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'The Nutcracker' ballet dancers will have you cracking up and lusting after rats — no really!
From Mouse Kings to toy soldiers, these male ballet dancers are spicing up the holiday season.
The rats are back, and they are sexier than ever! Yes, you read that correctly.
You may think going to see The Nutcracker is a wholesome way to spend the holiday season, but it turns out, behind the scenes, these ballet dancers are sexy AF, even in rat costumes!
It’s become a bit of a tradition on TikTok that every winter, the rats from the beloved Christmas ballet The Nutcracker make videos featuring them dancing to modern songs, but this year, ballet dancers across the country went all out.
Dubbed “RatTok,” ballet dancers from different companies all over the U.S. have taken part in the tradition this year by posting videos of themselves decked out in Mouse King — affectionately dubbed “Rat King” — costumes while dancing to pop songs.
Earlier this month, the American Ballet Theatre posted a now-viral TikTok of Mouse King dancer Cy Doherty and his rodent royalty Melvin Lawovi and Andrew Robare swinging their hips to Beyoncé’s “Diva” while one of them twerks and swings their tail.
@americanballettheatre The originals are back 🥱 #RatTok #AmericanBalletTheatre Featuring: Cy Doherty 👑, Melvin Lawovi 🐀 and Andrew Robare 🐀
The video has already racked up 5 million views at the time of publication, and while ABT may have started the trend, ballet companies from all over have equally funny and smoking hot TikToks, too.
In case you’re wondering how a male ballet dancer with a giant rat suit could be sexy: first, their dance moves are amazing (and will make you giggle), and second, their pants are frequently skin tight and leave little to the imagination.
Plus, now it’s not just the Rat King who’s making an appearance on your FYP; sexy toy soldiers and one “dad” have gotten in on the action too, with sinfully hawt videos of their own.
Keep scrolling to see the best (and thirstiest!) “RatTok” videos!
@thejoffreyballet A diva is a rat version of a hustler 🐀 #rattok #joffreyballet Featuring: @Stefan 👑 @Wictor Hugo and @guillemcabrera
@brookewilson.1 How the rats feel about completing 46 SHOWS OF NUTCRACKER! We did it🐀🥳 #ballet #ballerina #pointeshoes #balletdancer #nutcracker
@tgeyl123 Found a new recruit 🫡 @freddie.montgomery7 (dc @austin) #nutcracker #soldier #trending #dance #fyp
@americanballettheatre The originals are back 🥱 #RatTok #AmericanBalletTheatre Featuring: Cy Doherty 👑, Melvin Lawovi 🐀 and Andrew Robare 🐀
@belle_urwin someone call pest control 🐀😳#nutcracker #ballerina
@coloradoballet The mice waiting for Clara to come downstairs #coloradoballet #ballettok #nutcracker #fyp #foryoupage #ballerina #rattok #mice #denver
@lukatheseamonster #nutcracker #nutcrackerseason #nutcrackerballet #ballet #balletcore #balletdancer #ballettok #dance #fyp #viral
@tgeyl123 Serving on and off the stage 🫡 … but fr we almost missed our entrance on stage 😅 #late #priorities #professional? #ballet #nutcracker #soldiers @Joseph @ethan.mrmacovski @josh douglas⸆⸉
@nickthegarvey Tbt my fav costume ever #ballet #dancer #balletdancer #dad #nutcracker #nutcrackerdad #partyscene #balletboy #nickthegarvey #rockschool #rockschoolfordanceeducation
Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or talking about horror movies with the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network.
Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or talking about horror movies with the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network.
