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The American Ballet Theatre’s Junior Council hosted a private event Thursday evening as supporters of the celebrated ballet company headed to the Forbes Galleries on Fifth Avenue. Guests mingled with the companies professional dancers including Jennifer Whalen, Craig Salstein, Melanie Hamrick and many more… More»

[Emma Rossum and Adam Duritz; hot new couple alert!] It was a glamorous Wednesday night out at the ballet for American Ballet Theater’s 2009 Fall Gala at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. Guests included Emma Rossum making quite the entrance in a sweeping white gown accompanied by new boyfriend Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz (he gets some hot girls!) Model Iman and actress JoAnna Garcia dazzled in red floor lengths while pals Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis kept it simple, both wearing black and white cocktail dresses… More»

[Chiara Edmands and host Blair Husain. All photos by CLINT SPAULDING for PMc] Those still involved in keeping the arts (such as ballet) around should be thanked, especially in these hard economic times. Blair Hussain, along with the American Ballet Theater, honored the Young Patrons of ABT last night with a specialperformance at the Metropolitan Opera House and continued festivities at The Empire Hotel Roof Top. More»

It may be another manic Monday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hit up a party, gala, or benefit tonight. Below are our picks of the night’s best events, and as always, you can find the full details as well as more events on our Calendar Page.

Young Innovative Awards Cocktail Reception for Andrea Tese
Where: The National Arts Club
Why: This is you chance to step foot into the National Arts Club, a club that has had three presidents as members and pretty much every important American arts patron, admitted women from its inception, and is located at the historic Tilden Mansion.
When: 7pm - 9pm

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[Peter Lyden and Christian Siriano. Photos via Getty Images] The American Ballet Theatre took a cue from reality television last night when it infused its popular Culinary Pas de Deux fundraiser with ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” at Chelsea Piers’ Pier Sixty. Guests, including fashion designer Christian Siriano and model Veronica Webb, were treated to salsa, tango, hip hop, and other dance routines, all performed by ABT Company members. More»

[Photo via New York City Ballet]

Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying a three piece performance by one of the leading dance companies in the world. Gratis due to my dear friend Abi Stafford, a principal dancer with the company (thanks Abi)! One question people always ask me (having been trained at Joffrey Ballet School, (and have had the pleasure of performing with Abi and in Billy Joel’s broadway musical “Movin’ Out“), is “do you prefer American Ballet Theatre or New York City Ballet?” Having dear friends at both, I will never disclose my opinion. Although with enough cocktails in a dancer-free environment….

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