The Legwarmers

Jazzermina  is Ballermina’s younger sister and her favourite genre of dance is Jazz because it is dynamic, exciting and vivacious—much like her personality. Jazzermina has a difficult time figuring out right and left, but nevertheless dances on with a wide smile. Aside from Jazz, Jazzermina likes going on adventures with her family and dreams to perform on stage with LIZAMINA in her touring show Lizamina Live Jumpin’ Jivin’ and Jazzin’. Jazzermina dreams of dancing with her one day. She loves to eat Lemon Drop cookies and often exchanges recipes with her pet caterpillar, Bently.

Folklormino, is the brother of Tappermina and Modernmina Legwarmer and the first cousin to Ballermina and Jazzermina Legwarmer. Folklormino loves folk dances the most and enjoys performing The Braid Pearl: The Traditional Dance of the Kanoopies. This dance is performed in the town square during The Birthday of the Town of Spool and at the Town of Spool Picnic where all the Kanoopies gather to celebrate the beginning of summer. Folklormino has a magic scarf that can take him out of the Town of Spool and into any world where he may learn dances from different countries. Folklormino’s dream is to take his magic scarf around the world and learn all the dances he can by performing them locally, in the streets and in villages with all the people he meets

Tappermina loves to dance tap; it is her favorite dance genre. Her dream is to dance beside Freddermino Astermino, the best tap dancer that ever graced the stages of the Town of Spool Theatre in his show Tap in Time. Tappermina is very particular about time, punctuality for performances, dancing on time, and for reminding her family that it is time for the Step of the Day. Furthermore, Tappermina enjoys taking the Time Step Trolly, which is the bus that travels down Spool’s Main Street. Tappermina is the youngest sibling to Folklormino and Modernmina and she absolutely adores her cousins Ballerina and Jazzermina Legwarmer.

Modernmina loves to dance modern dance; she feels it helps her express her inside story. Modernmina also likes to help solve conflicts in the family when they arise and she tries to keep everyone focused; however, she has difficulty as she, too, finds focusing to be a challenge. Her dream is to wear a beautiful, long red dress on stage while bounding and leaping effortlessly into the air as the material floats around her. Modernnmina is the sister of Folklormino and Tappermina, the middle sibling in fact, and is happy to have an older brother to go to for help—even though Folklormino can sometimes make her frustrated. In turn, Modernmina is happy to be able to help out her younger sister Tappermina especially with her log rolls.

Granmamina used to be a Rockettina in her younger days and loved to chaseé along the Promenade of Balloné Bluffs when she was a younger Kanoopie.  With the Rockettinas, Granmamina performed in all the great theatres with her high kicks and her quick tapping feet.  Her favourite theatre however was and always will be the Town of Spool Theatre where she met the love of her life Karlottomino Legwarmer where he asked her to dance.  And so it was, they were married and had three incredible children.  Granmamina can always be seen kicking up her heels in her kitchen and informing the Legwarmers and the audience about the great dances performed by the Legwarmer family for many years.  She is the thread that keeps them all tied to their history and their family traditions.

The Maestro is the Ballet teacher for the Legwarmer family and to all of the Kanoopies in the Town of Spool. He learned to dance under the tutelage of his Great Uncle Fernando, the founder of Ballet Fantastique. Master Allegro joined Ballet Fantastique as a teenaged Kanoopie, and trained hard every day. He toured all over, performing in every beautiful theatre imaginable—his favourite venue being The Town of Spool Theatre, which is where only the best come to perform. Master Allegro became the Ballet Master for Ballet Fantastique after performing in the company for twenty five years. As Ballet Master, he teaches Ballet class daily at The Legwarmer Dance Studio.