(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) First Lady Jill Biden posted the White House Christmas celebration video to Twitter on Wednesday, an annual tradition to show off the festive decorations.
Biden posted a video of a tap dance troupe, known as Dorrance Dance, “performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite.”
The routine did a terrible job displaying any of the Christmas decorations, bore no resemblance to composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s traditional Nutcracker Suite and provoked a good deal of criticism.
“It didn’t look anything like the Nutcracker Suite, which is beautiful and classical,” lamented RedState’s Nick Arama. “Apparently, they had to change that because they’re Democrats—they just can’t leave anything alone.”
The dancers wore bizarre costumes, prompting several Twitter users to think of the Hunger Games series, or compare the show to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Weren't these the bad guys in The Hunger Games?
— Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime) December 14, 2023
What’s with the Hunger Games aesthetic?
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 14, 2023
The Nightmare Before Christmas https://t.co/Yi1lBuchb2 pic.twitter.com/ucjEIUez1P
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) December 14, 2023
Several others questioned if Hunter Biden was the only one in the White House taking hard drugs.
Looks like the WH switched from cocaine to acid
— 🇺🇸John- 2% Neanderthal Capitalist in free FL🇺🇸 (@AntiCommie_EE) December 14, 2023
The White House has been able to recreate an LSD nightmare. https://t.co/jPjkyEfalf
— Adam B. Coleman, President of Aintblackistan (@wrong_speak) December 14, 2023
Is everyone at the White House on drugs???
— Milenka~ (@MilenaAmit) December 13, 2023
A few people bemoaned the fact that the Nutcracker Suite was mentioned in relation to this performance.
While I usually appreciate dance in all forms, this is a travesty. The Nutcracker Suite deserves better.
— Jenn Ecks Redux (@CactusCat236) December 14, 2023
This is a war crime. https://t.co/LXFiozRvPa
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 14, 2023
Other Twitter users investigated Dorrance Dance, a New York City-based troupe that was founded in 2011 by Michelle Dorrance.
The company’s website plays host to a page encouraging white visitors to “check their privilege,” and links to Black Lives Matter and Showing Up for Racial Justice—a group for white people to contribute to and volunteer for racial justice causes.
Dorrance Dance, the New York City based tap dance company that performed the atrocious version of The Nutcracker Suite in the White House, has a full page on their site dedicated to teaching white people to “check their privilege”. They also state to “be mindful of who/what is… pic.twitter.com/eH6wZH6QcG
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) December 14, 2023
It also has a whole page on the website dedicated to “antiracism,” providing resources on “how to educate yourself,” “where to spend your money” and other leftist dogmas.
It is unclear how much the performance, in addition to the minimal decorations, cost the White House.
The seasonal decorating process relied on about 300 volunteers who had to formally apply for the job, according to the White House. A separate link, no longer available, directed entertainers to apply for performance opportunities during holiday open houses.
Like the first lady’s upholstery-inspired fashion sensibilities, some of the decorative decisions were ridiculed as being downright tacky.
The use of plastic reindeers are the height of elegance in the White House. pic.twitter.com/wkef54bP5j
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) November 27, 2023
Many users took the opportunity to bring up former first lady Melania Trump’s stunning Christmas decorations when she was in the White House.
How utterly tacky, tasteless and ANTI Christmas.
Melania's was tasteful, seasonal, appealed to everyone and was absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous.pic.twitter.com/v3FQ81ytxJ— Peri Fine (@Perifinesse) December 14, 2023
The Biden’s have not been far from scandal this Christmas season, with the White House Christmas tree falling over, resulting in another flurry of memes.
BREAKING: The White House Christmas tree has taken a tumble- just like its owner@pdoocy reports pic.twitter.com/Lmuc1vagS3
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) November 29, 2023
A cable holding the 40-foot-tall tree in place snapped, allowing the massive conifer to fall.
