Seeing the Rockettes

Lovejoy Okang

ENG 112

Sept. 22, 2017

Music and dancing are some of the things that give us life and entertainment.  It's like a universal language that we can use to communicate with each other or tell different sorts of stories.  They aid us to create unique memories that can last up to a lifetime.  For example, when I was a kid, I went to see the Christmas Spectacular show at Midtown, Manhattan.  It was my first time ever going to a show and became one of the greatest memory of my life.

When I was around 9 years old, my aunt took me to go see the famous Christmas Spectacular show featuring the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.  Once we arrived there, the lines were so packed that it reached at least two blocks up from the showcase entrance.  However, we both managed to get inside and to our seats before the show starts.  The show began when the lights directed towards the live orchestra, playing a mixture of Christmas songs.  After their introduction, the curtain rises and the lights came on for the Rockettes, dress up as sexy reindeers, and tap-dancing wonderfully on stage.  There were also different scenes included in the show such as the Nutcracker play, the toy soldiers, ice skaters, the dancing Santas, and the Nativity (the birth of Jesus Christ story).

Every scene in the show had brought a lot of life in not only us, but also the audiences.  There was a lot of laughter and applauds.  The show had be around for so many decades that “From the moment they first appeared in 1925, the Rockettes have been American icons…”(rockettes.com).  They had come a long way being the main attraction, from their sexy Christmas costumes, to their dance routines in which synchronize with the music and of course their famous high kicks.  Even today, they also have another showcase that started “In June 2016, the Rockettes performed on the Great Stage to celebrate New York City in The New York Spectacular…” (rockettes.com).

I hoped one day I get to go back to see the show again.  In addition, I would probably see the new showcase, “The New York City”, they have currently going on as well.  I would love to take my nieces, nephews and maybe one day, my own children to see the Rockettes because it is one of the fondest memory to have as a kid.    

Work Cited


"History of the Rockettes | The Radio City Rockettes." The Rockettes. MSG Sports & Entertainment, LLC., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2017.