REALITY OF DANCING IN THE NUTCRACKER 🤣

[@yourfavoritgremlin]

"we're in The nutcracker I'm being held here against my will" I felt that 💀 backstage is so fun tho

[@veroniquelebeau2692]

But he didn't blink, so, is he really?

[@yourfavoritgremlin]

@@veroniquelebeau2692 eva knows that trick, so I'm sure he knew it was a bad idea to blink cause she would have held them there longer😭

[@Elizabeth10118]

he is so cute ngl

[@redamancy119]

ikr😭😭😭

[@no1gracieabramsfan13]

I LOVE being backstage

[@matthewvaea4944]

We're in the nutcracker we have a good luck charm. Everyone "Awwww"...
It was so cute 😢

[@acaiiiiii]

IK

[@ur-moms-gf69]

Lol yeah and the "oh I love herrr" 😂

[@pumkitdrawz]

it's a jellycat little panda plush if anyone wanted to know

[@margaretle3288]

I agree she is so cute

[@matthewvaea4944]

Thank you guys so much for 8.1k likes

[@surya_moura]

😂 I felt the "costumes that haven't been washed in 10 years". This year I wore 50 years of dust and sweat in a costume

[@Rileyw239]

⁠​⁠@@kDathunknownsurprisingly it’s the opposite. Ballet costumes (particularly tutus) are really delicate and super difficult to clean.
Tutus can be ruined easily since the fabric they are made of is so thin that they can be easily ripped. Washing also means that over time they will lose their fluffiness faster.
Also most are hand beaded and decorated. These are usually done super delicately so it’s super easy for beading to be ruined in a wash. Sequins and some beads can also melt in the dry cleaning process.
Most costumes are made with the dance in mind and don’t really have any consideration into the design for cleaning. Because they are so difficult and take so long to clean and often there is only one tutu for certain roles (ie sugerplum) companies and schools who use them so frequently don’t want to risk ruining the tutu in the process of being washed.

[@IndomitableT]

@@kDathunknown. Either/and/or: wipe (at least the inside) with a washcloth or disposable cleaning wipes, wear your own invisible clean underwear, shower immediately after, air the costume during at least a whole week before and in between wearing it, give the costume a whiff of your favourite perfume, simply endure it while enjoying the performance and whole experience.🩰

[@surya_moura]

Actually for my case it's a traditional brazilian dance's group so there's no tutu or stones etc, the problem is mainly losing color. So they let it dry and take air before putting in the closet. Other important thing is that we use shorts and a thing we call "fofoca" under the skirts. The blouses are normally white so it can be washed without getting spoiled.

[@Rileyw239]

@@kDathunknown I didn’t do a ton of costuming but from what I remember a lot of fabreeze was used.

[@Rileyw239]

@@surya_moura oh that sounds so interesting! I will have to look into these costumes. They sound beautiful!

[@user-hn4vx1uh2x]

We're in the nutcracker, we're gonna collapse the moment we're off stage

[@Ava_nDobby2378]

OMG FR

[@marilynnavarro7456]

So true

[@ovalandovoid]

It seems like much of the fun of Nutcracker season is the camaraderie and community happening backstage.

[@PaigeNewberry]

That’s the part performers NEVER FORGET!

[@rachelmarie2228]

​@@PaigeNewberryI remember more from backstage at performances and competitions than I do of onstage time.

[@abcde5670]

@@rachelmarie2228omg same!

[@cececox6399]

Haha it's the same for all performers 🤣 I grew up in plays and musicals and yea the memori are made backstage. Unfortunately I got diagnosed with ms at 18 and was in a wheelchair by 20 so I couldn't carry on but I'm SO thankful for the fact I was able to throw myself into it for 10 years. Best memories EVER. I'd HIGHLY recommend everyone gets involved. Be that through dancing playing instruments or being backstage crew. It teaches you SO much. I just don't recommend making performing your.all or you'll never really learn who YOU are. 😂 If you're too old to start ballet then go into musical theatre or even ballroom dancing. You'll be SO glad you did. And it's a GREAT skill to have in life. Because you learn how to express your points in an entertaining way, so you can use this in everything from school to your careers. You'll always have to make people understand your point and being able to do so in an entertaining way means that you have a FAR higher success rate than most people. So it can help you work your way up in your chosen field. It's honestly SO helpful. And taught me that some deadlines CAN NOT be moved and you HAVE to get your sh!t together by that exact time and date or you show yourself and your beloved team. There was a LOT of cattiness and competition when I started, early 00s and you HAD to be a size zero, I had a 21in waist but 34 in hips and was labelled as fat, you don't have ANY of that now. We would be rehearsing from 6am till 11pm and not getting home from performing till well gone midnight and had to be up at 6. The days of girls getting away with bullying girls are over. The days of the teachers and directors bullying and breaking girls down is OVER. And the era of overworking children to literal exhaustion is long gone. Adults groping young girls is now a SERIOUS CRIME, unless you get all the way to Hollywood ☠️😝🤣 The toxic side really HAS gone down enough I'd happily enter my daughter. Now. I would NEVER if it was the same as when I was doing it, and her father. Plus that's where many of us met our forever partners and are still happy almost 15 years on. So get you might meet your beloved ❤️😍❤😝🤣

[@corgiw7281]

That last comment about the costumes!

[@cardigan_24]

Yes😭

[@elynamusy]

Yeh like those schools sports t-shirt things in two colors to make the teams and were never washed from when it was bought 😱 🤢
PS: Sorry for the possible mistakes I'm French and still learning English 😌

[@pettiestbettyart]

As a former stage baby… sometimes they get RILL rough 🤢

[@belindaflores2889]

Ewww haha!🤢

[@elliephant789]

Oh man, that reminds me of marching band… those costumes got rancid after just a few wears… 😭

[@Mariskpoplife]

Being held here against his will 🤣🤣🤣 someone save him lol

[@R_d_Army]

"We're in the nutcracker, Im being held here against my will"
GOT ME DYING AND I FELT THAT-

[@breanna.O4O89O]

She was definitely pleading for someone to wash those costumes. You can see it in her eyes 😂

[@ItzQuackers16]

BRO THIS IS TO REAL😂❤

[@PaigeNewberry]

This is THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

[@THEYHEARTJOHNNYCADE]

I don’t understand the advil one…can someone explain??? 😅

[@PaisleyDoebler]

​@THEYHEARTJOHNNYCADE Pointe shoes hurt, and Advil helps with pain. It's kind of like Tylenol.

[@peculiar_wood]

“Cast list will change and we won’t know” the production of the Nutcracker that someone i know was the costume coordinator for this year was called “Mixed Nuts”. That was because they changed the cast for EVERY SHOW and told the dancers the DAY OF. Everyone had to know every part and every costume had to fit every dancer.
It was chaos, if that wasn’t blatantly obvious.

[@freakcircus2777]

Damn deeznuts are bout to crack

[@celticlass8573]

Why in the world would they DO that?!

[@peculiar_wood]

@@celticlass8573 as a challenge I suppose… everyone gets the spotlight but make it as hard as possible

[@TaylorVibes_13]

“We’re in the Nutcracker we’re gonna survive on Red Bull” “That’s my thiiin-“

[@anniewallace3601]

The sleeping thing is real! I would bring my pillow and biggest blanket and take a good nap in-between each performance.

[@user-we6kr9pl3mt]

Omg I remember hearing you film this in the live! The reality is so true tho 🤣

[@Collielovesballet]

U were there??

[@user-we6kr9pl3mt]

@@Collielovesballet I was watching the live, if that’s what you mean. I wasn’t there irl tho

[@keara.ls3]

When I was in the nutcracker, the party girls had a tradition of putting small charms on the underside of the skirts. But one year they decided to wash them. In a regular washing machine, not a dry cleaner which would have made more sense since they’re costumes. And all of the charms fell of. 😭

[@Dinosaur_gurl]

Nooooooooo not the charms

[@lolipops4049]

I think that theyre in the nutcracker

[@ihaveajobtodo]

Me too 🧐

[@rakle2583]

Agreed

[@alwaysrootingfortheantihero123]

Idk I’m not sure….they were very unclear

[@giannajean2136]

I don't think so they never clarified🤔🤨

[@victoriamyst4742]

😂👍🏻

[@Me-wc2wv]

“We’re in the nutcracker I’m bringing held here against my will” is so relatable 🥲💀

[@user-vv4yg1jo5v]

"We're in the Nutcracker, I'm being held here against my will" someone send help💀💀

[@xoxo.remedy]

exactly! my last show was last night and i swear i can relate to each and every thing they said. 😭

[@ilovkittisncats]

lucky! how did it go??? who were u? ^_^

[@xoxo.remedy]

@@ilovkittisncats it went rlly well! thank you for asking. i was the columbine doll, russian, a rat, and snow.

[@ilovkittisncats]

@@xoxo.remedy so fun!! those are rlly good parts i'm glad it went well!

[@julieb9811]

The struggle is real. XD

[@milkycatomobackup7987]

OK, but the people like that one clip where the guy was sleeping on the girl was like honestly true friendship, right there

[@Alvajrgnsn]

The cast list is so scary bc often you randomly have a new role and have to make sure you know the dance and you need new costumes like 10 mins before you go on

[@gentlegypsyasmr]

You're in the Nutcracker! You will be sad when it's over!!!😢😢😢😢❤

[@PaigeNewberry]

YOU WILL BE SO SAD!
I will be sad for you! What y’all are doing right now is one of the most bonding experiences you’ll ever have your whole lives.

[@sweatybotfn9982]

I wasn’t IN the nutcracker literally but I was lead violin for a school performance in NYC and had my finger bleeding after the second show in a day😭😂

[@PaigeNewberry]

In the high school performing arts departments… The orchestra is one of the best parts of these shows! Good for you, for being part of the nutcracker in your own way! I am always amazed by how talented high school orchestra are!

[@wuzadiva]

Also orchestra, but in the 90s. I can still sing my horn part through the entire ballet. There are parts of the show that I've never seen with my eyes, only heard with my ears what happens.

[@sweatybotfn9982]

@@wuzadiva it’s magical in it’s own way

[@jinx_doggo]

I was NOT expecting THAT voice from the old dude in the button blazer

[@smithkids261]

Omg this was filmed during the live the other day lmaooo

[@alia_o-carrick.7809]

"I'm being held here against my will." Bro sounded so done...

[@kobri3ns]

“ that’s my thing “ was so cute 😭🫶🏻

[@pariahmouse7794]

I love Megan, she's adorable!

[@sunset6857]

The sleeping and showing up in pjs is so accurate tho ⭐️⭐️

[@summerdais325]

SO TRUE on the costumes! Modeling it's very much like this as well. When modeling high end garments, you aren't supposed to wear perfume, deodorant, creamss, lotions or anything that could affect the material/integrity of the garment. You are supposed to keep your hands off. Do everything you can to keep it in pristine condition.
When I'm auto, they also wanted you to show up with hair. That was at least one day without washing. So, imagine showing up without washed hair unable to wear deodorant and running around with a lot of people in cramped spaces. Models and dancers smell!!! ❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@belaytriks]

Alumbre stone. It is natural, do not stain and work as deodorant.

[@ani_4797]

I'M HERE FOR THE WELL DESERVED LEO SUPPORT 💪💪💪 YOU GO BOY

[@dothrakidani358]

We love the nutcracker...AND WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING MAGIC EVERY YEEEEEEEAR!!!!!!

[@reiiwashere]

"were in the nutcracker! im being held here against my will" felt that on a personal middle school me level 😭😭

[@Bushraaaontop]

“We’re in the nutcracker we’re gonna survive on red bull” ThAts mY tHiNg

[@amberrodabaugh]

"We're in the nutcracker, I'm being held against my will-"

[@rameshworshah1456]

"were in the nutcracker I'm being held here against my will" had me dying!😂😂😂

[@Officiallymina]

This year we had two performances in one day that I guess everyone had forgotten so 😭 everyone backstage was sleeping after the first performance it was so funny

[@12cesarini34]

"we're in the nutcracker and we're gonna break our feet" 😅
*EVERYONE AGREED*

[@user-uc4uo3kt9s]

“we’re in the nutcracker, ofc we’re gonna try to eat only when we are in our costumes.”

[@fairiesaremyspirtanimal]

“ we’re in the nutcracker we have a candy stash “ is so. true

[@Star.Go143]

They all seemed so sweet 😭

[@nyanwutmadau3031]

The good luck charm was so cute ❤❤

[@gigibell260]

The “ we’re going to sleep where ever and whenever we can.” I can relate to that when I used to do dance and we got there at 11:30 and it ended at 6:00 or 7:00.

[@transportflugzeuges]

lmfao mot everyone going gaga over chloe and her panda 😂😂

[@margaretle3288]

Awww the panda plush is adorable I want to hug it so much 😢

[@rebeccalazzell5262]

Advil on the feet?? EXPLAIN!

[@pariahmouse7794]

Yes, please? I was literally scrolling through the comments looking for an answer!

[@rebeccalazzell5262]

@@pariahmouse7794 right like I have feet that hurt alllll the time just because I have 0 arch lol and will try anything to help me survive work 😏

[@rebeccasteinke4357]

​@@rebeccalazzell5262idk what she's doing with the actual Advil lmao but voltaren gel is like $10, it's a topical nSAID which is the same kind of medicine as Advil and it's changed my life 😃 but I also used to work as an exotic dancer and we used lidocaine spray on our feet to get through full 8 hour night on those awful shoes. Works like a charm 🤌 but you have to pay attention to your feet because it's not stopping any damage from the shoes, just keeping them numb.

[@Bearlover24]

I know exactly what it feels like . I just finished in the Nutcracker.❤😂

[@bmwsfun]

This is how it is like I was at Rehearsal for the Nutcracker on the stage and I was the sleeping one😂

[@Ieatbabiesforlunchok]

This is so truee❤😂

[@SivrinJ]

If you don’t look homeless going to and from nutcracker your not doing it right 😂

[@PaigeNewberry]

Hahahahaha!!!!!
You’re not doing it right? That’s hilarious!

[@Rosalie1996]

Best times of your life! Revel in them ❤❤❤

[@alynnyachoo6935]

The pajamas and surviving on coffee, redbull and candy is so real

[@davidboleyn8023]

We're in the Nutcracker, I'm being held here against my will 😊😃😄😃

[@user-vq1en2yv2w]

I saw the Nutcracker. It was the beautiful thing in the whole world.

[@margaretle3288]

I can’t stop watching the panda plush part is to cute and that kinda looks like my little cousins panda plush 😮

[@maddiebear-wz4mo]

I went to a ballet,, nutcracker play before and one of the actors fell and I’m 100% with you is an actual fall💀

[@VictheChick]

That's so funny, I called a nutcracker tour some years ago when it came through my college town during finals week...and totally fell asleep in the rigging during a long stretch in Act 2 when there was nothing going on. Woke up just in time to perform my duties, but when I apologized profusely on the headset the regular guys could not stop laughing...now I think I know why!

[@shizukagozen777]

The last fact though... OH NO... 😰😱😱

[@mia.joaannn]

the backstage of any play performance is always so lit when you have like two minutes of freedom where your not getting yelled at by the director, memorizing, getting makeup done, comforting overworked and stressed out stage crew, doing hair, or getting dressed.

[@livengelberts3405]

“We’re in the nutcracker we put Advil in our toes” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pariahmouse7794]

What does that MEAN?!

[@Dancergirly2027]

This is so true tho! 😂
I was in my studio Nutcracker not too long ago and I def danced in dead pointe shoes. Didn’t have time to sleep tho bc I was literally in every single scene 😅😊

[@Banana_Bread2.0]

Everyone’s reaction to the good luck charm ❤😂

[@elainalewis8647]

Why is this so true

[@bkk1996]

I can still smell the costumes all these years later😂 a memorable stench

[@julieb9811]

The struggle is real. Especially the costumes, shoes, and stress. Really all of it.

[@user-gk1wg2tl7m]

so real! can't wait for nutcracker season this year! my favorite time of the year!!!

[@itwasisa_1561]

i do theater and the last one is so real. in my city we have one ”big” costume room that the school and the other theater groups use and i don’t think those costumes have ever been washed

[@itwasisa_1561]

like some literally have holes and/or are stained in the armpits from sweat

[@heart-zl2nl]

Not Melanie saying "THAT'S MY THI-"

[@Madison._..0712]

I'm not in ballet or dance anymore but the sleep wherever whenever is so true 😭

[@princessmarlena1359]

It’s like that with all ballet performances! 🤣 Love it, can totally relate.

[@BeatrixOConnell]

The “we’re in the nutcracker we will show up in Pjs” is so real

[@user-on1zi7ds9g]

The good luck! Charm is so cute 🩷

[@mermaidopulence8539]

During Nutcracker last year, just the performances alone I went through 4 pairs of pointe shoes.....and we only had 4 shows.

[@khumosultanova8700]

What kind of pointe shoe is that white elephant?😮 we use Grishko pointe and it lasts months.

[@mermaidopulence8539]

@@khumosultanova8700 I wear Freeds

[@user-sh7ld4gl4d]

"We're in the Nutcracker Im being held here aginst my will" got me dyin 😂😂😂

[@They_luv_Vv]

The guy who was like “of course I’m being here help against my will” or whatever is so true for male dancers who don’t actually go to the studio

[@susanprusan9572]

Every year I’m in the professional nutcracker and this video was making me laugh because it’s so true 😂

[@Jack-dk6vb]

OMG I went to your show I loved it by the way shout out to the nutcrackers. I love them.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bootsgreathouse4817]

"im in the nutcracker and im being held here against my will😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ilovedoggos308]

I feel like if you are a dancer, you show up in pajamas to everything no matter what 😂😂

[@ryanlaughlin999]

I was in the nutcracker I was a angel

[@dianac.coloncruz4738]

The pjs thing is so for real, I remember getting to the theater early as fuck (not on purpose, I mixed up the times) and a few ballerinas arrived in pajamas with gigantic coffees and looking absolutely Done TM with the entire world

[@terrikoop416]

I danced in the nutcracker years ago and when you said you’d smell like costumes that haven’t been washed in 10 years I could smell it. 😂

[@Bombabingbong66]

These Kids Need Care. 🎉🎉🎉

[@PaigeNewberry]

When they are dancing, it’s hard to remember that they are just kids. They seem so grown-up. I bet there are a lot of parent volunteers taking care of all all of the things we don’t see on these videos.
Thank you, parents!

[@user-ku4ej2um3k]

Were in the nutcracker and were gonna have a good luck charm the panda and her was so cute!🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼

[@katharinewhits]

I felt the costume comment 😂

[@Hazel0700]

"We're in the Nutcracker, we're gonna break our feet"
Me- Then it should be fEeTcRaCkEr

[@skateata1]

Megan got so excited about the redbull 😊❤

[@nowayhoopsay252]

it’s like marching band competitions 😂

[@annefitz7346]

Merde!!Go easy folks on the Red Bull. No Panera lemonade and even the coffee should be limited. Caffeine can really mess up your heart ! ❤️

[@melb6947]

Yes I agree, please just be careful I can’t make you stop but I can tell you from experience energy drinks caused me some permanent heart issues. 🫂

[@cuami]

THE LAST ONE IS SO REAL 😭😭

[@TH-sx6we]

Thank you for being in The Nutcracker. ❤

[@C0ff33_BRE4k]

"where in the nutcracker I’m being held against my will"💀

[@bleh4]

former competitive dancer here those backstage naps hit DIFFERENT

[@nova9353]

Once I went to see the nutcracker then 5 minutes later everyone sees a cannon and a match

[@Hunter-hc7hl]

Same Nutcracker I saw your performance it was so good

[@Madebykookieskreations750]

I have done the nutcracker and I can relate to EVERY SINGLE THING.

[@user-nd1pu5ce2o]

THE NUTCRACKER IS MY FAVORITE BALLET SHOW
I love it!
I dodnt know it had so many problems😅

[@Amy.rasmussen]

This is so relatable the Nutcracker is so fun

[@Idk4770]

Where in the nutcracker I’m being held here against my will😂

[@llaattredhead]

Brings back a ton of memories, lucky girls lucky boys. Enjoy your gorgeous performances

[@Samurbestie1]

I being held here against my will!!!! Got me rolling to the pit of hell 💀💀💀