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

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

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

1:57 t-posing to assert dominace over alice

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

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

*random girl shows up* *AGGRESSIVELY TAP DANCES*

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.

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!

Ok. I find the Hatter maddeningly attractive.

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

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

“You can’t sit with us.”

Tim Burton is actually quaking

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

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

Why are the crazies always the most attractive??

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

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

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”

My last four brain cells trying to get a paper done

Oh noo.... He's HOOOOT.

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!

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

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

Damn the mad hatter's hot

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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!

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

Oh... a stage within a stage

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

her backwards travelling at 2:52 was absolutely perfect

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

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)

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.

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

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

A very merry unbirthday to you all!

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

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

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

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

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.

Spider: *exists* Me: 0:09

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

Mad Hatter looks like Ponyo’s dad

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

I like this Mad Hatter way better than Depp’s

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.

0:55 I'm wondering if the March Hare ever dropped the teapot

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

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.

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

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

The freaking move at 2:06 is just epic

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

I’ve watched this an unhealthy amount of times

WHEN SHE RUNS AND THEY CATCH HER AND ACT LIKE A CLOCK EVEN WITH THE TICKING PHGOD

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.

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

As always, Steven is flawless.

Combining ballet and tapdance is pure genius

I've watched this several times and each time I notice more and more chaos happening

Come for the taps, stay for Steven McRae.

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!

2:29 is the way I approach new friends.

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

The music reminds me a lot of Coraline, with the mice circus part.

The tap shoes were such a great choice

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

2:53 I’m still trying to figure out how Alice moved so fast without falling

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!!"

My Sport teacher: Can you dance something from a Ballet? Me: Jes. Teacher: Show me! Me and three of my friends: 3:50 Teacher: Am I a joke to you? I said BALLET! 😑 Me: Welcome to the 21th century ballett😏

The guy playing the mad hatter is making me feel things

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

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。

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

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

Lauren's bourrées backwards give me anxiety every time I watch this- she makes them look so easy! what an amazing dancer!

Amazing tapping from Steven McRae such a talented performer

The show- “the royal ballet” The mad hatter - *dances a full dance in tap shoes * 😂😂😂

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

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.

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

3:28 Mad Hatter said "gay rights"

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!!!!!!!!!!