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85 Years of Amazing Rockettes Costumes



Photo: Ashley Jahncke

By the Numbers:

• 8: Number of costume changes per show

• 78 seconds: The shortest time period they have for one costume change.

• 36: Number of Rockettes that can fit on stage (there are 4 standbys/show).

• 3,000: Number of Swarovski crystals on one of the costumes.

• 300: Number of times the Rockettes kick each show.

• 1,200: Number of costumes worn each show.

• 1,400: The number of pairs of tights used in an eight-week run.

• 15,000: The number of red felt dots used for the rosy cheek look during the toy soldier number.

• 18: The number of wardrobe people who work every show.

• 250: The number of laundry baskets used each show to carry the staff’s shoes and laudry.

• 350: The number of loads of laundry done per week.

• 16-20: The number of hours per day that it takes to do all those loads of laundry.



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