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[[caption-width-right:300:Everyone remembers the dolls...but the TV show is worth a trip down memory lane too. ]]
->''"If it is to be, it's up to me!"''

''Sky Dancers'' was an animated cartoon series, based on a series of Creator/{{Galoob}} toys of the same name, featuring five students studying at Dame Skyla's High Hope Dance Academy. Jade, Camille, Breeze, Angelica and Slam are called upon by Dame Skyla, who is secretly Queen of the Wingdom, to protect her territory from her evil brother-in-law, Skyclone. The nefarious Skyclone terrorizes the kingdom of her deceased husband, Skyler, with his Horrorcanes, Terrornadoes and a trio of imps named Muddle, Jumble, and [[OddNameOut Snarl]] in their attempts to capture [[MacGuffin The Skyswirl Stone]].

A France-U.S. co-production between Creator/{{Xilam}}, and Abrams / Gentile Entertainment (the original creators), the series was launched in 1996. A total of 28 episodes were produced. Apparently, the reason behind the show not getting any more episodes after that was the then-new E/I rules having just taken into effect, preventing its continuation (another possible factor was the toy line getting recalled).

In 2005, video game publisher Crave Entertainment joined Abrams / Gentile Entertainment (the original creators), to work on a continuation of the animated series for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. The video game had Jade, Camille and Angelica once again fighting to protect their land from Skyclone, who had kidnapped Queen Skyla in exchange for their Skyswirl Stone.

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!! Examples:

* AdBumpers: At least two of them reference the show's general catchphrase:
-->"If it is to be, it's up to me!"
* BigBad: Skyclone is the main villain of the series, and most other forces of evil work for him.
* {{Birdcaged}}: After capturing Skyla in "Lonely Heart," the imps lock her in a birdcage.
* BrandishmentBluff: In "Broken Stone", Tinker spends the episode threatening the Sky Dancers with a gun-like object he's inventing. The end of the episode reveals that it wasn't a weapon at all, but a musical instrument.
* BrokenBird: Skyla used to be a happy-go-lucky girl who didn't involve herself in the Wingdom's affairs. After Skyler's death, she took an active role as the Wingdom's ruler and became a strong, and sometimes stoic, monarch.
* CanNotSpitItOut: Neither Breeze nor Slam can just tell their love interests (Angelica and Jade respectively) how they really feel. BelligerentSexualTension results.
* ChristmasEpisode: "Dark Star." Fittingly, the performance that the Sky Dancers are going to do is ''The Nutcracker''.
* CrusadingWidow: Skyla, who is trying to rule and protect the Wingdom after the death of Skyler (her lover and husband).
* DanceBattler: All the Sky Dancers qualify for this trope, since dance is how they activate their magic powers.
* DeadpanSnarker: Slam is by far the most sarcastic of the Sky Dancers. Every once in a while, the Tinker gets a snarky line as well.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: One episode had Skyclone impersonate Skyler.
* DisposableLoveInterest: Camille's love interest Gorp is never seen or mentioned again after the end of his episode, despite Camille's [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove promise never to forget him]].
* DoppelgangerAttack: Skyclone can clone himself and split into ten miniature hims.
* DoubleJump: In the GBA game, Camille has this power.
* DreamBallet: Skyla goes into a trance on the anniversary of Skyler's death and dreams that they are dancing together. In actuality, she is dancing alone.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Skyla thanks Jade and Slam for returning the repaired Sky Swirl Stone in time to save the day, the Tinker appears out of nowhere to demand credit for fixing it.
-->'''Tinker:''' Hey! Without me, none of this could come to be!
* ElementalPowers: [[MeaningfulName Breeze]] has control over [[BlowYouAway wind]], [[WeatherManipulation rain]], and [[GreenThumb nature]].
* EnemyMine: "The Alliance" has Skyclone helping the heroes against the evil Harpy Sisters, though he ditches them as soon as his part's done.
* EnhancedOnDVD: Some animation was improved on the [=DVDs=], though it used all-new music and altered some lines.
* EvilIsHammy: Skyclone constantly rants about he is going to ''TAKE OVER THE WINGDOM'' and how ''THE WINGDOM IS MIIIINNNEEE!'' He's very prone to EvilGloating in general. His Imps have a touch of it, too.
* EvilMinions: Skyclone has a TerribleTrio of imps to help with his evil plans. Jumble, Muddle, and Snarl are bumbling sidekicks for the most part, but they can cause a lot of mischief under the right circumstances. Snarl is usually dominant among the trio, calling the shots when they're on solo missions without their boss.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: The Harpy Sisters are eventually crushed by stalactites and rocks.
* FreakyFridayFlip: The episode "Where's My Body" has this as part of Skyclone's latest plan to conquer the Wingdom.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In the GBA game, Skyclone and his minions are mentioned but don't appear at all, nor do Skyla and the others even though you're supposed to be rescuing them.
* GreenEyedMonster: Angelica becomes one when high school reporter Caroline starts to flirt with Breeze. Villains Skyclone and Skyvia also count, as does Rudolph Fareev for an episode.
* HarpOfFemininity: Skyla and Jade are the most graceful members of the female cast. Naturally, both play the Harp of Peace beautifully.
* HarpingOnAboutHarpies: The Harpie Sisters from "The Alliance" are so dangerous Skyclone is forced to ally with the heroes to stop them.
* HeroicSacrifice: Skyler used a Death Spin against Skyclone, robbing the latter of his wings and banishing him to the Netherworld, but dying in the process. [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath Or so Skyla thinks]] ]].
* TheHermit: The Tinker lives on the outskirts of the Wingdom. His eccentric and [[GrumpyOldMan cranky]] personality may have something to do with it.
* TheHighQueen: Queen Skyla, ruler of the Wingdom, is very regal and beautiful. She is a UniversallyBelovedLeader according to her subjects and is willing to fight and die on their behalf.
* ImaginationBasedSuperpower: Camille can make anything she imagines out of clouds, and imbue it with a life of its own.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: When transformed, the Sky Dancers are the same size as the toys.
* {{Invisibility}}: Jade's special power, activated by ballet dancing, is to turn completely invisible.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Slam's competitive and brash nature and tendency to trend towards rather unsportsmanlike behavior often makes him come off as this.
* JerkJock: Though he has nothing on Brandon, who exemplifies all of Slam's negative traits with none of his positive ones.
* JumpedAtTheCall: The five teenagers have very few questions about being shrunk down and thrust into a different dimension where flying is basically required.
* MadScientist: The Tinker. He is also a Mad Inventor.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: While on Earth, not so much, but while Breeze is in the Wingdom, his Sky Dancer costume and power-set are very much evocative of this.
* MakingASplash: A variation: Breeze is able to conjure rain clouds torrential enough to flood a room.
* MerchandiseDriven: The show was created to sell the toys.
* TheMentor: As a teacher and queen, Skyla mentors the Sky Dancers in both their dance skills and their magic powers. She also serves as TeamMom, helping Jade and Camille to cope with family issues, caring for Angelica's multiple sports injuries, and taking Slam back into the academy after he and Brandon get expelled.
* MissingMom: Jade's mother was absent for several years due to [[ParentalAbandonment leaving Jade and her father to pursue her ballet career]].
* [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: Well, Jade's mother thought she did anyway. She claims that she chose her career over raising her because "a woman couldn't have a family and a career 'in those days'".[[note]]It's [[PlayedForDrama left deliberately vague]] as to whether or not this is actually the case...[[/note]] Jade naturally thinks it's just an excuse.
* TheMourningAfter: Skyla still mourns for her lost husband [[TheLostLenore Skyler]], and this tragic romance plays a pivotal part in many of the episodes.
* MrFixit: The Tinker is the only person in the Sky Kingdom who can repair or maintenance the Sky Swirl Stone, so he's bound to get a visit when something goes wrong with it. This can be a problem sometimes, he's also a TrueCraftsman who values perfection above urgency.
* MyLittlePanzer: The Sky Dancer toys are basically flying, spinning, helicopter-dolls that leave their base at high speed when a string is pulled. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15764_5-least-surprising-toy-recalls-all-time.html Guess what happens when they hit people.]][[note]]Similar toys have come out since then. There was even a brief Sky Dancers revival.[[/note]]
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Sky Clone constantly zig-zags between being a bumbling oaf and a genuine threat who, on multiple occasions, very nearly brings ruination to the entire Wingdom.
* PityTheKidnapper: In "Getting the Story" Sky Clone kidnaps side character Caroline and demands the Sky Swirl Stone for her return. Her MotorMouth and prying, personal questions drive him to the brink of sanity and he ends up dropping the ransom demands and just giving her back.
* PosthumousCharacter: Skyler's death is shown in the first episode via flashback [[spoiler: Averted, because he is MIA but not really dead]].
* PowerFloats: Skyclone, as opposed to straight-up flying.
* ReplacedTheThemeTune: The cartoon had a different opening and entirely new background music when it was released in volumes on DVD. All in all, there have been three different theme songs.
* RevengeByProxy: Skyclone cannot get revenge for Skyler taking his right of flight away, so he decides to take his anger out on the Wingdom and on his sister-in-law.
* RhymesOnADime: You can count on one hand the number of the Tinker's lines that ''don't'' rhyme. The Sky Dancers also fall victim to it from time to time.
* TheRival: Skyvia sees Skyla as this, though Skyla just wants to make peace with her.
* SchoolNewspaperNewsHound: Caroline takes this to obnoxious levels, peppering everyone she meets with increasingly personal questions for her newspaper articles. Even the patient Queen Skyla dubs her a "sneaky little journalistic snoop".
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As soon as the heroes get the upper hand against the Harpy Sisters, Skyclone and his forces retreat.
* ShapeShifting: Gorp, a one-episode villain that worked for Skyclone, but then [[HeelFaceTurn saw the error of his ways]].
* ShockAndAwe: One of Breeze's abilities is to fire directed lightning blasts.
* SiblingRivalry: Skyclone, the king's eldest son, attempts to kill his younger brother Skyler who was named the Wingdom's king.
* SkewedPriorities: In "Broken Stone" the Tinker refuses to save the Wingdom and help his best friend Queen Skyla because two of her students are having a fight.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Caroline was [[{{Fangirl}} gushing over Breeze]] before meeting or even seeing him. Her style of flirtation is very aggressive and involves unsolicited physcial contact. Neither [[NoGuyWantsToBeChased Breeze]] nor [[LoveTriangle Angelica]] are pleased by her obsessive attraction.
* SpearCounterpart: ''WesternAnimation/DragonFlyz'' took the same concept as the ''Sky Dancers'' toys and turned them into an action figure line (and cartoon) marketed to boys.
* TheSpock: Jade was raised by her scientist father to always think logically and base her conclusions on fact. This way of thinking sometimes puts her at odd with the ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve magic in the Wingdom.
-->'''Jade:''' This is completely illogical!\\
'''Slam:''' Yo, Mrs. Spock! Nothing makes sense here. We're in the Netherworld.
* StationaryWings: Because they're modeled after the toy, the wings seem suited to gliding and rarely ever flap. Sometimes the Sky Dancers just hover without their wings moving.
* {{Stripperiffic}}:
** The two boys' outfits emphasize their muscular physiques. Slam has a half-shirt, and Breeze's outfit shows off his chest, arms, and legs.
** In the GBA game, the Sky Dancers on the password screen and level introductions have ''very'' skimpy outfits.
* SuperStrength: Slam, sometimes to the point of him [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength not knowing his own strength]].
* TagalongReporter: While flirting with Breeze under the guise of a news interview, Caroline gets dragged into the Sky Dancers' latest mission. Even though the team tries to convince her to stay out of the way, she refuses to "miss out on the action", which makes the Sky Dancers' job harder than it should be and [[DamselInDistress gets Caroline captured.]]
* TakenForGranite: One episode has Skyclone turning the citizens of the Wingdom into statues with a poisoned lemonade.
* TakingYouWithMe: Skyler tried to do this with Skyclone, but it ended up taking away Skyclone's wings and [[spoiler: trapping Skyler in another dimension.]]
* ThemeTuneRollCall: This happens during the U.S. theme song, but not the international or home video themes.
* TimeMaster: Angelica's special power is to make [[TimeStandsStill time stand still]] for anyone caught within the perimeter of her dancing.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Gender-inverted, since the show was targeted at young girls. The Sky Dancers team is made up of three girls and two guys. All five are actually very diverse in appearance and personality.
* VillainExclusivityClause: The only villains who were unaffiliated with Sky Clone were the Harpies from "The Alliance."
* VillainTeamUp: Skyclone and Gorp the shapeshifter team up in one episode, before ThePowerOfLove breaks them up.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Angelica can stop time, Breeze can create wind, Slam can control gravity, Jade can turn invisible...and Camille can make shapes out of clouds. That disappear after awhile. Given that two of her companions can warp the fabric of space and time, one is a ninja, and the other is [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]], that's more than a little bit of a letdown.
* WingedHumanoid: The Sky Dancers, and other winged beings in the Wingdom.
* YouMeddlingKids: Skyclone uses a variation of this "insult" at least once.
* YouMonster: Skyla calls out Skyclone for using the anniversary of Skyler's death to trap her. Sadly, the [[InsultBackfire comment was taken as a compliment]].
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