Holiday Show 2025


Holiday Show Practice Videos

Please click the links below for access to the practice videos for the Holiday Show.

Holiday Production | Santas - All Dance Company

Holiday Shoppers - (Miss Sarah)

Sleighride - (Miss Stacey)


Rockettes Script

2025 Rockettes Script

Rockettes | Cast List [Speaking]:

Patrick: AJ Miller
Ben: Eve Potvin
Mrs. Clause: Elizabeth O

Non-Speaking Parts [Elves}

Skittle: Cassie R
Jingle: Savannah S

ALL other dancers [including those in the Nutcracker section] will be part of the Cratchit family scenes (as family members) and a few additional group scenes.


Audio For Rockettes

All scenes are labeled in the script and match with the audio as listed below. Please practice both WITH the script AND the audio. Scenes 7 - 11 are the only scenes with Patrick, Ben & Mrs. Clause in it. These are the ones to practice!



Nutcracker Video for Character Practice

Nutcracker Cast List:

  • Marie/Clara: Ava P

  • Uncle Drosselmeyer: Brystal

  • Nutcracker: Ava C

  • Mouse King: Victoria R

  • Dew Drop Fairy: Riley B (will film in December)

** Nutcracker Section begins at 45:00 in the video below **

Nutcracker Script - no lip-syncing; please just know the scenes


Filming Schedule
Dates & What To Bring [Details]

Saturday, September 6

10:00am - 12:30pm | Warm-Up & Holiday Show Dance Routine Filming (Full Company)

  • Bring /wear your dance company leotard and tan body tights to rehearse in

  • Full costume brief listed below

  • Film Holiday Show Numbers

    • Production (All Company)

    • Jazz (Sleighride)

    • Jazz (Holiday Shoppers)

12:30pm - 3:00pm | Film Rockettes Acting Scenes & Film & Nutcracker Scenes

  • All other dancers dismissed if not in the Nutcracker/Rockettes Acting section UNLESS you’d like to stay for 30 minutes to help film the scene below…

  • 12:30pm - 1:15pm

    • **Any dancer that wants to appear as an extra in the acting section, please stay and bring any outerwear - jackets, hats, mittens (NO GREEN)

    • Mrs. Claus and Skittle & Jingle the Elves will also film during this section and be dismissed by 1:15pm.

On September 6 ALL Dancers Must Come With:

  • Performance Hair & Make-Up Ready [details below on costuming]

    • Center Part; Low Bun

  • Black Dance Company Leotard (wear to rehearsal)

  • Tan Body Tights - please reuse one from recital/competition

  • Tan jazz shoes will be used all numbers

  • All dancers in Holiday Show Production - must bring and wear plain black leggings (no visible labels/logos)


Nutcracker | Costume Brief

Nutcracker Characters Must Come Also Come With/Provide:

  • Marie: Ballet shoes

  • Drosselmeyer: Plain black leggings, white button up shirt, black jazz shoes OR black sneakers (hip hop sneakers are fine)

  • Nutcracker: Plain black leggings, Black Dance Company leotard, black jazz shoes and/or black sneakers (hip hop sneakers are fine)

  • Mouse King: Plain black leggings, black jazz shoes or black sneakers (hip hop sneakers are fine)

  • CSDA will provide all other costume pieces for Nutcracker Characters


Rockettes | Costume Brief

All routines have specific costume briefs - see below for additional costume details
REMINDER **NO GREEN- this will not work because of the green screen

Holiday Production (Full Company)

  • Dancer must provide/bring:

    • Bring their own plain black leggings (no visible labels/logos/patterns)

    • Black Dance Company Leotard

    • Tan Jazz Shoes

Sleighride (Miss Stacey)

  • Dancer must provide:

    • Tan Jazz Shoes

    • Studio will provide remaining costume pieces

Holiday Shoppers (Miss Sarah)

  • Last year’s Jazz costume from recital (see photo)

  • Tan Jazz Shoes

Rockettes: Speaking Parts Characters

  • Ben & Patrick | Eve & AJ

    • Can both wear their black leggings as bottoms

    • Top can be anything long sleeved/sweater/winter (something from your closet) - the photo above are the characters from the show however; it does not need to match that. It’s for reference

    • Any outwear/jackets (no green or pink/purple)

    • Shoes can be hip hop sneakers or any sneaker they have

  • Mrs. Clause

    • Studio to provide costume

  • Jingle/Skittle

    • Studio to provide