Dance Against Cancer Raises More Than $96,000

The third annual Dance Against Cancer at the AXA Equitable Theater on Monday, May 6, 2013 raised more than $96,000 for the American Cancer Society. The evening began with cocktails at 6pm, a performance at 7pm, and a reception at 8:30pm.

All proceeds from the event will benefit research initiatives as well as all patient and family services programs that American Cancer Society funds. Dance Against Cancer was presented by producers Erin Fogarty and Daniel Ulbricht, with host committee members Rose Caiola, Stuart Coleman, Julia Gruen, Heather Watts, Christopher Wheeldon.

More than 400 patrons attended the evening's performance, produced by New York City Ballet's Daniel Ulbricht and Manhattan Youth Ballet's Erin Fogarty, which featured stars from New York City Ballet (NYCB), American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Martha Graham Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and Norwegian National Ballet.

Performers included NYCB's Tyler Angle, Ashley Bouder, Robert Fairchild, Maria Kowroski, Lauren Lovette, Tiler Peck, Daniel Ulbricht, and Wendy Whelan, ABT's Jose Manuel Carreno (former dancer), Misty Copeland, Herman Cornejo, and Melanie Hamrick, Alvin Ailey's Matthew Rushing, Martha Graham's Katherine Crockett and Lloyd Knight, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company's Clifton Brown and Attila Csiki, San Francisco Ballet's Joan Boada and Maria Kochetkova, International ballet star Jose Manuel Carreno and Memphis Jookin' Sensation Charles "Lil Buck" Riley, amongst others.

A SNEAK PEEK performance of Christopher Wheeldon's new Cinderella performed by Maria Kochetkova and Joan Boada of San Francisco Ballet was a highlight of the evening, as was world premieres by both Herman Cornejo and Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.