The Washington Ballet's Dracula Soiree

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts hosted the Washington Ballet's Dracula Soiree, which kicked off October's spooky parties and celebrated the company's upcoming ballet, Dracula. The event featured a live performance by ballet dancers, food by Occasions Catering, open bar, a photobooth, a silent auction, and a live auction which included front row tickets to a Nationals playoff game, luxury goods, and more.

One thing we keep forgetting is how into the theme the Washington Ballet party-goers get. The event felt like a scene from True Blood with all of the dark clothing, capes, and fangs...and Sygyzy events really did it up with red bat lights on the ceiling and an over-the-top lit up bar. Likewise, the ballet's theme at their Prohibition Ball a year ago was taken very seriously. Loves it.

Guests included: Event chairs Ava Deylami, Nasim Deylami, Indira Mehrpour and Sara Lange; Washington Ballet artistic director Septime Webre; Matt and Ashley Taylor Bronczek; Nick Cafritz; Miss Maryland USA Allyn Rose; John Arundel, Allison Priebe Brooks, Courtney Cohen, Marybeth Coleman, Kelly Collis, Taryn Fielder, Kirsten Good, Heather Guay, Kian Hassani, Adair Hendrickson, Alexa Holcombe, Aaron Jackson, Lisa Kelemen, Michele Kelemen, Wolfgang Koehling, Blair Kutrow, Winston Bao Lord, Alex Mehrnaz Naini, Tommy McFly, Sondra Ortagus, Maggie Pitts, Amanda Polk, Cheryl Romero, Chris Rothstein, Nikki Schwab, Nina Snow, Jennifer Streaks, Tania Michelle Taylor, Anna VanMeter, and GofG's Lindsay Sustarsic.

[Event chairs: Indira Mehrpour, Ava Deylami, Sara Lange, Nasim Deylami]

[Marybeth Coleman, Sondra Ortagus, Maggie Pitts, Heather Guay]

[Lisa Kelemen, Michele Kelemen] [Kirsten Good, Chris Rothstein]

[GofG's Lindsay Sustarsic, Nick Cafritz]

[Dancers from the Washington Ballet]

[Kelly Collis looks for bats under Tommy McFly's cape]