First Lady Jill Biden’s efforts at spreading some Christmas joy have been met with derision and astonishment from many who have labeled her celebratory video as ‘bizarre’ ‘freaky’ and ‘absolute garbage.’
The video, posted by Jill Biden on Wednesday, shows members of a New York City-based dance troupe, Dorrance Dancers, doing a tapdancing ‘playful’ interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite through the halls of the White House.
The group are in a candy-themed hall leading into the main Christmas tree in the Blue Room, since 1961 the main tree has usually been housed there. The dancers show off how each room has been decorated for the celebrations.
‘A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite. Enjoy!,’ Dr. Biden wrote.
‘Magic, Wonder and Joy’ is the theme this year, President Joe Biden’s third in the White House.
Throughout the video, the dancers smile in bright costumes, tap dancing away, but many on social media questioned what exactly the clip has got to do with Christmas. The ballet in which the Nutcracker suite appears is set on Christmas Eve.
A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite.
Enjoy! 💕 pic.twitter.com/qXtCm4t37o
— Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) December 13, 2023
What people are saying
Blogger Ian Miles Cheong said that Dr. Biden’s 2023 efforts were gave off a ‘Hunger games aesthetic.’ Anti-vax activist Alex Rosen chimed in saying: ‘The second hand embarrassment is off the charts.’
‘This should’ve come with a sensitivity label. This is horrendous,’ wrote the Libs of TikTok account. ‘ABSOLUTE GARBAGE,’ was another person’s opinion.
‘It’s a mentally ill Christmas at the Biden White House,’ comedian Tim Young tweeted. ‘You are so strange. Bizarre. Freaky,’ said another person.
Conservative activist Brigitte Gabriel said: ‘Children should not be watching this smut.’
‘Desperately pandering. SO.MUCH.CRINGE,’ wrote another user.
‘The only thing missing was Dylan Mulvaney!!!,’ said another person, referencing the 2023 scandal involving Bud Light and the trans influencer which led to a mass boycott.
Influencer ZNO posted a video showing Melania Trump’s decorations from her time in White House writing in the caption: ‘Never forget what they took from you.’
Dance company promoted far-left groups
The dancing troupe commissioned by First Lady Jill Biden for a Christmas video are Black Lives Matters activists who promote far-left policies, including defunding the police.
The group openly support controversial activist group Black Lives Matter as well as advocating on their website for ‘prison abolition’.
The ‘take action for justice [and] change’ section of Dorrance Dance encourages readers to sign petitions in support of defunding the Minneapolis Police Department, defund and redistribute the NYPD and ‘get them out of public schools.’
Other suggested causes range from ‘more protection for Black trans women’ and ‘stop the illegal export of riot equipment to the United States from the UK’.
Additionally, the organization pushes website users toward the organization Critical Resistance, which ‘seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex (PIC) by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe.’
One link on the dance company’s website is to a pro-Palestinian site which uses the phrase ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free!”
The dance website also pushes visitors to join their local Black Lives Matter or Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) chapters.
It includes a link to a SURJ article explaining ‘5 ways white people can take action in response to white and state-sanctioned violence.’
This article was updated.
