Photo Flash: Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, et al. at HALLOWEEN THRILLER

Rolex presented A HALLOWEEN THRILLER A Dance Celebration of Ghosts, Ghouls, Vampires & Wilis, - Career Transition For Dancers' 26th Anniversary jubilee on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the newly renovated New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (btwn. 6" and 7" Aye) NYC. Chita Rivera hosted this one-night-only entertainment extravaganza for kids and adults of all ages.

Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth with some former Bob Fosse dancers opened the program with "Magic To Do" from Piopñ, to be followed by the Naiioiial Dance Institute and other children performing Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller." Other numbers for the show will are Noah Racey and The New York Song & Dance Company performing the classic Cole Porter number "I've Got You Under My Skin." The will premieres during the evening include: Carolina Ballet -"Dracula" (NYC Premiere); "The Bell Witch" (World Premiere); American Repertory Ballet - excerpt from "Pathways" (World Premiere), and Mark Stuart Dance Theatre - "Interference" (World Premiere). Some of the other dance numbers* are: "Hexentanz" (Witch Dance) based on the original by Mary Wigman; Houston Ballet - Giselle Pas Dc Deux Act II; Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo - "The Dying Swan"; Peter Pucci Plus Dancers - "Surfing"; "The Raven" choreographed by David Fernandez and starting Charles Askegard, Daniel Ulbricht and Savannah Lowery of New York City Ballet and the Tap City Youth Ensemble (a project of the American Tap Dance Foundation) - "Tap Dancing Skeletons". There are also performances by and artists* from Lynn Cohen, and The Street Beats Group; as well as feature appearances* by Tony Award Winner Donna McKechnie; Carmen DeLavallade, Judith Jamison, and Lypsinka.

Career Transition For Dancers, with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, has helped over 5,100 professional dancers in 47 states 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 51,000 hours (equivalent to over $5 million) of one-on-one career counseling and program services - at no cost - and has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships for education, entrepreneurial grants, and certification programs. The organization also provides dancers with specialized services including transition seminars and workshops, peer support groups, resource centers, a toll-free national career counseling hotline, a website, and the National Career Network. The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers is located at 165 W 46 Street Suite 701 (at Broadway - the Actors' Equity Building) NYC 10036. The phone number is 212 764-0172 and the fax is 212 764-0343. In Los Angeles 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 4.55, LA; 90036; 323 549-6660 and fax 323 549-6810. In Chicago at Hubbard Street Dance Center 1147 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607; 312 666-0234 and fax 312 455-8240.

Photo Credit: Rob Rich

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