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The Rockettes with US Navy sailors

A Rockette in Radio City Music Hall

The Rockettes are a well-known precision dance company, stationed out of the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York City. The Rockettes women have performed 4 shows a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for more than 50 years. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (900x1200, 156 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Rockettes ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (900x1200, 156 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Rockettes ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 375 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (609 × 973 pixels, file size: 319 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 375 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (609 × 973 pixels, file size: 319 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Radio City Music Hall at Christmas 2005 Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Radio City Music Hall at Christmas 2005 Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and numerous other American and Canadian cities is the most-watched live show in the USA, with more than 2.1 million spectators annually, when they are performing. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is an annual play that is held every year at New Yorks Radio City Music Hall. ...

The Rockettes have performed annually at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (since 1957), The Columbus Day Parade, and America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. The NBC Rockefeller Center Tree-Lighting Ceremony also traditionally includes a performance by the dance troupe. Macys Day Parade redirects here. ... Detroit redirects here. ... This article is about the television network. ... Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ...

The Rockettes have also kicked off the announcements for new product lines launched by such diverse companies as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Oldsmobile, L'eggs hosiery, Mannington Floors, and Honda's 50th Anniversary show. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Oldsmobile is a brand of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. ... Hosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. ... This article is about the Japanese motor corporation. ...

Their famous kick line started with 16 women and now has 36. They are all between 5′6″ and 5′10 1/2″ and are arranged tallest in the middle and shortest on the ends.

History

The group was started by Russell Markert in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri as the "Missouri Rockets". In 1927, Samuel Roxy Rothafel discovered them and brought them to New York City. They in many ways took over what the Ziegfeld Follies had been before Flo Ziegfeld's death. Their NYC debut was in Rothafel's own Roxy Theater on 50th and 7th, and under the name "Roxyettes". Rothafel moved them to their current stead, opening of the Radio City Music Hall on December 27, 1932. In 1936, the troupe won the grand prize at the "Paris Exposition de Dance." Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... Samuel Lionel Roxy Rothafel was a showman of the 1920s silent film era and the impresario for many of the great movie palaces that he managed such as the Capitol, the Strand, and his eponymous Roxy Theater in New York City (opened 1927, demolished 1961). ... This article is about the Ziegfeld Follies Broadway shows . ... Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ... The Roxy Theater in New York City was a 6,214 seat movie theater at 153 West 50th Street at 7th Avenue, opened on March 11, 1927 by Samuel Roxy Rothafel. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Rockettes did not allow African-Americans into the dance line until 1987.^[1] The justification for the policy against hiring African-Americans was that they would distract from the consistent look of the dance group^[2]

During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXII in 1988, the Rockettes were seen by a television audience of 150 million viewers. President Bush's 2001 Presidential Inauguration Ceremony featured the leggy performers prancing down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Date January 31, 1988 Stadium Jack Murphy Stadium City San Diego, California MVP Doug Williams, Quarterback Favorite Broncos by 3 National anthem Herb Alpert Coin toss Don Hutson Referee Bob McElwee Halftime show Chubby Checker and The Rockettes Attendance 73,302 TV in the United States Network ABC Announcers Al... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... An inauguration is a ceremony of formal investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power. ... The Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor 16th President Abraham Lincoln. ...

In November 2005, the Christmas Spectacular's musicians went on strike, although the show decided to go on, with the Rockettes dancing to recorded music. The strike was eventually settled, and everybody went back to work. For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The oldest living Rockette is Jeanette Heller, 95, living in Toronto, Ontario. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...

Quotes on the Rockettes

Notes

1. ^ Rock of Ages by ADAM COHEN, September 28, 2003
2. ^ New York Day by Day; A Shift at the Music Hall By LAURIE JOHNSTON AND SUSAN HELLER ANDERSON, NYT, March 30, 1983

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