Posted on 12/04/2019 12:12:58 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The holiday season brings with it festive treats, sparkling lights, and The Radio City Rockettes. And, for many of these high-kicking dancers, running throughout the year ensures they can perfectly execute their routines multiple times a day all season long.
In preparation for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, the women spend months rehearsing for six hours a day, six days a week. During the height of the Christmas season from the beginning of November through the beginning January, the 36 dancers are performing up to four 90-minute shows a day, as many as 17 per week. During this time, their workout routines involve warming up for shows or rehearsal on a treadmill, stretching, a bit of weight lifting, and a lot of dancing. But during the offseason, many of the Rockettes run to stay in shape.
“I think of it as a relief, a way to go into a meditative state when you’re running,” said Natalie Reid, who is in her ninth season as a Rockette and one of 13 women employed full-time by the group. “I can get up and get out and ease my mind and fuel my body.” An added bonus: running—along with swimming and biking—helps strengthen her hamstrings—key for executing those high kicks.
She’s even run races with other Rockettes. Last year, she ran the Berlin Marathon and the New York City Half. This year, Reid planned to do the New York City Triathlon, but it was canceled because of extreme heat, so she hopes to complete it next year.
“Rockettes disciplined me to be able to train my body and helped me to train for the marathon,” Reid said.
(Excerpt) Read more at runnersworld.com ...
They don’t just kick high and look pretty.
DANG!
Where are the high kicks?
This thread would be more useful with videos of the high kicks.
Getting harassed while jogging in Central park might find useful a hard high kick to the groin of the assailant.
Here ya go.
REGGIE: They are so beautiful.
MORRIS: They oughta cut the costumes up higher on the thigh, so you can see more a**.
REGGIE: You make me sick when you speak, Morris.
MORRIS: This isn't art. This is sex.
REGGIE: Ooh!
That’s more like it!
And not just the groin. A Rockette can conceivably kick high enough for her attacker to lose a tooth.
“I wanna see fur and early morning dew”...
Four ninety-minute shows a day sounds really punishing.
I have been to the Radio City Cbristmas Spectacular many times, and will be going again this year. The Rockettes are truly spectacular. Since I practice Taekwondo, I am well aware of how much strength, stamina, and flexibility is required to kick above shoulder height, repeatedly, and these women do it many, many, many times during each show. Add to that the energy and strength required for all of the other dancing they do, and you can only marvel at their fitness and dedication. And they don’t really get paid that much for it.
We watched their Christmas Special from a few years ago on DVD. They are simply amazing!
Being an ‘uncultured’ Hick From The Sticks, I looked up some info about them:
https://www.todaytix.com/insider/nyc/posts/10-fun-facts-about-the-radio-city-rockettes-listicle
“All dancers need to be between 5’6” and 5’10.5” tall.
While it might look like their heights are uniform, they all fall within that range. To make it look like they’re all the same height, the taller dancers are in the center and the shorter dancers taper out toward the end.”
Perfect!!!
Call me simple, call me Neanderthal... whatever. The simple fact is that I could watch that kicking line for hours :-)
Of course, I must not be alone, because they’ve been doing that kicking line thing for a very long time, and no one else seems to be getting tired of it either!
That whole place is amazing, My favorite public room in the world. The WurliTzer will blow your socks off when they hit the 64’ resultant!
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