Photo Coverage: Ballet Hispanico Black Slipper Ball

The Ballet Hispanico Black Slipper Ball, honoring Richard Perez-Feris (Editor, People En Espanol), philanthropist Lois Phifer Betts, and Susana de la Puente (JP Morgan Chase, Latin America), took place on Monday, May 15th at Cipriani 42nd St. (110 East 42nd St., Park/Lexington).

Luminaries from the worlds of art, fashion, music, design and theater were commissioned to transform a black pointe shoe into a piece of modern art. Designers included Elizabeth Taylor, Holly Dunlap, Liza Minnelli, Alan Cumming, Carolina Herrera, Mitch Albom, and Eduardo Xol, among others. Attendees of the ball included Minnelli, Mayor Bloomberg, Xol (Designer, "ExtremeHome Make Over"), Maria Celeste Arravas, Desmond Child, Perez-Feria, Phifer Betts, de la Puente, Ballet Hispanico founder and artistic director Tina Ramirez and Kitty Carlisle Hart.

Visit www.ballethispanico.org for more information on Ballet Hispanico.

Photos by Vanessa Lenz