DANCE TO UNITE'S 3rd Annual Benefit Raises More Than $100,000

Dance to Unite raised more than $100,000 in support of the company's expanding free after-school dance and education programs at their 3rd Annual Benefit:One Way or Anotheron Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 6pm at Avenues: The World School, located in Chelsea at 259 Tenth Avenue, NYC 10001. This year's benefit, a celebration of artistic excellence and cultural diversity, proudly honored Jenny Morgenthau, who recently retired after 32 years as the Executive Director of the Fresh Air Fund, and Alvin Adell, MD, who is committed to serving youth, specifically from low income backgrounds, by actively supporting organizations that focus on education, community and the arts. During the celebration, students of Dance to Unite performed alongside music icon and Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry who sang her biggest hits live, including the indelible "One Way or Another."

This year's benefit was attended by 250 guests, including featured guest Debbie Harry and honorees Jenny Morgenthau and Alvin Adell. Additional attendees and supporters: Mira Abraham, Moshe Abraham, Jon Kerry Clayton, Marisa Cohen, Joe Austin, Riki Cohen, Duke Dang, Ariela Ben Dayan, Charlie Ben Dayan, Alex Davidson, Carina Davidson, Nicolas Donarski, Andrea Farina, Martin Frommer, Stephen Frommer, Phil Fryberger, Dana Goldberg, Anne Grand, Paul Grand, Salem Gregory, Gloria Hage, Brad Hardin, Aubrey Jackson Jr., Charles P. Jackson, Mary C. Jackson, Danny Jardinado, Kathleen Jardinado, Mark Kalish, Lizbeth Kay, Aamir Khandwala, Melissa Kivett, Thomas Kivett, Richard Klinghoffer, Chris Lee, Jennifer Leimgruber, Elaine Levy, Douglass Loud, Thomas Mandelbaum, Emily Marks, Richard Martini, Clare MacGoey, Robert MacGoey, Michael Monteleone, Jenny and Doug Morgenthau, Anthony Parker, Toni Parker, Ashui Rai, Soon Rhee, Emily Robb, Sonya Robbins, Paige Royer, Christopher Rusk, Robert Shaver, Ashok Sinha, Lisa Spilko, Shirly Tambor, Daniel Tandarich, JoAnne Torti, Ginny Urus, Taymur Urus, Adrian Wager, Gregory Watson, Kimberly Zinger, and Michael Zinger.

Photo by Guy Furrow