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ashley 120The 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature some familiar local faces  – 23 high school dance students from the Armstrong School of Dance. The Armstrong dancers are from Ithaca, Freeville, Lansing, Spencer, and Southern Cayuga Central schools.

Director Karen Armstrong Gorsky said that dancers from her studio have been invited to perform with the Spirit of America Dance Stars, which are recruited from top dance schools throughout the U. S. The November 24 parade will be watched by more than 3.5 million people on the streets of Manhattan and more than 50 million people worldwide.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for these students," Gorsky said. "They will spend most of the week before Thanksgiving in Manhattan working with nationally known choreographers for 6 hours a day. On Thanksgiving, they will march the 2.6-mile parade route and perform at Herald Square in front of Macy's. For us, this means moving from our small town stage in Ithaca to a very big stage almost overnight!"

Gorsky said that the best time to see the dancers is likely to be between 10:00am and noon on Thanksgiving Day. The parade will be broadcast on NBC and via live streaming.

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