Rockettes Unleashed: Secrets to Their Legs, Kicks 

Omfg my great grandma was too!!!

Luna Oakley really cool!! Do you dance?

That's awesome!

Mad props she her

Cool!

Jen Hughes of course we're athletes. Thank you for acknowledging that. It drives me crazy to hear people say, "oh she's just a dancer." No, I'm not a Rockette. I just danced on and off Broadway. Regardless of where you get to dance, it keeps you young the rest of your life.

@Jen Hughes: Glad to see this observation already posted. Whenever the opportunity arises, I make the same point. Our granddaughter has taken dance classes since she was a toddler. When she was in high school, everyone in her grade took a standardized PE test. She made the highest score, besting even the supposedly stronger boys who played on teams. Yesssss!!

Jen Hughes my great grandma was one it really hard to get be one

They have two casts and split the shows if I'm remembering correctly. It's still really physically demanding though.

@@YouzTube99 So?

Truly..stupid interviews such as this bring an unnecessary element of tackiness.

And they smile as well !!!!!

@@user-qo2wv7zj5o GORGEOUSLY!!

Totally agree! Strong, healthy, and lean.

You have to be otherwise you keel over.

I'm pretty sure I absolutely hate you, in the good way of course. I did 15 years in photography so yeah models, actors, pornstars, but Broadway girls, and specifically The Rockettes. We can all agree women are much better than men! These women, then, are the epitome of the human species.

@@russellewis3331 what? Women aren't better than men lol. Idk if you're joking or something but no

Nicola Dickinson would you like to rephrase that yourself to say men and women are equal? Because it does come across that you think women are *below* men, which is complete and utter BS to think that way, if that’s what you meant. Men and women hold equal importance, and it is at least my belief we should be treated and valued as equals.

@@dcu7675 I agree

That’s because they know the real answer that they cannot give: “we starve”.

Luv4Turbo I GUARANTEE to you that they don’t starve, do you see their muscles ? A good dancer simply can’t give a good high energy performance on no food, it just doesn’t happen

@@Luv4Turbo I guess you are not a really physically active type, hmm?

Luv4Turbo well you’re stupid

They looked really uncomfortable about the shaving question too...so unnecessary

Luckily for me my teacher is dumb and doesnt even look at me So I make up a number to write down

Your profile pic is ironic 😂

Yep, me neither and don't even think of ever seeing me attempt a pull up! It is just not gonna happen!

Same I can’t either

_ToasterCoaster_ embarrassing

How wonderful to be a part of that legacy.

Elise Yeah... okay... good luck. "I'm on my school dance team" lmao

Elise my dear....I encourage you to continue following your dream. I am a former Broadway dancer in such shows as Pippin and A Chorus Line. One of my close friends is Verna Pharo who is a former Rockette. She taught dance at her own studio in New Jersey for many years after leaving the Rockettes and I use to travel to New Jersey twice a month to teach Broasdway style jazz. I use to watch the rigerous work she would put her resident "Rockette Style" dance company and I can tell you, it takes A LOT MORE work to master the high-kicking dance style that is uniquly theirs. I would offer this as advice...get out of the high school "I am a dancer" mentality and get your butt into New York and take every class you can and go to every audition you can squeeze into a day for the experience. Don't allow yourself to feel rejection blues whe you are not chosen, but use that energy to keep working at it. This is a highly competetive field and not an easy one by any means. In the meantime, enjoy dancing.

Well go check out the Kilgore College Rangerettes (all over RU-vid) and let your eyes pop out of your head.

Get out of the I'm a dancer high school mind. If you don't go to a studio full time, rehearsing at least 8 hours weekly you will never do it

Yes you could. It's something to definitely be proud of if you become one. They audition around the country every year. I believe you have to be 18 and be able to dance en pointe as well

YÁDI and if we're honest for most of us the problem isn't just going to be height (but height is a nicer excuse than a lack of talent)

I’m 5’4 and can do a high kick but I also cheer

i’m 13, and at my final height. i’m 5"1

My final hight is most likely to be 6 foot

I mean i’m 18 and have been 5’2 since i was 12

Rhonda Fannin thank God ....lol.

Nobody goes to or watches Rockettes videos on RU-vid for the music.

Everyone in the show does a great job. I've attended Grand Opera at Lincoln Center and many classical concerts and Broadway plays. The Christmas show is my all time favorite.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Jason L lol

😂😂

+19EHF You can be on the support crew..

That rhymed ^^

Same!

I’m 5’2 too, what can ya do?

19EHF I’m exactly 5”0

Did she quit dancing? That would be kinda sad

I guess u are absolutely perfect and never have a typo?

jennaca same 😂

jennaca SAMEEEE! I’m 6 feet tall!😢

So what I’m understanding is that, y’all can be models instead

Ditto

I'm just half an inch too tall. Lol

Well it's never too late to start practicing a new style of dance!

Annemarie Byers you're not done growing til 21. I graduated highschool at just barely 5 feet & four years later graduated college just shy of 5 feet 6 inches tall. So, there is still hope... :)

Annemarie Byers Remeasure, there may be hope. I grew an inch the year between 17 & 18. I was shocked, but there is hope!

There are other things besides being a Rockette...try Broadway.

I wouldn’t be so certain that you’ve finished growing - you may well continue to grow for a good few years yet - even up to 24 if you’re lucky!! Growth depends on a lot of factors; dietary/nutritional, hormonal, stress levels etc.... Also be as well hydrated as possible, work on your posture and strengthening your core muscles...... oh and measure yourself when you first wake up after a good nights sleep 😉 my height varies excessively - from 5’3-5’6 (I have scoliosis and lordosis because of ehlers danlos syndrome, several of my vertebrae sublux due to EDS too so getting an accurate measurement is really tricky... though I average at 166 cms... and although my situation is a more extreme example, height can and does fluctuate more than many people are aware of, even for healthy people w/o my condition. I’m almost 30 now, and I started puberty pretty young at age 8, my feet were fully grown by age 10 and I had growth spurts at a younger age than my peers so was ‘tall’ for a while until I stopped growing (or thought I had!) age 12 at 152 cms and just about everyone overtook me 😉 so at your age I was certain I had finished growing having remained the same height since age 12, however I completely unexpectedly started growing again age 19 or so for a couple of years and grew 14 more cms (5.5inches!) - So you never know what’s in store 😊 x

aww that sux

I once went onstage with no pants on, just a costume overcoat. Fortunately, someone in the wings noticed just before the curtain went up. There was a line of other dancers onstage as well.

No the minimum height is 5’6

I think she said she’s just over so maybe the girl on the left was exactly 5’6 or not over by as much?

it kind of looked like the one on the left was slouching a little bit. there were a few shots where they looked like the same height, maybe she was standing more straight in those shots

maggie 13088 I'm 5'0 ...

Lioness Gamez awww... :( all the tall people out here are sending you love

maggie in 5"7 and still growing let's just hope we don't grow over 5"10.5

I am 5'9 1/2 and I am still growing

I’m putting the Show on my bucket list,too see the Rockettes

I'm 5ft 7in so when I did the dance it hurt.

Good! In order to consistently kick at eye-level, you actually need to be able to kick higher. Plus, they do higher kicks in some parts of their routines.

Same

On my high school drill team, it's not required to have really high kicks, just that you have good technique

The high school drill team I was a member of also required us to be able to "kick our hats". We were patterned after the Kilgore Rangerettes.