Tara Pennington

Tara Pennington is a character in Barbie in The Pink Shoes. She is voiced by Ali Liebert. Tara is a dancer in a ballet school, and the troupe is practicing for a showcase for a major dance company. Tara is the troupe's perennial lead. Kristyn Farraday, another member of the troupe, admires Tara's dancing, but can never manage to dance as well as Tara can. Her father watches all of her rehearsals and performances.

Story
At first, Tara comes out to be a bit obnoxious, always crossing her arms and watching in disgust as Kristyn would practice. But after Kristyn and Hailey return from the Ballet World, Tara gives Kristyn a pair of dancing shoes for her to use. During Kristyn's final performance, Tara cheers her on and claps her hands together in delight when she finishes. Afterwards, they hug and congratulate each other on a job well done. In the end, Madame Natasha tells Tara that she got the role of Giselle and Dillon the role of Prince Albrecht.

Personality
Tara's known to be self-centered and wants to give her best in her performances. She accuses Dillon when the performance has flaws. In the end she is happy about Kristyn's awesome performance.

Physical Appearance
Tara has light skin, light brown hair and hazel eyes.

For images of Tara Pennington, visit Tara Pennington/Gallery.

Training outfit
When she's training, she wears a black leotard, a white tutu skirt and white pointe shoes. Her hair is a bun

Perfomance outfit
In her final performance, she has the same dress as Odile. It is a black tutu with golden decorative designs, white tights, black pointe shoes, and golden headbands.

Christmas Special
She wears a red tutu with white stockings and red shoes.

Quotes

 * "Ugh! This is cutting into my rehearsal time!"
 * "Of course we weren't going all out. Saving something for the show tonight. That's why those positions were so sloppy, right Dillon?"
 * "Break a leg!!"
 * "I'm sorry, guys, I don't want to be a downer, but I have three solos to think about, so can we some focus, PLEASE?"
 * "Cause nobody will be watching...except the cow!"
 * "Last rehearsal before the show, Dillon! Let's make magic!"
 * "Wow! Go out there and make magic!"

​Trivia

 * Tara is the real world counterpart of Odile.
 * Tara has the same voice actress, Ali Liebert, as Princess Hadley from Barbie: Princess Charm School.
 * Tara appears in the Land of Sweets along with Dillon, Kristyn, Hannah, and the Nutcracker.