'America Dances!' Raffle Drawing Celebrates 24th Anniversary of Career Transition for Dancers, 10/19

Career Transition For Dancers is having a Raffle for their Annual Gala. Raffle tickets are $10, and the drawing will be on Monday, October 19th. First prize includes: Two Benefactor Tickets (includes premiere Gala performance and "Anniversary Supper with the Stars" seating); Photo on the red carpet at the supper; Signed poster by the America Dances! Cast (at least a $2,400 value). Second prize includes: Two Premiere Gala Performance tickets (a $260 value). Third prize includes: Signed poster by the America Dances! Cast (priceless). Entry/information below:

Rolex presents "AMERICA DANCES! Celebrating Our Sparkling Heritage - Broadway, TV & Film"- Career Transition For Dancers' 24th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (bet. 7 & 6 Aves) NYC. The Gala celebrates a variety of entertainment that defines our American culture-Past, Present and Future with an evening that moves from theater to concert dance, to television and film, in a vibrant homage to an array of dance genres. A film montage will pay tribute to the crazes and evolution of American dance. Some of the talent for the show will include: American Ballet Theatre's Ethan Stiefel, Ashley Bouder & Andrew Veyette from New York City Ballet, Laura Benanti, Bob Fosse's Dancin', Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, "Dancing with the Stars," Jacques d'Amboise, Electric Boogaloo's Mr. Wiggles, Nicole Fosse, Valerie Harper, Lombard Twins, Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, Kathleen Marshall, Melanie LaPatin and Tony Meredith's Dance Times Square, Metropolitan Opera's Samuel Ramey, Ann Reinking, Rock Steady Crew, John Selya, "So You Think You Can Dance," Sophisticated Ladies - Tribute to Duke Ellington, Jock Soto, "Step UP 3", The Street Beats Group, Tap City Youth Ensemble, and Sonya Tayeh Dance with other stars and surprises TBA. Patrick Swayze (1952 - 2009) will be honored posthumously with the 2009 Rolex Dance Award. The Career Transition For Dancers' Awards for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance will be given to Lawrence Herbert and the Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation. The show will be followed by an "Anniversary Supper with the Stars" at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York. Artists and program subject to change without notice.

To purchase a raffle ticket: 1.) Go to https://www.careertransition.org/AnnualGala/Tickets/ 2.) In the Make a Gala Contribution section, enter the total contribution (i.e. $150, which would buy 15 tickets) 3.) In the About You section, fill it in completely and enter ‘Raffle' in the Evening Phone section 4.) In the Payment Method, select proceed online 5.) Fill in your credit card information and select submit 6.) Your name will be used as your raffle I.D. 7.) You will be contacted if you are a winner Winner need not be present. You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase.

Career Transition For Dancers with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago has helped over 4,300 professional dancers identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers when dance is no longer an option. Since its founding in 1985, the organization has provided more than 43,000 hours (equivalent to over $4 million) of one-on-one career counseling and program services - at no cost - and has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships for education and entrepreneurial grants. CTFD also provides dancers with specialized services that include transition seminars and workshops, peer support groups, resource centers, a toll-free national career counseling hotline, a website, and a National Career Network. www.careertransition.org

Gala tickets are $600, $750 & $1,200 each, which include the performance and a post-performance "Anniversary Supper with the Stars", live auction and dancing at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York (1335 Avenue of the Americas @ 54th St). Sponsorships and Tables are also available as well as Jubilee Journal ads. For gala tickets, please call Marjorie Horne, McEvoy & Assocs. at 212 228-7446 x33 and for Group Sales, please call 718 499-9691. Show only tickets are $130, $75, $55, and $45 at the Box Office, through CityTix 212 581-1212, and at www.nycitycenter.org.

 

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