
The famous high kick! at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in 1964, the Rockettes (in teensy onesies) perform in front of thousands of bundled-up onlookers. From NBC/NBCU. Photo Bank/Getty Images. / src: Vanity Fair
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The famous high kick! at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in 1964, the Rockettes (in teensy onesies) perform in front of thousands of bundled-up onlookers. From NBC/NBCU. Photo Bank/Getty Images. / src: Vanity Fair

The Rockettes on stage cut a sharp, diagonally receding line—in white and top hats—against the dark backdrop. Originally just one line of dancers, the Rockettes today encompass two 40-girl casts, 1937 (Bettman Corbis) / source: vanityfair.com

Standing at attention as sailors in the 1940′s. Courtesy of The Rockettes. / source: Vanity Fair

The trademark girly Santa suits that would become a hallmark of Rockettes shows, shown here in 1950—they are trimmed in fuzzy white marabou. (Graphic House / Getty Images). / source: vanityfair.com