THE NUTCRACKER | Toys Dance Extended Clip

Watch an extended clip of a crowd-favorite moment in Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker-when the Nutcracker Bear and Dolls come to life to perform at the Silberhaus' party.
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Video by Ernesto Galan

[@brendareed8412]

The little ballerina doll does dollness so perfectly.

[@MP-uc7pj]

Do you know who she is?

[@cx6286]

@@MP-uc7pj Her name is Soo-Bin Lee, medalist of both Moscow and Varna IBC. She was given a chance to dance the principle role with Mariinsky in one of the performances a few years ago because she won the Vaganova Prix.

[@juliecassidy7353]

Even her eyes were spot on.

[@Bingus_my_beloved.]

As someone used to the toy soldier instead of the bear, the bear was a hilarious surprise

[@brooke_cd]

just thinking that. I was surprised with a bear (it is not traditional to me). i was expecting a toy soldier.

[@Zaida.Fulgentes]

LOL SAME

[@alisapeterson9744]

in the local productions by me it's always been tin soldier, then sugar plum fairy, then rat queen. Interesting how it's different other places.

[@LaKellita]

In Boston it's traditionally a bear but I have seen other productions with a pair of toy soldiers. I have never seen the mouse king before though

[@hanbigim]

yep!

[@COLLIEMAWS]

the ballerina one locks in place so perfectly! it’s so satisfying to watch her :0 she acts like an actual doll

[@mariannedavila3574]

I went to The Nutcracker on December 1rst and the ballerina doll we had was just perfect too, seeing it live was something else

[@Drmikemf]

Can we talk about how much height the harlequin doll got on his jumps like HOWW

[@lolaa9802]

Imagine dancing in that bear costume

[@Cl0wnPi3ro]

ikr

[@allieandlivi9295]

I wouldn’t be able to “bear” it

[@nolimittee94]

Who is that in the costume?

[@andynonymous6769]

How does he see?

[@hanbigim]

exactly lmao i almost died with just a heavy headpiece. imagine the costume

[@VeronicaLarona]

OKAY BUT THE BEAR IS SO FLUFFY AHHHHHH!

[@kerryfenton4177]

Sometimes the bear will come out before the theater opens to waive to the kids who are coming to see the show. It's so cute.

[@mk2838]

@@kerryfenton4177 if I was a kid I’d run away

[@londonfoggy]

The Marionette ballerina even does the pointed angles in her arms, she bends her wrist and her arms like... that's... this is amazing attention to detail! Definitely best I've seen and I've seen a lot!

[@PAGL2020]

I absolutely adore this version of the toys dance. The dolls movements were incredible, and the others did a fabulous job as well. Out of all of the Nutcracker performances I've seen, the Boston Ballets choreography was my favorite.

[@heeyee9390]

Everybody making jokes about the bear but nobody gonna talk about how high that split was when they jumped

[@hanbigim]

yep

[@psycherevivedby]

and in that heavy suit too?

[@武内恩]

That woman dancer looks like a real marionette! She is the best for the role I’ve ever seen.

[@UnicornBySprinkle]

the doll dancing was so beautiful

[@GigiBarragan]

Loved the 3 dances, absolute surprised by the bear. Amazing ❤

[@testing7802]

Absolutely the best version of the Nutcracker I’ve seen. Wish they would sell the full version!

[@truetomhat]

I've seen it twice but now I've moved out of Boston. Wish they would sell it too :'(

[@Genethagenius]

The ballerina one is incredible! Everything I’ve seen from Mikko Nissinen’s Nutcracker has been phenomenal!

[@niseplank4527]

I think this is the best Toy Dance I've seen.

[@A_sad_vegetable]

Everybody’s commenting so much on the dance but can we just take a moment to appreciate the doll’s costume design??!?!? Like it’s literally the best doll costume I’ve seen

[@ilonacheema6088]

what a masterpiece. beautiful costumes, amazing dance skills. just like a fairyland.

[@reneew8082]

All of it was just breathtaking

[@anipartida8801]

Amazing jumps of arlequin and the doll makes the roll perfect about the bear ufff so cool ❤how does he do all that with that big costume IMPRESIVE!❤❤❤❤

[@nonenone829]

이수빈 발레리나 볼수 있어서 반가웠어요^^ 보스턴 발레단의 호두까기인형에는 커다란 곰인형이 나오는게 특색있네요

[@blabbinglobster]

Best dancing toys EVER!

[@orionharmon6017]

Impressive dance they're doing especially the bear because that bear got some moves, you go Teddy 👍🏽😎🐻

[@matthewmozingo_1225]

I love how much life the background characters have, it adds so much to the performance!

[@miabrozki4929]

i was a doll this year in my studios nutcracker! i had the best time. rehearsals were the best!

[@lolaa9802]

Wow they are all so talented

[@awesomesauce23]

Instead of a bear, my studio does a soldier and rat doll, so I was very surprised when the bear popped out!

[@tfall]

who plays the harlequin in the boston ballet? he is magnificent.

[@chrystalzhou8274]

when a bear dances better than me lol

[@thepunkballet]

Oh the costumes are perfecttttt

[@ahuman3755]

Last year my ballet teacher taught us the doll variation then let us watch it and the bear variation after. It’s safe to say everyone (5 people including me) in my class that we’ve all watched it again at least once since. Edit: today for our last class before winter break we got to borrow our teacher’s laptop and taught ourselves the bear variation. We could watch it all we want and modify things to make it a bit easier just we had to keep the walkoff. We have determined it’s really hard and we should appreciate the bear very much. The people before us loved it before class and then said “how dare you give (teacher’s name) the idea.” I believe the people in my class just appreciate it even more

[@samkaylynn5596]

Great performance, but anyone else came here from that meme with the bear? 💀

[@everblue4768]

Omg i love this so much you don't understand ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@culbycove4963]

I’ve never seen it set in the Regency era before, that’s pretty neat

[@anipartida8801]

And to the Teachers and corografs amazing Job how do they do that❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kenji4861]

2:20 おおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおお！！！！　これだよこれ！

[@toddnakrosis4415]

2:20 aaahhh!!!!! this, this is it! (??)

[@charynoy]

Why does the bear have chicken legs?

[@nolimittee94]

So you can see his lines better lol

[@rolmaguiland21]

WOUNDERFULL😍😍😄

[@Daisy-qe7nd]

Could anyone let me know the name of the song for the bear? I’m obsessed!

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Nobody talked about the pierrot in the background? He have the chops, uh huhh!

[@MYVELOURIA89]

the bear, the best

[@donzellahill2044]

Love this so much ❤️ thank 😊 u🥰

[@jordanohst9350]

ok so i’m playing the scary toy soldier doll in my studios nutcracker this year and i am now going to make my dance teacher put me in a bear costume

[@sxphier1385]

Nobody talking about the jester?

[@cristinawilligs]

i love the bear, and not even the Bolshoi has a bear

[@josefinabovee8137]

Harlequin was incredible

[@Happygachaclub]

Ohayō, isso foi tão lindo, I love ballet!🧸

[@Caroline-jt6ez]

Is it just me or do I like the fact that the Harlequin has a slapstick? I think traditionally in commedia d'ella arte (sp) the Harlequin had a slapstick to change scenes.

[@カウミルク]

2:20 クマーーー！お前だったのか！

[@securelocki.tconsulting7465]

good job

[@juliecassidy7353]

3:00-3:05 suspended in the air. Push off from your back foot.

[@So-z9gj]

Would be good to know the name of the dancers

[@Vivi-yc2dh]

La versión del oso, me dejó sorprendida wtf

[@KendraEMoyer]

Anyone else recognize Joy Womack in the back there?

[@artsforthestage]

The bear 😂

[@СветланаДанилова-ш4п]

Молодчина ❤❤❤

[@Crystalizedookami]

Does anyone know what the style of the ballerina’s dress is called

[@Izaaww]

2:25 In my nutcracker this was a soldier help

[@valeriache900]

животные из макдональдса никак не дают покоя, уже и в Щелкунчик их, бедолаг, засунули)))

[@nanny203]

O urso quase acertou as crianças sentadas no sofá kkkkkkkk

[@peculiarteller.2478]

I found the bear meme😂😂😂😂

[@Cl0wnPi3ro]

At my studio where I dance we do Spanish dolls instead of a bear

[@nyrapeixoto8943]

💯💕💕💕💕💕

[@nayomigunasiri8664]

❤

[@yolandaalbuquerque5935]

1:00 - 2:10

[@brynn22222]

0:55

[@Cl0wnPi3ro]

Also I wonder if its a boy or girl in that bear costume 🤔

[@suziclark4244]

Based on how high they jump, my guess is it's a man

[@hatsunemikuchannel2023]

3:47

[@khloewright6420]

0:58

[@natalyakat6818]

🐜🦋

[@김효정-d9h9x]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@아림-j6s]

?

[@lsbond80]

Was so good til the creepy bear came out 🤣

[@НоваяЖизнь-й7б]

Это медведь? какой страшный!

[@StopFear]

I don’t know. Baller seems like one of those things which makes the dancers suffer and sacrifice too much for the sake of entertainment if the others. It feels like the dancers are exploited.

[@tatsuhiimes]

im in ballet myself, all the dancers who audition for the nutcracker or any other show enjoy it, its never forced on anyone atleast at my studio. we love working our hardest and bestest for things like these

[@audrey2498]

you could say that for so many things. ballet is just another artform and career in this world. why do teachers have a job in teaching when they have to also suffer and sacrifice themselves and their time for children? it’s because they need to make a living and find comfort in working with children. why do singers go on ten flights in a month to perform at concerts? they voluntarily put themselves there and need to make a living as well. ballerinas can be exploited, but that happens rarely and only when ballerinas are pushing themselves to get a higher rank.

[@redgor7188]

Халтура