Career Transition For Dancers' 24th Anniversary Jubilee To Take Place On 11/7

Rolex presents “America Dances! Celebrating Our Sparkling Heritage – Broadway, TV & Film”- Career Transition For Dancers’ 24th  Anniversary Jubilee  on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (bet. 7 & 6 Aves) NYC.  It will be followed by an Anniversary Supper with the Stars at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York.

The 24th Anniversary Chairs are Anka K. Palitz and Allen Brill.  Gala Chairs are: Victor Elmaleh,  Michele Riggi, Susan Fawcett Sosin.  The Dinner Chair is Janice Becker; Auction Chair is Ann Van Ness; West Coast Chair is Roberta Silbert.  Vice Chairs are Gayle Conran, Alexander Dubé, Niko Elmaleh, Mercedes Ellington, Christina Rose, Irene Shen & Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick.  The Honorary Chairs are Cynthia Gregory, Donna McKechnie, Sono Osato, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera & Tommy Tune.

 “America Dances! Celebrating Our Sparkling Heritage – Broadway, TV & Film”, celebrates a variety of entertainment that defines our American culture—Past, Present and Future. This eclectic evening is an assimilation and fusion of styles that move from theater to concert dance, to television and film, in a vibrant homage to an array of dance genres. A film montage will pay tribute to the crazes and evolution of American dance. America — a mover and a shaker of all times.  The Gala will be the entertainment-dance event of the new season.   The spectacular evening will include appearances by dance companies, musicians, dancers from major TV shows, stars and surprises.  It is produced & directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo.  The host and  honorees for the Gala as well as the recipient of the Rolex Dance Award will be announced later.

Career Transition For Dancers with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago has helped over 4,100 professional dancers identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers when dance is no longer an option. Since its founding in 1985, the organization has provided more than 40,000 hours (equivalent to $4 million) of one-on-one career counseling and program services - at no cost - and has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships for education and entrepreneurial grants. CTFD also provides dancers with specialized services that include transition seminars and workshops, peer support groups, resource centers, a toll-free national career counseling hotline, a website, and a National Career Network. The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers is located in expanded offices at 165 West 46th Street Suite 701 (at Broadway – the Actors’ Equity Building) NYC 10036.  CTFD’s phone number is 212 7640172 and the fax is 212 7640343.  In Los Angeles: 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 455; LA, 90036, please call 323 5496660 and fax 323 5496810. In Chicago: At Hubbard Street Dance Center 1147 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607; please call 312 6660234 and fax 312 4558240.  For more information visit: www.careertransition.org.

Gala tickets are $600, $750 & $1,200 each, which include the performance and a post-performance ‘Anniversary Supper with the Stars’, auction and dancing at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York (1335 Avenue of the Americas @ 54th St). Sponsorships and tables are also available as well as Jubilee Journal ads.  For gala tickets please call Marjorie Horne, McEvoy & Assocs. at 212 2287446 x33 and for Group Sales please call 718 4999691. Show only tickets will soon be available for $130, $75, $55 and $45.

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