Principal Cadance

*Not to be confused with Kadence Ann.*

## Background Information

### Featured Films

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, My Little Pony: The Movie, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Sofia The First – Crystal Prep High Rocks, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Sofia The First – The Journey Continues, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Sofia The First – Princess Clio the Magnificent, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Sofia The First – New Witch on the Block, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Sofia The First – The Race to Equestria, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Jake and the Never Land Pirates - Prince Jacob Wilde, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Jake and the Never Land Pirates - Lemon Zest Rules, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Jake and the Never Land Pirates - A Swashbuckling Vacation

### Television Programs

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, My Little Pony: Pony Life

## Character Information

### Other Names

Cadance, Princess Cadance, Principal Cadance, Mrs. Cadance

### Occupation

Dean of Crystal Prep (temporarily), Principal of Crystal Prep (currently), Ruler of the Crystal Empire (Friendship Is Magic)

### Home

Winchester, Virginia (Equestria Girls), the Crystal Empire (Friendship Is Magic)

### Relatives

Flurry Heart (daughter), Shining Armor (husband)

### Allies

Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, the Mane 10 and more

### Enemies

The Storm King, Abacus Cinch, King Sombra, Queen Chrysalis, Cozy Glow, Shuriki, Lord Tirek

### Likes

Games, fun, pirates, Twilight passing her test

### Dislikes

Dangers, threats, Flurry being abducted or kidnapped

### Fate

Gets killed by Cozy Glow, Lord Tirek, Queen Chrysalis and Shuriki (Prince Jacob Wilde)

**Mi Amore Cadenza**, more widely known as **Cadance**, formerly known as **Dean Cadance** and currently called as **Principal Cadance**, is a female human and a supporting character throughout the Equestria Girls film lineup. She is the former dean and the current principal of Crystal Prep Academy.

## Portrayers

Britt McKillip previously plays Cadance, Lyra Heartstrings and the character Blueberry Muffin from Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, but from Crystal Prep High Rocks onwards, AnnaSophia Robb plays Blueberry Muffin, Sarah Jessica Parker plays Lyra Heartstrings and Bonnie Hunt plays Cadance.

## Depiction in Equestria Girls

#### Equestria Girls

Cadance appears in the first Equestria Girls film as she greets Twilight when she arrives at the Crystal Empire and extolling her to recover her stolen crown by Sunset Shimmer. After Twilight returns from the human world, Cadance questions Twilight on her shy reaction to bumping into Flash Sentry, asking her if she knows him.

#### Friendship Games

Cadance returns in Friendship Games in her human form at Crystal Prep Academy. Despite being bad foes at rival schools, she appears to be good friends with Celestia and Luna. In the novel, Cadance says that Celestia has been like an aunt to her.

#### Crystal Prep High Rocks

Cadance returns in Crystal Prep High Rocks as she allows Sofia to sit ahead of her during her first day in Crystal Prep. She also introduces Sofia to Shining Armor as the school's counselor.

As she and Shining enters Flurry's bedroom during Sofia's absence to Europe, Cadance and Shining watches Sofia's beach tennis video in Portimão, Portugal, much to the trio's surprise. Cadance gives Flurry a Sofia the First poster, much to Flurry's confusion. Shining mentions Amber's name along with Jewel herself, discovered to Flurry's hope to meet Sofia.

Once Jewel and Sofia returned to the United States afterwards, Sofia meets Flurry Heart for the very first time. Cadance mentions that the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle) travelled to Germany in the first place and ride in an Opel Grandland X Hybrid4. The German guy is Jan Gleitsmann, the dude who runs a YouTube channel called Ausfahrt.tv. His car reviews in German are mentioned by Cadance, much to Sofia's confusion, along with the Audi Museum in Ingolstadt that Jewel visited years ago before Sofia entered Crystal Prep.

Near the end of the film where Sofia started to cry, when Cadance questioned Polomare who Queen Miranda is, Polomare said that Queen Miranda is Sofia's mom, much to Shining Armor's agreement. He allows the Shadow 10 to proceed to Enchancia. Once they arrive at Enchancia afterwards, Baileywick announces the king and queen that Sofia and Amber returned, much to their joy. Given the fact that Amber brings Canterlot High's Wondercolts team and Sofia brings Crystal Prep's Shadowbolts, the whole cast applauded.

After the post credits, Cadance, Shining and Flurry appears ahead of Princess Amber in her bedroom telling everything about her. When Amber asks Cadance as she knows Sofia, she agrees with Amber's question and telling her about Crystal Prep's Shadowbolts, leaving Amber in shock, causing her to faint. The trio says STEPSISTERS in unison.