Ballerina
Directed by	G. W. Pabst
Written by	Friedrich Dammann Werner P. Zibaso
Produced by	Günther Stapenhorst Klaus Stapenhorst
Starring	Willy Birgel Elisabeth Müller Ivan Desny
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Edited by	Lilian Seng
Music by	Herbert Windt
Production company	Carlton-Film
Distributed by	Neue Filmverleih
Release date	29 March 1956 (1956-03-29)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Ballerina or Roses for Bettina (German: Rosen für Bettina) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Willy Birgel, Elisabeth Müller and Ivan Desny.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger.

Cast

• Willy Birgel as Professor Förster
• Elisabeth Müller as Bettina Sanden
• Ivan Desny as Kostja Tomkoff, Choreograph
• Eva Kerbler as Irene Gerwig
• Leonard Steckel as Opernintendant
• Carl Wery as Dr. Brinkmann
• Hermann Speelmans as Kalborn
• Erich Ponto as Schimanski, Pförtner
• Art Blakey as Jazzmusiker