There Are Some Major Dance Stars in Hallmark's A Nutcracker Christmas

October 12, 2016

Oh hey there, Hallmark Channel! The producer of all those sweet, homey movies best watched in your PJs with your mom has a super dance-y film on its holiday lineup this season: A Nutcracker Christmas. And the casting is—to use a very Hallmark-y pun—perfectly on pointe.

A Nutcracker Christmas
tells the story of a talented professional dancer, Lilly, whose supportive sister dies just as Lilly is about to perform the role of Clara in The Nutcracker with New York City Ballet. (Nit-picky fact-checking: In New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker, she’s known as Marie and danced by a child, but OK.) Lilly’s boyfriend and dance partner, Mark, keeps her from performing in the show, which makes Lilly declare she’ll never dance again. Fast-forward a couple of decades, and Lilly’s niece, Sadie, is about to dance Clara in a different company’s Nutcracker—a company run by, of all people, Mark. And tons of drama ensues.

Yes, it’s a whole lot of plot to wrap your head around. But the real story here is that Sadie is played by none other than the phenomenal Sophia Lucia, and the ever-dashing Sascha Radetsky is also involved in the project. (Radetsky’s exact role is unclear from the press material, but he seems like a pretty natural fit for Mark, no?) The odds seem good that we’ll get the gift of some very high-quality dancing. Merry Christmas to us!

Sophia Lucia showing off those banana feet (via @sophialucia5678)

You can catch A Nutcracker Christmas on December 10 at 8 pm. Get your slippers and hot cocoa ready.


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