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.
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www.ballethispanico.org for more information on Ballet Hispanico.
Photos by Vanessa Lenz
Angela Saralegy and Tina Ramirez

Desmond Child

Eduardo Xol, Nelly Galo, Richard Perez Feria, Maria Celeste Arravas and Shalim
Michael Bloomberg and
Liza Minnelli
Michael Bloomberg and
Liza Minnelli
Susana de la Puente

Tina Ramirez,
Liza Minnelli and Jody Arnhold

Lois Phifer Betts,
Michael Bloomberg and Tina Ramirez

Lois Phifer Betts and Jody Arnhold

Lois Phifer Betts and
Michael Bloomberg
Lois Phifer Betts and Ronald Betts with their daughter
Michael Bloomberg and Susana de la Puente

Tina Ramirez and
Michael Bloomberg
Richard Perez-Feria and Maria Celeste Arravas

Roberto Clemente Jr. and Ballet Hispanico Dancers

Tina Ramirez and
Michael Bloomberg
Eduardo Xol

Jody Arnhold

Maria Celeste Arravas
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg and Lois Phifer Betts

Richard Perez-Feria

Susana de la Puente

Eduardo Xol and
Liza Minnelli
Gigi Perez and Desmond Child

Ballet Hispanico Dancers

Kitty
Carlisle Hart and friend

Kitty
Carlisle Hart and friend

Slipper by Holly Dunlap

Slipper by Carolina Herrera

Slipper by
Elizabeth Taylor