The Hip Hop Nutcracker

It's a hip hop reimagining of the Nutcracker. A number of Tchaikosvky's music remixed in a hip hop way. The video is a troupe of hip hop dancers doing their thang. And they do it well.

The story is driven by stylized text on the screen and the MC.

The experience is about 40 minutes long and works for the preteen and younger crowd and anyone who likes this type of dance. None of the moves are all that advanced, the choreography is well done and production is very Disney.

There are some minor "intense" scenes as the Rat King makes his "attack". But it's a dance fight, yo!

3.4/10 seems a bit harsh to me, which is where the rating currently stands.

Amazing dance and choreography. Very creative blending all genres of dance into one . The chemistry between Cache Melvin and. Fickshun Stegall poured though our screens so very cute , we loved the two of them on screen together .All of the artists top notch 10/10. Our family is looking forward to making this a must see an every Christmas holiday watch . Disney + we thank you for your willingness to give us a new fresh take on what's considered an only traditional take on a story . We loved the creativity of how Run narrated the storyline and added to the hip hop spin . Again it was a spin on the traditional version not a.replacement. My family absolutely LOVED IT .

This is one of the most phenomenal productions of.. anything I have ever seen! I am a classically trained musician and huge fan of the classic Nutcracker score. This modern twist on the story was so masterfully done. From the mixed style of music, to the choreography, to the makeup, to the clever way of communicating important story elements to the audience: it was truly a modern ballet done to perfection.

Cache Melvin as Maria-Clara and Dushaunt Fik-shun Stegall as the Nutcracker were such a darling pair on screen. Great chemistry and incredible talent! Cameo from Mikhail Baryshnikov was such a treat. Joseph Simmons from Run-DMC narrate-rapping story elements was so tasty. Stephen Boss was such a perfect addition to the cast. I can't believe he ended his life after this was released. What a sad loss to the world.

I hope to see more productions like this going forward. So, So many delicious things to enjoy on this visually, aurally and emotionally.

I love Hip Hop specifically and dance in general, but this really missed the mark. What we can see if the dancing shows that there were a lot of talented dancers cast in the production. Many of them I know as performers at the top of their game. But the directing choices here are inexcusable. There are CONSTANT cuts. In one brief, 1 minute 30 second long routine, I counted 47 cuts. FORTY SEVEN! Add to that some absolutely atrocious camera angles, poor lighting, and laughably bad special effects and the whole thing just feels cheap. The music is pretty bad to boot - there had to have been the opportunity to do a recording of the tracks that didn't sound like it was a MIDI mixer on a $50 keyboard. I really, really wanted to like this, but it simply wasn't possible. I'd love to get a better recording with a more adept director, but with tWitch's tragic passing, we aren't going to get it.

I was a little hesitant to tread on sacred ground by watching this. I have seen several dozen live productions, and I own both the Nureyev and Baryshnikov versions on DVD. I adore this ballet.

So glad I went ahead and tried it. It was a glorious experience when I realized how well the music had been blended: how beautiful the colors and costumes....and that I actually recognized a number of wonderful dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance". Comfort, Fic-shun and Twitch were among my favorites! And suddenly...there was Baryshnikov smiling and enjoying the production.

I found it compelling and really well done. I loved every minute of this late night (for me) adventure and plan to watch it again. Delicious! I am glad that at my age , 79, I can still enjoy new and different things and events.