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High-kicking Radio City Rockettes mark 100 years with Christmas Spectacular
The Rockettes mark their centennial with synchronized dance routines seen by over one million people during the annual Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.
- This week, the high-kicking Radio City Rockettes are marking their 100th anniversary with the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, with shows expected to reach over one million viewers.
- S.L. 'Roxy' Rothafel brought the troupe of 16 precision dancers to New York, where they grew into over 80 members staging five shows daily since 1925.
- The Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular pairs largely unchanged choreography like the 'Parade of the Wooden Soldiers' with modern effects such as digital projections, drones and holographic animations, and dancers perform more than 200 kicks in each 90-minute intermissionless show.
- The centennial highlights milestones including the 1987 integration of Jennifer Jones and the troupe's role in saving Radio City Music Hall in the late 1970s.
- The holiday run continues through Jan. 5 with costume upgrades for durability, and 20-year-old newly-minted Rockette Isabelle Harris said she is floored to join this milestone season.
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A high-kicking staple of the New York City holiday season is marking a century of wowing crowds: the iconic Radio City Rockettes are turning 100.
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Something that hasn't changed: generations of girls have grown up dreaming of joining the Rockettes.
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