Roving Rockettes

The Radio City Rockettes rehearse as Santa's reindeer at U.S. Bank Arena for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati. The troupe was rehearsing in Cincinnati for a 60-day tour that opened at the Target Center in Minneapolis, and will include 18 sports arenas around the U.S.

The Radio City Rockettes rehearse a routine where a line of wooden soldiers is shot by a cannon at U.S. Bank Arena for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati. The leggy chorus line of Rockettes - along with Santas flying over the audience, ice skaters, live fireworks and a living Nativity scene with live camels - descends on arenas in 18 cities across the Midwest and South.

The Radio City Rockettes check their marks as they rehearse at U.S. Bank Arena for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati. The special large-scale version of Radio City's Christmas Spectacular was designed specifically for arena settings.

The Radio City Rockettes walk offstage as they take a break from rehearsal for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati.

Jeff Capitola, VP of touring productions for MSG Entertainment, shows one of the portable dressing rooms built for the Radio City Rockettes who were rehearsing for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Rockettes are required to change costumes eight times during the show - sometimes in as little as 78 seconds; 34 trucks and 13 buses are needed to transports sets, cast and crew over 4,900 miles during the 60-day tour.

Workers watch as Santa rehearses at U.S. Bank Arena for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati. The troupe was rehearsing in Cincinnati for a 60-day tour that includes stops at 18 sports arenas around the U.S. It will be the first time the troupe has performed outside a theater setting.

The Radio City Rockettes rehearse a routine for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati. Billed as the largest, most ambitious production of the famed holiday extravaganza, the multimillion-dollar touring version replicates last year's 75th anniversary spectacular while adding a secondary stage and special effects not possible in theater settings.

Santa coasts in to Mall of America with the world famous Radio City Rockettes to kick off their first ever North American tour in Minneapolis.

New York Kickoff

Radio City Rockettes, Katie Martin, left, of Mobile, Ala., and Miki Berg, right, of Elk River, Minn., pose with commuter Paul Bergmann of Edgewater, N.J., at the NY Waterway ferry terminal in Weehawken, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. The Rockettes were promoting the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York by giving free round-trip ferry tickets to commuters who bought tickets to the show.

Some members of the "Radio City Rockettes," Nikki Williams, left, Brittany Marcin, center left, Kimmi Louwsma, center right and Laura Danelski, pose for a photo on the Observation Deck of the Empire State Building in New York, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, during their ceremonial stop at the landmark prior to the opening of "2008 Radio City Christmas Spectacular!"

Holiday Kickoff — AP Photo/Dave Allocca, Starpix

Actor Matthew Modine, center, Rockette KT Wilson, left, and Rockette Cheryl Peterson helping kick off the opening night of the 2008 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The Radio City Rockettes welcome a camel who will be part of the the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, in New York. The show kicked off its 76th season in New York on Nov. 11.

The Radio City Rockettes welcome the animals who will be part of the the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, in New York.

The Rockettes perform a production number from the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular," playing at New York's Radio City Music Hall through Dec. 30, 2008.