# Kickline

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{{Short description|Show dance figure}}
[[File:Rockettes 2239923477 139ea932b2.jpg|thumb|[The Rockettes](/source/The_Rockettes) in a kickline]]
A '''kickline''' is a [show dance](/source/show_dance) figure consisting of a series of dancers who throw their legs synchronised up to eye level in the air, forming a straight line.<ref>{{cite book |last=Funkenstein |first=Susan |author-link= |date=2020 |title=Marking Modern Movement – Dance and Gender in the Visual Imagery of the Weimar Republic |location=Ann Arbor |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=9780472054619 |quote=kickline dancers kicked in unison to precisely the same height, performed detailed footwork in strictly the same sequence, and peeled off from the line with exact timing. |page=96}}</ref> The challenge in performing a kickline is not only the process of lifting the leg in a coordinated manner in order to create a uniform impression, but also lowering it again quickly enough to switch between the standing and throwing leg in quick succession.<ref>{{YouTube|id=yUh5hgZBf0U|title=Rockettes: Summer Series, Ep. 7 - Kickline!}}</ref> 

Well-known kicklines are formed by the New York [Rockettes](/source/The_Rockettes)<ref>{{YouTube|id=8zDPBuRNryg|title=Rockettes Dance Moves: Eye-High Kicks}}</ref> and the ensemble of Berlin's [Friedrichstadt-Palast](/source/Friedrichstadt-Palast).<ref>{{YouTube|id=bN2rPheR2KM|title=Friedrichstadtpalast Ballett-Weltrekord Girlreihe}}</ref> Kicklines are also often performed in cheerleading and drill teams.<ref>{{YouTube|id=fd_03zaCdi4|title=Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders kick line on Thanksgiving Day 2013}}</ref>

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