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The Rockettes take the stage at
the Fox Theatre.

there is some value in having some
things remain the same," says
Haberman, who explains that tradi-
tion around the holidays is important
hat's been a New York
to a lot of people. She has been
City entertainment tra-
responsible for the traveling shows
dition since 1933 seems
since
they started in 1994.
to be on its way toward
The cast has more than 300 women
becoming a Detroit tradition — per-
in six different troupes. The traveling
formances of the Radio City Christmas
shows, moving across the country and
Spectacular. The precision dancing of
into Mexico, have about 50 percent
the famous Radio City Music Hall
new Rockettes this season. It's up to
Rockettes has come to the stage of
Haberman to
Detroit's Fox
hire and train
Theatre since 1997. Above: The Rockettes perform in the
them.
This season's shows
Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
"I look for tal-
will run through
"IM Jewish and a number of people
ented dancers
who work under me on the 'Christmas
Dec. 30.
Spectacular' are Jewish, and I've found with minds that
"This is pretty
can absorb
much the same show that you don't have to be Christian to
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details, and I can
appreciate the wonder and majesty
as last year, says
tell that pretty
with
which
the
Christians
celebrate
director-choreogra-
the
holiday"
says
Michael
Fiur,
quickly at audi-
pher Linda
vice-president
of
entertainment
tions," says
Haberman. "A major
Entertainment.
City
for
Radio
Haberman, 44.
portion of our audi-
She had private
ence includes people
dance lessons as a
who return year after
youngster, planned to become a balle-
year, and I think part of the appeal of
rina, switched her interest to appear-
the show is that some of it remains the
ances
in Broadway shows and learned
same and reaches back to the begin-
how
to
choreograph from the pros,
ning."
such
as
Bob Fosse and Jerome
"The Parade of the Wooden
Robbins.
Soldiers" is the longest-running num-
"That's the only way to get it pre-
ber, having been performed since
cise. They have to be team players and
1933.
not want to stand out and be the star.
"We change the shows every other
The newer dancers obviously have
year to keep them fresh, but I think

SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News

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