Sundance

---To Petal Blossom, *Petal Blossom's Lucky Charm*

**Queen Sundance,** also known as **Sunsparkle**, is a G2 Earth Pony originally released in 1997. She was rereleased many times until 2001, and appeared in *Friendship Gardens*. She is part of the Core 4. Sundance was voiced by Marnee Watts.

## Appearance

Sundance has pink fur and a star at the front of her lilac, silver, mauve and sparkly golden mane, a magical tail, and a sun shape or symbol on her back. Her eyes are crystal-clear and diamond-like. She owns a glittering, lucky brooch. She wears a mantle or cape made out of stoat and a diadem set with diamonds and rubies.

## Personality

Sundance is the really very bold, clever curious and adventurous explorer. Her eyes shine with excitement when she races off to discover fantastic new places. She loves to discover the most secret places in Friendship Gardens. Sundance is good at telling stories. Her friends enjoy listening to her narratives which could make the hair on your body stand up. She likes to stand in front of the mirror to see how beautiful she is. She is always on the watch for new things and new great places.

## Backcard Stories

* Magic Motion Sundance- “ Sundance is the explorer. Her eyes shine with excitement when she races off to discover fantastic new places. With a swish of her magical tail, she is off to her next adventure.”
* Special Birthday Magic Sundance and Light Heart- “Sundance the explorer and Light Heart the joker love birthdays. They look forward to their friends' birthdays, so they can celebrate with their magical cake.”
* Magic Rainbow Forest- “Sun Sparkle the explorer pony, has discovered the beautiful Rainbow Forest, full of magical surprises.”
* Queen Sunsparkle- “Queen Sun Sparkle is very adventurous. “
* Magic Motion Family Sunsparkle and Baby Sunbeam- “Sunsparkle is the explorer and little Sunbeam is curious about everything.”
* Changing Mane and Tail Sunsparkle- “Sunsparkle is really adventurous! Every time she steps out she's wearing a different coloured mane. When she's out walking she wears mauve, but it's when she wears her golden mane that she really sparkles in front of her friends. Change her mane and tail! To change her mane simply unclip the star at the front.”

## Releases

* Magic Motion Sundance (1997)
* Sunny Garden Special Birthday Magic with Light Heart and Sundance (1998)
* *Friendship Gardens* CD with Sundance (1998)
* Happy Meal Sundance with Light Heart, and Ivy (1998)
* Happy Meal Sundance with Light Heart, Ivy, and Sweet Berry (1998)
* Happy Meal Sundance with Silver Swirl, Morning Glory, and Sweet Berry (1999)
* Magic Rainbow Forest with Sunsparkle (1999)
* Enchanted Throne with Queen Sunsparkle (1999)
* Magic Motion Family Sunsparkle and Baby Sunbeam (2000)
* Changing Mane and Tail Sunsparkle (2001)

## Trivia

* She shares her name with G1 Sundance.
* Sundance loves flowers.

## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ *Friendship Gardens* cast on imdb.com, *source*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 French magazine filecards, source
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Changing Mane and Tail Sunsparkle backcard
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Magic Motion Sundance backcard
5. ↑ *The Land of Dancing Flowers*, source
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 McDonalds bag, *source*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Narration in *Friendship Gardens*, source
8. ↑ *Petal Blossom's Lucky Charm* page 1
9. ↑ *Petal Blossom's Lucky Charm* page 2
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 *Sun Sparkle and the Magic Throne* page 5, *source*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dutch booklet, *source*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Queen Sunsparkle backcard
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Magic Rainbow Forest Sundance German backcard
14. ↑ Magic Motion Sundance packaging
15. ↑ *The Magic Snowdrop* page 2
16. ↑ Special Birthday Magic Sundance backcard
17. ↑ Magic Rainbow Forest Sundance backcard
18. ↑ Magic Motion Family Sundance backcard
19. ↑ Magic Motion Sundance backcard
20. ↑ Magic Motion Family Sundance French backcard