Photo Coverage: Dance Rocks CTFD 22nd Anniversary Gala
By: Linda Lenzi Oct. 31, 2007
Rolex presented "Dance Rocks: An Electrifying Evening Of Entertainment"- Career Transition For Dancers, 22nd Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, October 29 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (between 7 and 6 Avenues).
The one night only event featured an entertaining, electrifying evening of dance set to music through the decades, from the 50's to hip-hop. With the eclectic fusion of dance and live contemporary music, "Dance Rocks" attracted theatergoers as well as nostalgia seekers of all generations for an evening of pulsating entertainment. The Gala was the entertainment-dance event of the new season. The honorees for the Gala are Bebe Neuwirth, Anka K. Palitz and The Jerome Robbins Foundation. Also on-hand was Allen Brill, President and CEO of Rolex Watch USA Inc.
Honoree Bebe Neuwirth (2007 Rolex Dance Award Recipient)
Isabel Brown, George S. Irving and Maia Wilkins (Joffery Ballet)
Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne and Ginny Mancini
Roberta Silbert (CTFD West Coast Chair) and Peter Martins (New York City Ballet)
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, Honoree Anka K. Palitz (CTFD 2007 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance) and Janice Becker (CTFD Dinner Chair)
Donald Saddler and Marge Champion
Anka K. Palitz, Allen Brill (President & CEO, Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc.) and Fay Fendi
Patricia Kennedy (CTFD 22nd Anniversary Chair) Allen Brill and Mercedes Ellington (CTFD Board Member)
The Jerome Robbins Foundation Trustee Allen Greenberg (CTFD 2007 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance) and Caitlin Carter (CTFD Board Member)
Caitlin Carter and Bebe Neuwirth
Caitlin Carter, Kathleen Marshall and Charlotte D'Amboise
Kathleen Marshall, Caitlin Carter, Bebe Neuwirth and Charlotte D'Amboise
Parsons Dance Company Members; Tommy Scrivens, Abby Silva, Kevin Ferguson and Miguel Quinones
Kathleen Marshall, Cynthia Fischer (CTFD President) and Charlotte D'Amboise
Cynthia Fischer and Allen Brill
Christine Ebersole, Ben Vereen and Bebe Neuwirth
Christine Ebersole, Ben Vereen, Bebe Neuwirth and Melissa Manchester
Bebe Neuwirth with her parents Lee Neuwirth and Sydney Neuwirth
Lee Neuwirth, Bebe Neuwirth, Sydney Neuwirth and Ben Vereen
Christine Ebersole and Elizabeth Parkinson
Ben Vereen and Jason Samuels Smith
Ben Vereen and William Dale (CTFD Director of Developement)
Dancer Anthony Bryant and Jason Samuels Smith
Sue Samuels and Jason Samuels Smith
Judine Somerville and Julian Thorn
Steve "Mr Wiggles" Clemente and Zoraya Clemente
Judine Somerville and Elizabeth Parkinson
Benji Schwimmer and Heidi Groskretuz
Kathleen Marshall, Charlotte D'Amboise, Allen Greenberg, Bebe Neuwirth and Anka K. Palitz
Allen Brill, Patricia Kennedy, Yolanda Santos Garza (CTFD Gala Chair) and Anka K. Palitz
Ann Van Ness (CTFD Dinner Chair)
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