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New York City Ballet
Dance with the Dancers
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The finale of the dancers’ skit—a highlight of the evening.
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On
Monday, June 9, New York City Ballet’s (NYCB)
24th annual Dance with the Dancers benefit, When in Rome…,
brought true bacchanalian revelry to the New York State Theater at
Lincoln Center. 630 guests helped raise over $300,000.
The evening began with cocktails on the Terrace of the New York State
Theater, followed by a seated dinner on the Promenade, which would
have made the Roman god Bacchus proud. The highlight of the
evening was the show-stopping act choreographed and performed by NYCB
dancers, which opened the dance floor for partying into the night. The
dress code for the evening was Roman chic.
Since 1985, Dance with the Dancers has provided the unique
opportunity for business professionals and celebrities from the fashion,
film, and performing arts worlds to interact with New York City Ballet
and its dancers, at an event that has been called one of the parties
of the year.
Event chairmen were: Jennie Tarr Coyne, Allison
Sarofim, and Tatiana and Campion
Platt. Dancer chairmen were: Megan Fairchild, Georgina
Pazcoguin, and Sean Suozzi. Corporate chairmen
were: Carol A. Smith, SVP/Group Publishing Director of
ELLE and Vincent Ottomanelli, president, Ferragamo
USA.
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NYCB ballet master in chief Peter Martins, with principal dancer Darci Kistler and their
daughter Talicia Martins.
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Event co-chairmen Tatiana and Campion Platt.
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Elletra Rossellini Wiedmann; Event Corporate chairman Vincent Ottomanelli, Ferragamo USA; Robbie Myers, editor in chief, ELLE; Event Corporate chairman Carol A. Smith,
ELLE; and Dana Gers.
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Event co-chairman Jennie Tarr Coyne, with NYCB Dancer chairman Megan Fairchild,
Georgina Pazcoguin, and Sean Suozzi.
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Event co-chairman Allison Sarofim.
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Fabiola Beracasa and Olivia Chantecaille, both in Ferragamo.
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Dr. Susan Krysiewicz and principal dancer Jared Angle.
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NYCB Board member William H. Wright II and principal dancer Ashley Bouder.
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Nina Griscom and Leonel Piraino.
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Dr. Susan Krysiewicz and Thomas Bell.
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Gillian Miniter.
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Alexandra Lebenthal in a Douglas Hannant cape.
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Ann Dexter Jones.
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Zani Gugelmann dressed by Ferragamo.
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Kim Taipale and Nicole Miller.
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NYCB dancer Georgina Pazcoguin in Nanette Lepore, with the designer.
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Anne Slowey, Fashion News director, ELLE.
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Frederick Anderson and Douglas Hannant.
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Bill Powers, Cynthia Rowley, and Robert Verdi.
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Bountiful centerpieces, courtesy of Shields Warendorff Flowers filled the banquet tables.
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Guests dinned on a feast, courtesy of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs, fit for the Roman god
Bacchus, at banquet tables that filled the New York State Theater Promenade.
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| Photos:
Mary Hilliard |
