Go Team Brooklyn! @goteambrooklyn - Tumblr Blog

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 11

Brooklyn loves New York during the holidays. She thinks it is "magical" and loves the window shop displays, the snow and the ice skating rinks (her favourite).

Granny Vi gave Brooklyn new ice skates. Brooklyn practiced her ice skating moves in her house (by sliding around wearing tights) because a snow storm was coming, so she couldn't go to a skate rink.

Brooklyn imagines skating in Norway, Canada, and China.

Brooklyn's favourite part of the holidays is spending time with her family.

Brooklyn's family has go-to roles to make things festive. Her mom Simone usually takes care of the tree.

Brooklyn thinks her mom Simone is the best pilot.

Brooklyn's dad Kelvin bakes during the holidays. Brooklyn saves some food for her mom Simone so she can eat a cookie before opening presents.

Whenever Brooklyn's Granny Vi is in town for the holidays, Vi gets to pick a holiday movie to watch but she can never choose.

Brooklyn's video diary started off as a class project but she feels like it became "really special" because she loved sharing New York with the viewers.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 10

Brooklyn says her cat Etta is "adorable and vocal".

Brooklyn calls Jayla and Jackson her "junior besties".

Brooklyn's favourite place to get peace and quiet is her home, and it's the place she can be herself the most.

Jackson says Brooklyn's room is always "super clean".

Brooklyn uses her bedroom to relax, study and make music. She has a keyboard in her room.

Jackson says that Brooklyn snores.

One of Brooklyn's favourite foods is jerk pork because her great-grandfather was from Jamaica, and cooking jerk pork is a family tradition.

Brooklyn has a dining room for family meals and Sunday dinners are a "must". They sit together, relax, catch up and play music. She thinks that may be where her love of music first started.

When Brooklyn began doing ballet, she would practice in her living room in front of the TV.

Brooklyn gets the most inspiration from being in her house, where she is safe to take risks and experiment with her art. Brooklyn's family is supportive so she knows she can keep going even when she messes up.

Brooklyn considers Jayla and Jackson to be family.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 9

Brooklyn considers bagels to be one of New York's most "iconic" foods and says it is a "classic go-to" breakfast because New Yorkers are always on the go.

Brooklyn's favourite chef in New York is her dad Kelvin. She says cooking with him is "the best" and the most important ingredient he uses is love. She also likes how he dances while cooking.

The day before this episode, Brooklyn and her dad went to a food truck festival in Queens. They tried lots of delicious food but her favourite was the New York style pizza from Primos Pies, so she wants to recreate it.

Brooklyn likes to dance while rolling out pizza dough.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 8

In music history class, Brooklyn learns about all different kinds of music, including hip hop.

Brooklyn describes herself and Rafa as music-heads and says they listen to every genre.

Brooklyn thinks Lyla is the most amazing recording studio engineer in New York.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 7

Brooklyn thinks the New York architecture is "stunning" and she gets inspired by street art. There is a mural she likes that is right around the corner from her house. Brooklyn says art always makes her happy.

Brooklyn thinks Robyn discovers the most amazing treats around the city because Robyn is a foodie and aspiring chef.

Brooklyn loves the creative energy in New York.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 5

In the previous episode, Brooklyn was a backup dancer for Emmie during a morning TV show performance. In this episode, Brooklyn says it went great and she didn't have stage fright.

Brooklyn thinks apple picking is one of the "coolest and yummiest" things to do with friends in the fall. She goes upstate to an apple orchard--one of her favourite places from her childhood--with Robyn and Lyla. Malibu lent them her camper for their road trip to the apple orchard.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 4

Brooklyn got chosen by Emmie the popstar to be a backup dancer for Emmie's performance on the biggest morning show in the city, The Daily Bagel. Brooklyn warmed up for the show by practicising before getting the subway.

It has been Brooklyn's dream to perform for a live TV audience. She makes her morning show debut as Emmie's backup dancer.

Brooklyn was nervous about messing up on live TV.

Emmie chose Brooklyn because she thinks Brooklyn is an "amazing dancer" with "so much heart".

Brooklyn's parents Simone and Kelvin and her grandmother Viola watched in the audience when Brooklyn performed with Emmie.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 6

Brooklyn has wanted to be on a Broadway stage since she was a kid. Her dream came true and she finally got to dance on one in this episode when she got backstage access thanks to Rafa knowing the lead costume designer of a new Broadway show.

Brooklyn says that she wear a ballet outfit so often that "it's almost like a second skin".

Brooklyn chooses to be a Broadway star for Halloween.

Brooklyn has been wanting to try stage makeup.

Brooklyn's backstage Broadway experience gave her a lot of inspiration.

Brooklyn believes there's no time like the present to live your dreams.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 3

Brooklyn and her god-siblings Jayla and Jackson love going to their home court to play basketball. Brooklyn considers the form in basketball to be similar to ballet. She thinks basketball courts are one of the cool things about New York city parks.

There is a carousel that Brooklyn likes and her favourite horse as a kid was a purple one.

Brooklyn loves to read the plaques of park statues in New York so she can discover their histories.

Brooklyn thinks New York parks are great for parties and she had about 5 birthday parties in the park as a kid.

Brooklyn thinks the fountain in Washington Square Park is iconic.

Brooklyn uses the fountain to make a wish that the viewer will come back for the next video.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 2

Brooklyn has a best friend named Robyn, who is an aspring chef.

Brooklyn thinks New York Fashion Week is the best week of the year.

Brooklyn considers Rafa's dog Gato to be the cutest, most fashion-forward dog in New York.

Brooklyn has always loved fashion. When Brooklyn was a kid, she used to go in her mom Simone's closet and try on all her clothes. She found it fun to experiment with different looks.

Brooklyn thinks the best part of New York Fashion Week is the streetwear.

Brooklyn recommends thrift stores for affordable prices and it is also better for the environment to reuse and re-wear fashion.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube

Brooklyn facts from Barbie: Life in the City episode 1

Brooklyn thinks New York is the greatest city in the world.

Brooklyn was born in Brooklyn, New York, which is the inspiration for her nickname.

Brooklyn made Barbie: Life in the City, a digital diary, for her media arts class at Handler Arts Academy. The diary is about the things Brooklyn loves most about New York and how they inspire her.

Brooklyn loves the sounds, movement and energy of New York subway trains. She feels happy when she is on the subway.

Brooklyn feels happy when she sees cute babies.

Brooklyn loves the dance studio at Handler because going there helps her to center herself and dance.

The thing Brooklyn loves most is dance. Her parents say she has been dancing since the day she could walk. When Brooklyn was 3, her mom Simone enrolled her in a dance program in Harlem. That is where Brooklyn first learned classical ballet. Brooklyn called it "heaven". She then spent years learning all kinds of different dance styles, but she describes ballet as her "first love."

Brooklyn's "second love" is cheesy pizzas and knows how to find hidden pizza spots with less crowds.

When Brooklyn was in middle school, she co-starred in a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet in a small theater. It wasn't perfect but it gave her confidence to keep trying.

One of the things Brooklyn thinks is great about New York is that she always discovers new things.

Brooklyn said the best thing about New York is her family.

Brooklyn's motto is YAL, which stands for You Are Loved. She believes that even though there is pressure to be the best or perfect, perfection isn't real and she believes everyone is amazing, should be kind to themselves, love themselves and love others.

#brooklyn roberts #life in the city #Youtube