl you around

like a real ballet dancer.

- Wow. - Ready?

- Oh, ready!

(giggles)

Okay, here we go!

(upbeat music)

Whee!

Whoa!

Oh boy, this is fun, Misty.

Thanks for dancing with Elmo.

Whee!