NO. 16 ON THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN - HOW DO THEY FIND THAT MANY DANCERS THAT LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE?

DAY TWO IN GOTHAM - TONIGHT IT'S THE ROCKETTES - IT'S LIKE SEEING ELVIS, THE BEATLES OR THE YANKEES PLAY RIGHT? YOU CANNOT COME TO NYC AT CHRISTMAS AND NOT SEE THE WORLD FAMOUS ROCKETTES.



Didn't we all grow up with the Rockettes? Seeing them on the occasional TV special when I was a kid seemed to bring the tradition of Christmas right into the living room. I must admit, I didn't really get it back then, but my mom always sat transfixed to the tube when they were on.  Some say it might be a little cheesy, but who cares? This one of a kind dance troupe has been strutting their stuff since 1925. And the venue - Radio City Music Hall is an American icon. Funded by the richest dude ever - John D. Rockefeller, this great music hall is a part of the great lineage of musical theatre that is New York. The first show in this grand venue was December 27, 1932 and featured, among others, the immensely talented  Ray Bolger - the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz starring the great Judy Garland.

So, in honor of the one of the greatest dance and musical traditions in America- please enjoy a little number from the chorus line of chorus lines -  ROCKETTES CHRISTMAS. That many gorgeous legs high kickin' on one stage is an amazing thing to see. Very Merry Indeed!

d.l.stafford
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