At first I was using keyboard to control the ballerina and was confused about why I fail so miserably. But then I've tried using mouse and aha! This game is so hilarious, I've giggled like crazy :D
Perhaps you should consider disabling keyboard control whatsoever and making the ballerina follow mouse cursor. Or vice versa, just add a keybinding for dragging/releasing the ballerina.
Anyway, nice work, loved the gameplay and classy visual style!