Photo Flash: Paula Abdul, Dick Van Dyke and More at Professional Dancers Society's 2016 Gypsy Awards
The Professional Dancers Society's (PDS) Gypsy Awards Luncheon, honoring singer, dancer and choreographer Paula Abdul, legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke, and famed choreographers Kevin Carlisle and Carl Jablonski, took place on April 24, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!
The Professional Dancers Society (PDS) is an affiliate of The Actors Fund of America. PDS is a non-profit corporation formed to serve the professional dancer, active and inactive and with The Actors Fund of America is achieving the long-needed goals of low income housing; plus retirement and nursing facilities for dancers on both coasts. Previous Gypsy Award winners include Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Ben Vereen, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Carl Reiner, Ann-Margret, Florence Henderson, Mary Tyler Moore, Chita Rivera, Julie Andrews, Leslie Caron and Carol Lawrence.
For more about PDS, visit www.professionaldancerssociety.org.
Photo Credit: Nathan Sternfeld
PDS President Mitzi Gaynor and Dick Van Dyke
PDS Chairman Joni Berry and Paula Abdul
Honorees Kevin Carlisle and Carl Jablonski
Carl Jablonski, PDS Chairman Joni Berry, Kevin Carlisle
Rooney Dancers
Rooney Dancers
Tremaine Dancers
2016 Gypsy Robe Recipient Sandahl Bergman
Paula Abdul, Joe Tremaine and Tremaine Dancers
Paula Abdul, Michael Rooney and Rooney Dancers
Paula Abdul, Dick Van Dyke, Mitzi Gaynor, Carl Jablonski, Kevin Carlisle
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