How to Become a Radio City Rockette

What does it take to make it as a Radio City Rockette? I have no idea. I’ve only participated in a kick line in jest and I would never describe myself as flexible. Regardless, I decided to find out. So I auditioned for the Radio City Rockettes, and with the help of some special effects I achieved the perfect high kick!

[@cyber4052]

That looked like fun!

[@ImagineChristianity]

She did a lot better than most of us could but, she's obviously not on the level of a Rockette . . . very few are!

[@melodramatic7904]

I see they learned from all the criticism they got when she auditioned for Alvin Ailey. This time it is CLEARLY not a real audition and she provided some insight at the end. It makes a HUGE difference. Really. This one was much better.

[@avarosefleck]

i’ve wanted to be a rockette since i was 2 (when i started dance) and now i’m 13 and still aiming high!

[@Halliehedgehog]

Look at going to Oklahoma City university. They’re nicknamed “the rockette factory” for a reason.

[@charmiller7478]

Same

[@lu8440]

Same here. I'm only worried about my height, since I'm 13, 5'3ish, and you have to be at least 5'6(i think) to audition to be a rockette.

[@acecake2241]

ava fleckenstein Good luck!

[@katherinelawrence8958]

Same!

[@elisiaarrieta859]

I’m thirteen and just now realizing I might want to be a rockette so I have to put in a lot of work these next few years

[@stevesanzari7294]

You will need to grow up a little bit more like About another 8 years ! Then talk to your parents !

[@kalden07]

Do it! Follow different styles of dance classes, and work on flexibility with a strap or tie, and a get a foam roller!

[@SchnarphStudios]

She wasn’t terrible, though! Yeah, her hip flexibility isn’t the best and her technical background is obviously limited, but her musicality was actually pretty good, and that’s really one of the biggest parts of being a Rockette.

[@lazychild1941]

These woman have worked years for this and it so amazing. I’ve been in dance classes since I was 2 I did a year at a academy when I was in a freshman year in high school. (My teachers sucked and weren’t really good teachers and only liked the short girls who lacked basic knowledge of how to even keep their feet from sickling.) this year I started at a new studio and I really want to dance professionally with the royal Canadian ballet.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Ah Yes ! the Canucks ! A Jolly Lot !

[@annanamyotova5261]

how many audtions is there before the actually start pracitcing

[@stevesanzari7294]

Billions ! and also till their Legs Fall Off !

[@carine4318]

Great too hear me see an Australian dancer

[@daisymaefrench4041]

I think she did pretty good considering that she's not a dancer.

[@chell272]

Ok..well...proving that 75% of a Rockette is proportions.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Yes you must have Height, Good Looks, personality and Big Boobs !

[@sabrinaboylan]

Steve Sanzari actually no you don’t want big boobs

[@songindarkness]

While I am all for a variety of size representation in dance or anywhere, these dancers have to train daily since childhood for years and have incredible stamina, skill, talent and technique. To reduce it to “just proportions” is unfair in the extreme.

[@chell272]

​@@songindarkness ...I didn't say "just"... ...I said 75%. ...

[@privone2001]

That was very entertaining. Thank you for sharing your video. I would have been totally intimidated to be in the same room with those incredible ladies. You did a great job!

[@stevesanzari7294]

What ? Don’t be afraid , they’re Bimbo dancers NOT Vampires !

[@shanetkasuga]

I hope everyone gets nice and healthy soon to watch The Rockettes in 2021. Merry Xmas

[@MistressGlowWorm]

“You got this!” Whaaa whaaaaa

[@annanamyotova5261]

congrats on the rockette teacher !

[@stevesanzari7294]

Is she from Cape Kennedy !

[@skxllii6751]

I'm 11 years old, almost 12 and being a radio city rockette is my dream, any tips on stuff I need to practice for already?

[@Minecraftdancer12345]

i want to be a rockette so bad but i’m not tall enough😭i’m only 5’0

[@rainey_staerie_daize]

"eye-high kick tutorial?" Uh... Stretching. Lotsa stretching.

[@gioPHL]

How kind they all were. Women empowering women. Yass! Well done indeed.

[@emilykeogh2354]

her bevel is lovely

[@stevesanzari7294]

So is Her Bevel ? .... oh you just said that

[@MooBerry2009]

Tbh she’s shorter than them sooooo yeah but it was ok she did ok and I know that woman isn’t preggers and kicking higher than me??? Tf I have to do better lol

[@BigShinelover]

Girl!! I was like wait one damn minute

[@MrPAPAGAYO46]

En este video, Sophie Rose Holloway y cinco compañeras Rockettes, trabajan en el salón de audiciones como instructoras de una joven ansiosa por convertirse, con el tiempo, en otra integrante de la compañía. Pero ésta, paso a paso descubre la real exigencia de las pruebas, que aunque no exceden sus límites más extremos, sí muestran en las primeras alguna imprecisión; posteriormente logra memorizar unas pocas, pero sin embargo todavía le falta dominar y asimilar la prueba más exigente: las patadas a la altura de los ojos. Karen Keeler, quien por muchos años fue integrante activa y ahora instructora coordinadora a punto de ser madre como que su vientre lo evidencia, imparte varios consejos finales a la joven aprendiz, quien finaliza su rutina dando un ligero trote por la mitad del salón, frente a las jóvenes Rockettes que la acompañaron en esta primera prueba.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Thank You for your In put ! Senior Pendejo ! Es America Stupido !

[@kamcheongwong603]

很显然是分享自謝謝

[@MarxBrown]

Your just wasting all of their time by not taking any of it serious. These are professionals and your effort is not even 25%. Your lucky to be working with these Ladies. Have some respect for their line of work.

[@BagznBirdz]

This was probably not meant to be a 100% serious thing, you know? Look up "comedy" on the dictionary.

[@stevesanzari7294]

Why they don’t respect our President ! Fuck them !

[@spiriteddefect5125]

She's not really even trying it seems

[@stevesanzari7294]

The BITCH ! I HATE Her !

[@parkermills8550]

Hilarious!!!!

[@karenbryant2436]

😐

[@billvegas8146]

Yuk. I hate videos like this. "Hi! I'm tagging along with a brain surgeon where she's going to let me take the scalpel." Dancers begin their journey long before doctors or lawyers. Most of them start taking class in elementary school. The very idea that some broad-beamed woman can throw on some gym clothes and attempt to perform with them is beyond condescending.

[@11vannesa11]

Bill Vegas I personally feel like these videos are a fun and less stressful way for one to get an insight into the dance world. Of course she isn’t going to be on the same level as the Rockettes but she sure as heck can try! Lol These videos aren’t meant to be taken so seriously 🤠 Dance is a fun and creative thing and although there are moments where a dancer should be serious, teaching a random woman a short routine isn’t it

[@brookeparker9716]

If anything this is complimentary. I think striving to do new things and taking a look into what others work hard at is amazing, because then you learn what actually goes into it. It’s awesome that people want to learn how much work it takes and what they do everyday.

[@billvegas8146]

@@brookeparker9716 Good journalists find less condescending ways to tell their stories.

[@stevesanzari7294]

See if she can fix YOUR Brain ! You’re Babbling !

[@ellajohns245]

This is really stupid. She could've gotten herself badly hurt just for entertainment value.

[@bingefest1799]

I bet you’re fun at parties

[@stevesanzari7294]

What a Stupid Bitch ! I Hate Her !