Radio City Hall's Rockettes-March of the Wooden Soldiers

My husband and I watched this a few years ago and I loved their Christmas show! I was very impressed with the march of the wooden soldiers. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDrdrco1oDwd6-oNiUdkAaAdErQGy7Op8sHMnOk8XA6pS1hofaxxKRNSvzljHJnrOT_HGKSrEyKZnv4YgF9jafo9PNB_bCOjeeLLRRIcm5j7NElsZRJ1UKI6E79l3zAv80YKHCfTn8hBM/s1600/large_RADIO_CITY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDrdrco1oDwd6-oNiUdkAaAdErQGy7Op8sHMnOk8XA6pS1hofaxxKRNSvzljHJnrOT_HGKSrEyKZnv4YgF9jafo9PNB_bCOjeeLLRRIcm5j7NElsZRJ1UKI6E79l3zAv80YKHCfTn8hBM/s400/large_RADIO_CITY.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Image from <a href="http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2008/11/holiday_show_does_justice_to_i.html">http://www.nj.com</a><br /><br /><br />A line of wooden soldiers is shot by a cannon and blown over. They fell like dominoes! What a great performance!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo10DZAALRIitO9qr7xIKkLxOUzN0qJiqBm0uVl3RM_k9t0Wa4pGkk0Hik2n9Qn92mIsaDQkHVx4ZduHn0-7UInRMx0qed7OVlrBdZyXvbgPoc6x7R2ujQG-rEAhYeMRgbuQyMnBMY-XNN/s1600/Falling_Soldiers_Prod_Image_t607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo10DZAALRIitO9qr7xIKkLxOUzN0qJiqBm0uVl3RM_k9t0Wa4pGkk0Hik2n9Qn92mIsaDQkHVx4ZduHn0-7UInRMx0qed7OVlrBdZyXvbgPoc6x7R2ujQG-rEAhYeMRgbuQyMnBMY-XNN/s400/Falling_Soldiers_Prod_Image_t607.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Image from <a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/may/03/radio-city-rockettes-to-star-in-38-performances-of/">http://www.naplesnews.com/</a><br /><br /><br />Thought I would put the video here also just in case you might want to watch it. Have a good one!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QLHT-84ZeAk?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />The cannon comes in about two minutes into the video.<br /><br />The Rockettes are a well-known precision dance company performing out of the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York City. During the Christmas season, the Rockettes have performed five shows a day, seven days a week, for 75 years. Perhaps their best-known routine is an eye-high leg kick in perfect unison in a chorus line, which they include at the end of every performance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-8mF6s1zozxLBI_W_rZKdViEZaCN0bhZzJA2DnUoQVRw8LmGeKU0NN4hMmGblxejAhQPI9SCL8DG2mnSb9V-nKReO06Fr6DOuxCuKwwpTDLUPnwySpCvmC8gqu3yia3vpszaZJtOCP1S/s1600/radio-city-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-8mF6s1zozxLBI_W_rZKdViEZaCN0bhZzJA2DnUoQVRw8LmGeKU0NN4hMmGblxejAhQPI9SCL8DG2mnSb9V-nKReO06Fr6DOuxCuKwwpTDLUPnwySpCvmC8gqu3yia3vpszaZJtOCP1S/s400/radio-city-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Image from <a href="http://365thingsaustin.com/2010/12/17/351-radio-city-christmas-spectacular/">http://365thingsaustin.com</a><br /><br />The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is performed annually at Radio City Music Hall and in numerous other American and Canadian cities by a touring company of Rockettes. It is one of the most-watched live shows in the United States, with over 2 million viewers per year. The Rockettes perform annually at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (since 1957) and the America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. The NBC Rockefeller Center Tree-Lighting Ceremony also traditionally includes a performance by the dance troupe.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SL1vVGRNguGCflyT1jjuxikZgs4v1HSs_g26yh0y0WF3kxeCbaxfFWFyNeCDEORAffePM-wpwQkt7C6nig2Pq8krzM5TGg1UbGeDRai5O-v_oUqohq18iGkJNC6jHxXY8uCMR1dY1rag/s1600/RCCS_logo_santa-+WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SL1vVGRNguGCflyT1jjuxikZgs4v1HSs_g26yh0y0WF3kxeCbaxfFWFyNeCDEORAffePM-wpwQkt7C6nig2Pq8krzM5TGg1UbGeDRai5O-v_oUqohq18iGkJNC6jHxXY8uCMR1dY1rag/s400/RCCS_logo_santa-+WEB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Image from <a href="http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2009/07/27/radio-city-christmas-spectacular/">http://www.nelsoncountylife.com</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Related articles</span><br /><div class="zemanta-related"><ul class="zemanta-article-ul"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.homeandgardenideas.com/holidays/thanksgiving/party-planning/what-do-new-york-city-thanksgiving">What to Do in New York City on Thanksgiving</a> (homeandgardenideas.com)</li><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li"><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2010/09/prweb4407954.htm">New Dates to Dance with the Radio City Rockettes at a Macy's Near You!</a> (prweb.com)</li></ul></div><div class="zemanta-related"><h6 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-size: 1em; margin: 1em 0 0 0;"><br /></h6></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"></div>

Radio City Hall's Rockettes-March of the Wooden Soldiers

My husband and I watched this a few years ago and I loved their Christmas show! I was very impressed with the march of the wooden soldiers. ...

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