The Nutcracker: South Bay Ballet’s Holiday Favorite Reviews & Ratings

I attended the South Bay Ballet's Nutcracker with my friend Eve G. We both have a dance background, albeit much more in ethnic dances and our own brand of 'dance drama' at this time...I have to say that the set transitions worked very smoothly as...continued

It was good. I've seen the Nutcracker for a number of years at El Camino and was glad to be able to see it this time around. However, several things were changed in the story line and I came away with not being able to follow along. The...continued

It was a fabulous experience. It was beyond fabulous so please do not miss the opportunity to see the show next year.

I was very disappointed that there was no live orchestra. In past years this ballet company has used a real orchestra. I don't go to live performances to hear canned music.

I went with my kids, they enjoyed it.

The Nutcracker was amazing. The dancers were in sync and the costumes were awesome! It was great! Looking forward to next year's show.

I was really interested, and I wanted to stay during intermission. I loved taking pictures with the mice at the end.

Really cute performance,. Parking was horrible... Neighborhood is scary too.

The show was beautiful.

Very nice performance!

Great show it was AMAZING! Missed the live orchestra.

Took my 2 grandnieces. We all loved it!

I was disappointed that the seats were in the balcony and there was no elevator to the second floor. The talent and staging were excellent but I did not care for the production. It seemed to need a narrator to tell the story and the first half...continued

The South Bay Ballet's dancers did a great job performing. The Nutcracker was beautifully done and it was delightful. People were mesmerized by the enchanting dancers.

Got seats in the very back although there were plenty of open seats in front of us. Dancers were good, however I could not enjoy any of it due to the photographers located near the back that were taking pictures every 2-3 seconds ( I'm guessing...continued

I love the Nutcracker and love seeing it every year. The performance was wonderful!Will see it again next year.

I thought the choreography was breathtaking. An outstanding performance. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience.

It wasn't bad. It was their own interpretation of the nutcracker. It was cute. But not bad. Went mostly to take my niece to see her first ballet performance. Which was the main reason I got the tickets. They did a good job performing.

The El Cerrito College venue was easy to find and the staff on site helpful in guiding me to closest parking to the Marsee Auditorium. This version of the Nutcracker had wonderful scenery. It was especially impressive in the first act--changing...continued

This is an excellent performance, and especially delightful for a 3 year old's first attendance at a ballet. She adored it! she even shushed a couple children who were whispering, seated fairly close to us. I'm so glad to have had the...continued