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Russell Markert on the road with his ‘Sixteen Missouri Rockets’ in 1925. Markert founded the troupe and choreographed their shows at Radio City until his retirement in 1971
The group was brought to New York City by Samuel Roxy Rothafel to perform at his Roxy Theatre and renamed the ‘Roxyettes.’ When Rothafell left the Roxy Theatre to open Radio City Music Hall, the dance troupe followed and later became known as The Rockettes. The group performed as part of opening night at Radio City Music Hall on December 27th, 1932 [wiki]