Photo Flash: Lansbury, Neuwirth, et al. at Career Transition For Dancers

ROLEX Career Transition For Dancers 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee was a complete sell out with everyone of the 2,700 seats at City Center filled. Over 800 guests went on the the Hilton for the Anniversary supper, the live luxury auction and dancing with the dancers. The evening raised a cool $ 1.2 Million which will go to CTFD's scholarship programs. Allen Brill, ROLEX USA, CEO & President committed to presenting the annual Jubilee for three more years.
 
Longtime supporter and past CTFD honoree Patricia Kennedy who has been a passionate sponsor of dance and assisting dancers, recently took a page from CTFD's playbook and has created Step Up 4 Vets to help retuning Vets to transition to civilian life. As she has in previous, she filled her table with Vets and their spouses.
 
 This year she took the opportunity to present the Peace One Earth Medallion to Tiffany Smiley wife of Capt. Scott Smiley who was blinded in a road side attack in Iraq and is the only blind actively serving officer in the Army. He recently wrote the inspiring book Hope Unseen.
 
Then the party jumped into high gear and guests filled the large dance floor to overflowing.  Best selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford and husband Robert Bradford, Nurit Kahane, Donald and Barbara Tober, Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley, Paola and Arnie Rosenschein, Edward and Caroline Deutsch, Bruce Michael and Caroline Lieberman were among the first to join The Revelers and move to the beat. 
The 25th Anniversary Chairs were Michele Herbert, Anka K. Palitz, Nicole Sexton and Allen Brill CEO & President of ROLEX Gala Chairs were Victor Elmaleh, Michele Riggi, James D. Rigler and Susan Fawcett Sosin. The Dinner Chair was Janice Becker; Auction Chairs were Ann Van Ness and Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick; West Coast Chair was Roberta Silbert; and the Journal Chair was Craig Dix. Vice Chairs were Gayle Conran, Alexander J. Dubé, Mercedes Ellington, Niko Elmaleh, Christina Rose and Irene Shen.
 
The show was produced and directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo. Executive Producer was Alexander Dube Honorary Chairs were Cynthia Gregory, Bebe Neuwirth, Sono Osato, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, Lisa Niemi Swayze and Tommy Tune.  Through the efforts of the committees and artistic team, the 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee raised over $1.2 million dollars.

Photo Credit: Ann Watt