How does a prima graduate from ballerina   I'll give you a little clue   To be in a world-class ballet company   There's one thing that you must love to do      Chorus:   Practice, practice, practice   If at first you don't succeed   Don't give up just keep on trying   Til you get up to speed      First position, second position, third and fourth and fifth   Plies makes you sleek and strong   But first you're gonna be stiff   Time to do our releves   Then our Pas be bourrees   We're dizzy doing pirouettes   We love our Grande Jetes      Practice, practice, practice   At the ballet barre   This is what you love to do to be a ballet star   Do your best and you'll get better   Just don't call it quits   All at once, you'll find that you're so flexible   You can even do the splits      Chorus      First position, second position, on and on it goes   And one day you'll do aerobettes   Standing on your toes      For each and every one percent of style and inspiration   A New York City ballerina gives it   Ninety-nine percent perspiration      Practice, practice, practice   Will surely make you number one   But you don't have to be a prima just to have some fun