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 LenzAngela Saralegy and Tina Ramirez
Desmond Child
Eduardo Xol, Nelly Galo, Richard Perez Feria, Maria Celeste Arravas and Shalim
Michael Bloomberg and
Liza MinnelliMichael Bloomberg and
Liza MinnelliSusana 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 BloombergLois Phifer Betts and Ronald Betts with their daughter
Michael Bloomberg and Susana de la Puente
Tina Ramirez and
Michael BloombergRichard Perez-Feria and Maria Celeste Arravas
Roberto Clemente Jr. and Ballet Hispanico Dancers
Tina Ramirez and
Michael BloombergEduardo Xol
Jody Arnhold
Maria Celeste Arravas
Michael BloombergMichael Bloomberg and Lois Phifer Betts
Richard Perez-Feria
Susana de la Puente
Eduardo Xol and
Liza MinnelliGigi 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