Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Mad Hatter's Tea Party (The Royal Ballet)

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[@zorrows_tale2]

tbh combining tap with ballet for the mad hatter was pure genius

[@SEELE-ONE]

Hope lily well... what’s madder that that?

[@ameliachastain5186]

SEELE ONE omg 🤣 I see what you did there

[@tenacious-e3o]

Hope lily 💯

[@Emerald.She-Ra]

@@SEELE-ONE doing tap en pointe?

[@SEELE-ONE]

Emerald She-Ra ouch!

[@Jaydoggy531]

The combination with the tap shoes makes him a percussion instrument in his own right - and it's a perfect match for his character. Such a neat idea!

[@jayebrowning1671]

Right. I heard they have several non ballet styles used for characters where it was appropriate. Having seen this I’m going to look and see if they ever released a DVD etc of the full show. It’s amazing

[@silverkitty2503]

he needs one of the other characters to answer him...they look a bit mute around him ..only around him obv maybe one could answer in refrain

[@esejsnake1503]

@@jayebrowning1671 Yes they have. It's great.

[@ameliadinsdale2942]

Agree

[@mythicalmermaid5757]

@@jayebrowning1671 there is a dvd available from the Royal Opera House shop.

[@chiyoli9726]

4:30 the way he leaves and puts the hat on is so perfect

[@mysticflower7795]

It’s so satisfying too look at

[@michaelceraaaaa]

Ik the way he walks off the stage is just amazing! I really loved the mad hatter in this!

[@a7xmaNga]

The flare of it is amazing

[@mollyholly3547]

I need a gif

[@b.d6642]

And the way he put on the hat! It's just so goddamn smooth!

[@cheskad5297]

Adding tap to this performance was really a stroke of genius but it's more amazing when you find out the toll it takes on the dancer's body just to perform this single scene. Apparently tap and ballet have major differences going down the technical level that in most of the parts where he's stomping and tapping around, he has to consciously and simultaneously switch between ballet techniques to tap techniques every step he took. The routine was so taxing he said he always had insane amounts of lactic acid in his legs at the end of it

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

Doesn't surprise me at all. I recently watched a doco on SBS that featured a typical day for Steven Mc Rae and all I could say was "holy s**t!" His dancing was next-level insane. The titanic strength and incredible stamina needed for some of his choreography just blew my mind. Very few dancers could even attempt his routines, let alone perform them

[@lizard3755]

Tap and ballet techniques are sooo different. With ballet, you want to be as light as possible but tap is all about sound, so you step harder, land harder from jumps, and overall take a different kind of impact to your feet and joints than you would with ballet. Ballet is all about pointed feet, but in tap your feet will typically be flexed. You need to stand on the balls of your feet with tap, but just so your heels are fully off the ground, whereas with ballet your feet will be either completely flat on the ground or on eleve, where you're as high up on your toes as you can get without being en pointe.

[@nessmarie6044]

@@lizard3755this sounds so painful i hope hes okay now

[@sof7068]

Honestly, I’m a tap dancer (and I’m not bad either, I’m a teacher), and holy shit, looking at this, it’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen

[@doodelli]

I remember the performer’s interview. So iconic. ”Ballet-tap, ballet-tap, ballet-tap...”

[@ayzecknozniksid3126]

That was my favourite part of the interview!!!

[@blueturtle3623]

What interview?

[@thedorkarts4481]

I need to see that interview! Where is it?

[@laneroadhighway]

@@thedorkarts4481this is very late but the video is "becoming the mad hatter: steven mcrae"

[@thedorkarts4481]

@@laneroadhighwaybetter late than never, thank you so much!!

[@joyajohnson2216]

DID SHE JUST RUN BACKWARDS ON POINTE??? This shit made MY ankles hurt just watching!

[@MaddieFishblob]

It’s actually easier to run backwards than it is forwards 😂 but SHE WAS GOIN SO FREAKING FAST

[@erikamaya3596]

Joya Johnson so talented

[@soap29374]

It takes skills on pointe shoes for that.

[@soap29374]

ALOT of skills, I'm lucky I'm just in level 2

[@jillwintz379]

This W H A T! LOVELY....

[@Genevieve_voiceover]

“You can’t sit with us.”

[@caribaumann5434]

Genevieve Grady-Grot actually Megan I can’t sit anywhere,

[@mchjsosde]

@Noodle h e m o r r h o i d s

[@wildsnakethatgotlost2456]

Lmfao 💀

[@newageoutlaw]

It must be Wednesday. The Hatter's wearing pink.

[@sanjanaunni8205]

@@newageoutlaw omg so true

[@Mavaenn]

Can I just say that the way female dancer almost ran backwards en pointe at 2:52 was stunning

[@amandakim8829]

i know right. i noticed that too it was amazing

[@rosewinter4818]

Her feet moved so beautifully!

[@ngantonnu8942]

It shook me

[@ellsbells2921]

i rewatched it like 7 times

[@cookiecrunch2366]

Jessica Burnett ikr I was amazed

[@cicilys6944]

Even though the number and the camera clearly places the Hatter (and Alice to a lesser extent) as the focus, the Doormouse and Hare are fun to watch for their own characters if you focus solely on them. The Doormouse is the poor guy who doesn't know quite what's going on, as he falls asleep at every opportunity he can manage. He dislikes his two friends while at the same time wanting to be with them (clearly trying to shush the Hatter who has woken him up, and a while later shooing Alice away when the three do their forward shuffle). The dancer makes good use of the tail, either swinging it with a free hand in many instances or using it for expression, such as wringing it out after being rescued from the teapot. The little gestures with curled up fingers remind the viewer of his species. He is the poor middleman who no one quite knows what to do with, and the dancer pulls it off beautifully. The Hare is the Hatter's staunch admirer, follower, and friend. He watches the Hatter with rapt attention in the beginning, as awed as the audience is to see the tapping, before quickly becoming bored and playing pranks on Alice and the Doormouse. He loves his tea, to the point of pouring some into his breast pocket for later. He will gladly team up with the Hatter to do whatever the Hatter feels like doing and the Hatter knows this, to the point where the Hatter need only position himself for a dance move and the Hare will not only join in but call the others over, if needs be (most notably with that forward shuffle). The Hatter and Hare have a very close relationship, to the point of Alice getting a scolding from the Hatter when showing the slightest disapproval towards the Hare. The Hare seems to be the one who either makes up most of the pranks or helps follow them through, and he loves doing it too. Very entertaining on both watches! Well done to both dancers for bringing these characters to life.

[@frostfang1]

I'd totally read a book of your just describing this entire ballet.

[@cicilys6944]

@@frostfang1 Aww, thank you! You made my night!

[@allysanz7049]

Your literally my new favorite person

[@cicilys6944]

@@allysanz7049 Thank you very much!

[@allysanz7049]

@@cicilys6944 ^^

[@jungkookjuice3157]

Me to a 3 year old: "Can you dance?" 3 year old: "Yes!" The 3 year old when he dances: 4:03

[@rosemargie257]

💀

[@catherineduncan6611]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 💀

[@mirora2212]

Lol

[@imahotmess872]

is it the guy in the yellow jacket

[@JustAJinxx]

Literally thought the same thing😂

[@proudMudbl00D_6]

I like that this Mad Hatter has an air of madness in his expressions

[@megalunalexi5601]

it's like, Alice is having fun, and he is too but he's also incredibly angry like 90% of the time

[@wrenclark4907]

But of course

[@susannevollmer2347]

An air aof madness is in the whole ballett, also in the book. Caroll was a neurologic Doktor in a mental hospital. And it is a dream -everything can happen.

[@izzy1221]

Ok. I find the Hatter maddeningly attractive.

[@daniellea.1098]

Me too!

[@TheJJBrosGraffiti]

Totaly agree 👍😊

[@jennydurie5702]

You’re not the only one~

[@audacciaa]

So do I!

[@stormshine5963]

Steven McRae is ridiculously attractive.

[@handlelabra]

1:57 t-posing to assert dominace over alice

[@user-jg3yx8yu4l]

you’re killing me! 😂😂😂

[@opal6184]

1:14 Looks like he’s about to kill her

[@skylovermc2146]

gotta go Which one? Also their arm is a bit too high.

[@islaq_terliq]

Im cackling-

[@33Emi33]

Tea-posing

[@boyo-shook3891]

Half of these comments are just "oh no hes hot" at the mad hatter and that's just beautiful

[@liannapfister8255]

I tell people “the Royal Opera house wrote a ballet of Alice in Wonderland & they gave the Mad Hatter tap shoes” and the response is “holy cow that’s the best idea I’ve ever heard”

[@b.d6642]

Well... It is

[@vampeyeliner]

*random girl shows up* *AGGRESSIVELY TAP DANCES*

[@lilacpen8678]

The only correct way to flirt.

[@Themudeater]

If you think that this isn’t what girls want you’re wrong.

[@cartoonhoodie131]

v.mp.r.s Ew no

[@angela.luntian]

I heard McRae (The MAd HAtter) was still recovering from his injury in this (town muscles at his leg). Does it mean this is simply just 1% of his power???

[@angela.luntian]

@@vampeyeliner the Rabbit is as "mad as a march hare". Im afraid it only means he's mad horny. I don't wanna be reminded that Lewis Caroll had a fascination with children :(

[@alexayang3864]

My last four brain cells trying to get a paper done

[@partsofearth]

I laughed loud XD

[@Sharpe1502]

It’s so accurate though. For me, Alice represents my final brain cell, the mouse represents my motivation and the Hatter and Hare represent the internet and Netflix.

[@asuspiciouslyefficientmito8338]

Alexa Yang more like three of my brain cells torturing the one that’s actually trying to work lol

[@endergamer7483]

Honestly these are my last brain cells in any situation now

[@ryanjoshuacalo9146]

On a keyboard or typewriter?

[@EmmaRed2210]

I've watched this too many times for it to be normal. Why is it that out of everything I decided to become obsessed with the Mad Hatter doing a mixture of ballet and tap dancing?

[@betsycarwile4788]

EmmaRed2210 it’s okay me too my parents are telling me to watch the whole thing and I just want to watch this over and over again

[@Mica_T]

The mixing of tap and ballet was probably one of the most creative and brilliant ideas I've heard. It's really satisfying to watch too.

[@zorrows_tale2]

INDIGO BLUEoO ikr it was a stroke of pure genius i couldn’t imagine this scene any other way

[@amjehle3851]

I’m 75 years old, still absolutely obsessed with this Mad Hatter and his tea party. Sure wish I could have watched ballet like this sixty years ago, when I was a student.

[@haute03]

Because you have excellent taste.

[@sugarplumfairy9457]

Everyone's talking about how the Hatter is hot but no ones talking about how the Hare and the Hatter look adorable dancing together 🥺

[@midi_shine]

i ship it

[@flyingbeluga]

They're so precious, both here and during their courtroom scenes 🥺🤧

[@shockingresident7943]

@@flyingbeluga Do you have a link for the scene?

[@flyingbeluga]

@@shockingresident7943 I don’t know if they are all on here as I watched the full production on DVD, but I’m 100% sure you can see a glimpse of them if you watch the video of the Pas de Deux the Royal Ballet uploaded. I suggest looking for videos of act II for 2011, act III for 2017 (2011 is when they are touchy-feely the most xD )

[@wriggleby]

Yes omg?!

[@michaelwise9857]

Hatter's exit is profoundly graceful and humorously arrogant. On repeat. 4:29

[@DragoNeax1274]

LOL

[@lauraribeiroferreira566]

Yes!!! He showed a lot of charm, it was like "it was nice to meet you and have tea with us!" Or "I'd love to stay, but I have to run some errands... Bye-bye!" Hahahaha ❤😊

[@MercurialMoon]

he's such a mood

[@amandaju2458]

well the tap goes unsaid, but what i really care about is his amazing acting/facial expressions!!

[@monica11760]

Yes, I agree. His make up and costume are amazing, but his facial expressions are just perfect.

[@euodiapercy1231]

Agreed

[@angela.luntian]

yeah he really, really looks angry... Especially towards the March Hare. But if you see McRae's other dramatic performances he rarely lets himself smile (which IMO really adds to his art)

[@cirrusB612]

He looks angry...definitely adds a bit more to the “crazy” that’s usually associated with the mad hatter. I’m a little scared of this version 😅

[@rosewinter4818]

I feel like he's a bit too sinister to really fit the hatter. Hatter isn't a scary or sinister character, he's silly and mischievous. So whole the expressions are good, I don't think they fit.

[@kam_loves_cats]

Tim Burton is actually quaking

[@mysticflower7795]

So accurate

[@Xiskx.]

As he should

[@Dana-pl5ze]

JOHNNY DEPP WAS FOUND WIGLESS

[@Isabelleagirlwhoeatswalls]

@@Dana-pl5ze this makes me wheezeeee

[@reginavotjagonets5446]

No Tim Burton be crying out of pure joy and proudness

[@CandleTora]

Why are the crazies always the most attractive??

[@monica11760]

oh gosh your comment made me laugh out loud!!

[@darkchocochips2325]

All the best people are crazy-melanie martinez(mad hatter) lol

[@trashaccount2073]

Ikr

[@j-rodthelibrarykid1166]

WoW eDgY

[@raghavsuneja7240]

Because our eyes are open to the chaos of existence, and it is beautiful.

[@radiocure5459]

2:06 - 2:17 is my favourite part of this. Especially when the tapping imitating the ticking clock and when he jumps to his toes!

[@Sabilxve]

I agree. We watched this in my ballet class because for our spring show we’re doing Alice and wonderland. (So we were looking at “ideas in a way”) and my ballet teacher said it reminded her like Alice is running in a freeze of time. And I agree with her. I also like how you don’t even know what’s going to happen. The music is super catchy too!!🤣🤣

[@gg-dg6rk]

+ the mouse twirling his tail like the hands on a clock! It’s so satisfying and interesting to watch

[@gooseypuckoosey]

Tap is a very interesting choice that weirdly fits the character and theme. The goal of ballet is to make as little sound with your feet as possible, while tap has the goal of being as audible as it can to the audience. Not only is it fun to watch, but the fact that Hatter is tap dancing at all serves as characterization for him.

[@annika3265]

Of course, tap dancing in a ballet is just madness!! Something so simple but so fundamental, and Steven makes it looks effortless while he admitted in a interview by the end of the number his legs were burning up. This choice of characterization is pure genius!

[@Mani-pi3ou]

Steve Macrae is just so talented and his ability to switch from ballet techniques to tap is just amazing. His facial expressions really make this scene even more fun ! It's so satisfying and feels lile another instrument playing

[@the_absurd_hero]

Isn’t Steve McRae the one who played Skimbalshanks the Railway Cat in the ~cursed~ 2019 film adaptation of Cats?! For all the problems that movie had going on, McRae’s number was incredibly impressive (and one of the few competent scenes, imho). That he’s also danced the Mad Hatter, one of my favorite fictional characters, SO well makes me appreciate him even more.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@@the_absurd_hero Yep that was Steven McRae, who produced the only watchable performance in the movie.

[@daredevilflare1900]

I find it so fascinating how a few steps can create so many sounds in tap

[@sadie_bear]

Daredevil Flare IKR

[@scarlett.the.faerie]

as a tap dancer, the metal on the bottom of the shoes deserves all the credit for that 😌 (it hurts so badly when you accidentally kick yourself with the shoe though 😭)

[@kiwi_fefe3718]

0:20 that jawline of his is about to kill me

[@melibeneli5906]

Nakachi Takeshi it already killed me

[@kiwi_fefe3718]

Same here this is my spirit talking RN 😂😂😂

[@ganicaelena-anca9479]

Stabbing us to death

[@r0yaljunkie]

sliced through me

[@wekiaam618]

It's like __/

[@sagesaria]

I love the inclusion of tapdance. To me, Wonderland has always been about subverting expectations. You think you know how to play croquet until you're handed a flamingo. You think you know what happens when you eat a cookie, until you outgrow the room. And you think you know ballet doesn't have tapdancing until the Mad Hatter hits the stage. It adds that little extra taste of whimsical oddness that fits right in.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Bravo to Steven MacRae. He steals the whole scene… phenomenal dance interpretation of the Mad Hatter! Encore!

[@luca2348]

So there was a reason this reminded me of Cats! (in a good way.)

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

@@luca2348Well he was Skimbolshanks.

[@theCSLPyroOfficial]

Oh... a stage within a stage

[@marsonsaturn]

They m a d

[@Mims-y]

Inception

[@asimp.6334]

Looks like you can say the stage makers were.... *Mad Haters* Ok I’ll go now...

[@grayowl167]

Metatheater :)

[@killbill450]

Shakespeare has entered the chat.

[@poppytrinity]

02:07 that moment when you’re trying to run from school but your parents catch you

[@ven2983]

Love your pic

[@Fof9892]

Lol

[@dangodangoytb]

poppy 😂😂😂

[@galaxy9310]

Smooth stop

[@PixelBoye6546]

School: why are you running? *Why Are You Running?*

[@spaghetti1397]

Oh noo.... He's HOOOOT.

[@hope_mantisss]

Duck Duck Quack 😅

[@kirahayashi6984]

Yasss!!! Finally someone agrees

[@blackroseanimate1375]

Lil

[@blackroseanimate1375]

*lol

[@PineapplesPerhaps]

my thoughts exactly

[@breekc6783]

My grandmother took me to see this live. It was PHENOMENAL

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

What a great grandmother!👍😉

[@nothanks1239]

That guy was made to be the mad hatter. Everything about him is perfect. The facial features, expressions, the hair. And of course, the clothes as well. Just amazing.

[@jocelynglick3582]

That move where Alice jumps and then freezes while they move across the stage looks SO EFFORTLESS. That's a lot of trust put in the other dancers and it's executed so well!

[@mjlover419]

In case you were wondering, the hatter takes off his hat approximately 14 times (that includes him holding it up and down as one motion)

[@goblinducky-huzzah]

One of the most important comments ^^^^

[@natalieandrew7573]

her backwards travelling at 2:52 was absolutely perfect

[@lafayette230]

Bro i love how the entire time hatter is just kinda annoyed like "alice move im trying to danceee" 😭😭

[@cupcakedoce956]

2:52 Alice's dancer movements are just so AMAZING

[@ChrisThomas_]

A very merry unbirthday to you all!

[@faunradia883]

To me?

[@giasharie274]

To you!

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

Oh me 😀

[@b.d6642]

@@RealAngelOfMusic oh you!

[@heatherlouisesullivan8766]

Mustard let's not be silly.

[@Skeksistential-crisis]

I looooove this but hatter is giving me major count olaf vibes for some reason 😂😂

[@dagnyholt8705]

Alyss Raven omg yeeeess same

[@chazofalsa]

That's not Count Olaf!! I can assure you😉

[@offtothenextadventure4048]

Yesss!

[@Skeksistential-crisis]

Pokemasterchaz99 he’s never even heard of a ‘Count Olaf’! 😉😂

[@dagnyholt8705]

Pokemasterchaz99 count Olaf who😂

[@kpaaii8168]

The mad hatter gives me David Bowie vibes , I love it xx

[@2charliep]

Kaitlin Rose Me too, I’m sure he’d have been very proud.

[@susannevollmer2347]

Gives me the idea: want to see Johnny Depp drinking tea.

[@juli5945]

He reminds me of Ponyo's dad, to the point it actually looks intentional

[@Londongirl666]

And to me he kind of resembles Howl Jenkins Pendragon from Howl's Moving Castle. If that makes sense.

[@bobjoe4267]

0:20 that face and his makeup and the hands!IT'S KILLING ME!

[@cruisematt8585]

Idek how many times I’ve watched this at this point! Found it by chance about 5 years ago and became enamored with Steven McRae’s massive talent. Phenomenal doesn’t do him justice.

[@leenadiez160]

Damn the mad hatter's hot

[@BlakeBee]

Totally agree

[@trashaccount2073]

Don't we all agree

[@katrina5754]

periodt

[@artegiannioti7976]

totally

[@spicyseaweed5728]

Hahaha ay thats right

[@amandaflicop3122]

Things you only notice when you've watched this video 10 times in a row: the mysteriously appearing and disappearing rose

[@dazedEllie]

Amanda Flicop yes!! Ive watched it on slowmotion multiple times and I still cant catch it

[@randompikmin4103]

They probably cut to another recording of a different show where the rose didn’t pop up. There’s no way she could have put it back in her sash so quickly haha

[@michael-helen]

@@randompikmin4103 Magik

[@tiredaleir]

@@dazedEllie its on Alice's dress you can clearly see it when she is on the table with Hatter when Hatter's hat on her feet specifically

[@dazedEllie]

Elethea Aubbrian what’s the timestamp on that part? :)

[@floortroll]

Mad Hatter looks like Ponyo’s dad

[@jillianmarie3134]

Anna P. brooooo he totally does!

[@floortroll]

Jillian Marie 😂

[@honeybee1256]

😂😂😂😂

[@kiwi_fefe3718]

Mind fuckin blown 😂😂😂

[@honeybee1256]

OMG YOURE RIGHT!!!

[@cirrusB612]

4:05 I’ve watched this like 5 times in a row and I can’t for the life of me figure out who’s holding her up. Hatter is using both his hands, so I imagine the Hare and the Dormouse are both holding her, but their walking and the Dormouse swinging his tail make me think that either they’re both carrying her and have mad leg and one-arm strength, or the Hare is crazy strong all on his own.

[@coverspadeavacado381]

It seems like the hare is just vary strong because at I think 4:16 he easily lifts the mouse on his own

[@geeklinggirl]

The Dormouse has his inside arm holding up her front leg, with the help of the Hare

[@sarahcolgan8897]

csiampos there’s a rehearsal video of this As well

[@catherine5181]

Also it's supposed to represent a clock.

[@alma_najem]

I’m a dancer and purely recreational, but as the short girl of the class I have some good experience being practice-lifted, so I thought this might help. 1. In many cases the lift comes out of a jump or leap or some kind of movement, like this. Of course when jumping or leaping, we have to plié (bend knees while pulling up, needs resistance) to generate the tension to get a nice high jump. The case is the same if the movement goes into a lift. The difference is that the lifters should synchronize their run up and plié with the person they are lifting, so they get the most momentum into the air. 2. Even if you are being lifted, you really have to hold yourself. It’s much move obvious here than in some other lifts because she is holding a mid-run pose. In all cases this means engaging your back and core and wherever you are being held (eg arms/legs). In my experience one would be running into a split leap with arms stretched out to the side, and two would hold her arms (one girl each side), then as the one leaps, the two would stretch out their arms to lift her higher. They are basically using her momentum to get a more impressive height to the leap. Of course I’m not trying to take away from their strength and discipline but I thought this might be helpful.

[@jamesbrice3267]

I like how this Alice just decides to go along with the madness.

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

Tapdancing in ballet?.......... Oh yes daddy.

[@moriahsuarez6347]

Rachel DeRosier you took the words right out of my mouth

[@kiwi_fefe3718]

Same

[@amberbrink1585]

What a cool element to add to the music and feeling! Love it

[@Maria-cg3hg]

It actually accentuates the role Steven's portraying. And it's quite difficult because he's switching from ballet to tap then to ballet again. He really is legendary.

[@Flower-gb8co]

Blech

[@RoxieHeart603]

We will do a ballet of alice in wonderland!!! Hatter: cool!!!! Imma tap dance in it.

[@sassysaguaro4906]

What an excellent choreography choice to have him tap dance when the other characters are all dancing ballet. Such a creative and effective way to emphasize the eccentricity of the character.

[@julialevy5832]

The tapping acting as the ticking of the clock always has me in awe

[@ssaw_uthere]

1:56 when you're trying not to wake your mom when you're downstairs getting a snack.

[@luasimon]

Lol true

[@roozluvcats3521]

4:05 AND THEN YOU HEAR A GHOST.

[@imahotmess872]

i dont get it

[@sehunnie8076]

This is my favorite part of the ballet,, the way they portrayed the hatter was brilliant in every way possible and the choreography is amazing.

[@off2funnyworld]

This is such an easy clip to become obsessed with... I've watched it well over thirty times myself... but I even showed this to my young cousin (7 years old) and he started singing some of the melody at me later in the day and trying to dance. It was adorable. We ended up watching it again together.

[@willowbecoinez]

Lauren looks like she's genuinely having fun while doing this! And who wouldn't? It looks like so much fun if you know pointe very well.

[@mini3mayhem]

I love the costume design for the Mad Hatter, his suit jacket and vest almost tell a story if you look closely enough. Plus, the stitching on the vest from what I can see looks vintage, or at the very least was embroidered to look so

[@jackminton352]

2:52 Micheal Jackson ain’t got nothing on this woman!

[@nieveorirlniamh]

Lol

[@cloudydazeeee]

Yesss

[@darthlaurel]

I don't know how many times I've watched this but it NEVER gets old. He's just so good.

[@libra768]

I didn’t recognize the mad hatter as Steven McRae and I was wondering why I find him so attractive

[@KierraPizarroMezzo]

Damn, mad hatter is smoking 😍. That jawline, that hot look in his eyes. Somebody help me, I'm dying.

[@savysmarty8621]

I feel like having the mad hatter as a tap dancer in a ballet is actually a really good representation of his character

[@SomeGuyNamedReuben]

I love the SASS in that walk-off at the end

[@pinkwings8036]

I refuse to believe that's Steven McRae. He's completely unrecognizable!

[@MariSheWolf]

As always, Steven is flawless.

[@ClaireBee15]

Come for the taps, stay for Steven McRae.

[@りさ-g2r]

演者さんも衣装も大掛かりな舞台道具も全てが素敵でたまらない。 みんなかわいい… なんて最高なアリス。

[@МаринаВитальевна]

Да,согласна! Красиво и интересно. 🙂💖🕊💫🩰👑🫖😻

[@Pollicina_db]

Kapa dolje Ludom Klobučaru, ukrao je show

[@harmonywright7782]

May I say the hatter is madly attractive And the tap fits his character PERFECTLY🤩

[@SL-kw8yp]

I have watched this like 100 times and it still never gets boring. Adding tap for the mad hatter into a ballet was a henius idea!

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

It was dancer Steven McRae's idea. He was also the person who suggested changing his role of Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat's dance in the movie Cats into a tap routine. Steven's dance was widely lauded as the highlight in an otherwise sucky movie. Gotta hand it to Steven McRae, he knows his stuff.

[@carleighmay]

I’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times

[@emilychambers4535]

Haven’t we all?

[@victoriabread1335]

Same here.

[@amadhatter13]

It must be my unbirthday, I never thought I'd see this!

[@StLProgressive]

The choreography is truly stunning. I love the addition of tap. I wasn’t expecting it, but it’s perfect for the Mad Hatter. And wow, isn’t he just gorgeous!

[@lilygoatdemon]

I love so much about this! I love all the costuming but especially the Hatter's, the colors are really great! One of my favorite subtle parts in this is the bit at @2:50 where Alice steal's his hat and then backs away from him with it; the Hatter's taps match Alice's movements, and REALLY sell the floating light "feathery" nature of her movement with the synced up taps. It's REALLY good.

[@StephanieJ777]

This choreography is so fantastic. I love seeing something so fresh and new and creative!!!✨

[@donovangeter6069]

That tap dancing in this was incredible! The funniest parts is when The Mad Hatter and the March Hare kept putting the Dormouse back in the teapot!! It was like "Get back in there!!"

[@nightangel972000]

I like this Mad Hatter way better than Depp’s

[@yaboinikki4839]

SAME

[@larcovilia8792]

Eh, I LOVE both :>

[@dr.quackenbacker5247]

The freaking move at 2:06 is just epic

[@xyzeeee]

Spider: *exists* Me: 0:09

[@lieselottekonstantinova]

Lmao

[@lovekenmaforlife3406]

underrated comment

[@xyzeeee]

@@lovekenmaforlife3406 yes i also love kenma hes my lil pudding head baby

[@roxyeeyee_8979]

I died xDDD

[@lillyolpin842]

I busted up laughing holy shit

[@poppymo1860]

The tap shoes were such a great choice

[@xoluciaxo_3721]

Combining ballet and tapdance is pure genius

[@番茄-r2q]

after watching the rehearsal for this part and seeing this stunning jump and freeze 4:05 I hope I can watch their performance live in person soon.

[@vicentehizon6202]

Why do I just find it adorable that the table is also a stage?

[@Rainbow_Pirate]

Right??! And it's so perfect for the Hatter, who's just a really zany ADD guy in this who gets mad when people don't pay him enough attention :D

[@spectralan0maly]

tap and ballet together take such an astounding amount of skill! Look light as a feather in the air, come down hard to do the taps, and make it all look absolutely efforless!!!! Amazing.

[@Chatoyancify]

Every time KZbin recommends this video I can never watch it only once. Such an addictive routine to watch.

[@heatherdurham8101]

Amazing tapping from Steven McRae such a talented performer

[@placidqualm]

Man snapped his achilles tendon in 2019 and still returned to dance in 2021 Insane dedication

[@lmahu6627]

And that's the second time he snapped it; first time was on 2008. He recovered, then gave us the Mad Hatter.

[@onceagain569]

Gosh the amount of dexterity and strength needed to pull off those clean stops ✨ chef's kiss ✨

[@sophiaCorey]

I have no joke watched this 1000 times since I found it (3 days ago) and I have showed it to many people!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!

[@PlugInKali]

KZbin recommended this to me four days ago and I immediately had to watch the entire ballet: the music, the choreography, the costume and production design, the performances,... Everything is so perfect... And in four days I have already watched this particular scene an unhealthy amount of times.

[@Taym085]

I look foward to a future where these glimpses of beauty I catch watching videos of this ballet become the color and variety for all to enjoy.

[@zynpkrdg]

This was so chaotic as it should be. I love it.

[@cassiopeia3793]

Steven McRae as Skimbleshanks was probably one of the best parts of Cats, so I had to look up his further work and I'm in love

[@alexlazy3300]

I have never seen such an amazing combination of tapping and classic ballet!! This is gorgeous!👏👈

[@zackgeldhof1206]

"Okay we're doing a ballet." "Right." "We need a tap dancer." "Wha... You're Mad!" "Yes."

[@naesuke1224]

Idk why but 02:34 is my favourite moment. I'm so glad I found this video.

[@nineoffools]

I love the accentuating of the music by the stepshoes. And what a timing it takes, for this choreography. High respect! Flying teapot and all....

[@onceagain569]

I really appreciate the choreographers matching Hatter's taps to the beat of the music. That was so smooth! 🌟