Rockettes manager suggests dancers ‘be tolerant of intolerance’

A Madison Square Garden exec delivered a swift kick to some Rockettes’ lingering inauguration doubts – suggesting wary dancers should “be tolerant of intolerance.” A transcript of a private conversation between MSG executive chairman James Dolan and the Radio City dance group, obtained by Marie Claire , had Dolan reaffirming his polarizing decision to have the famed team high-kick for the President-elect on Jan. 20. When pressed on the barrage of backlash dancers have received from Twitter users and friends alike, the honcho shot back, “How can they be your friends if they’re not tolerant of a different opinion?” “Yeah, in a way, I guess we are doing that,” Dolan replied.