La Petite Ballerina is a one-time character who appeared in the holiday film, Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale. She first appeared when Jerry is magically granted his wish to dance one Christmas Eve Night and the toys come to life, whisking Jerry and his baby nephew Tuffy off to a enchanted kingdom, where she danced with him upon their first meeting and she, Jerry and the toys enjoyed an nice welcoming dinner until the alley cats lead by Jerry's arch-nemesis, Tom Cat, who serves as the captain of the guards for the the evil Cat King, suddenly came crashing the party and capturing all the toys. Jerry, along with a horse named Nelly and a Christmas ornament elf named Paulie tried to put a stop to this, but they were shot out of a cannon named Tom, and La Petite Ballerina was later imprisoned