The Young America Grand Prix celebrated its annual gala dinner on the the promenade of the David H. Koch Theater in New York City’s Lincoln Center. As is their tradition the evening included a remarkable program of both young YAGP dancers and professionals from companies including ABT, Dutch National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, NYC Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, and the Mariinsky. An unusual paring of ABT’s Isabella Boylston and Kimin Kim of the Mariinsky bought the house down. Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Marcella Guarino Hymowitz, Colby Mugrabi, Candice Miller, Lesley Thompson Vecsler chaired the dinner that followed. 500 guests sat at long tables with centerpieces of Capezio pointe shoes. Dancing continued till nearly midnight.

Lesley Vecsler, Candice Miller, Marcella Guarino Hymowitz, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Colby Mugrabi.
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Katie Couric John Molner.
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Andrew Martin-Weber, Olivia Flatto, Laure Vienot, Giancarlo Facchi.
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Jan Ledwick, Larry Morehead, Claudia Morehead.
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John Belizaire, Ayo Jackson, Nilda Taveras, Karine Plantadit.
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Kathleen Kelly, John Heiman, Maria Cristina Anzola Heinmann.
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Linda Fell, Calvin Royal III, Jacek Mysinski.
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Brooklyn Mac, Natalia Bashkatova.
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Irek Mukhamedov, Sasha Mukhamedov.
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Irena Dock, Gina Adani.
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Gregg Hymowitz, Marcella Hymowitz.
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Brad Miller, Julie Hillman.
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Christina Lyon, Katherine Jacobson.
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Difyara Timergazina, Karen LeFrak.
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Jessica Press, Stephanie Clemens.
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Kara Medoff Barnett, Sarah Arison, Valentino D. Carlotti, Alyson Cafiero, Terry Zucker.
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Kelly Rutherford.
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Margo Manhattan, Susan Gluck Pappajohn.
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Olivier Sarkozy, Margot Sarkozy with dancers.
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Shelley Limmer, Steve Limmer, Isabella Boylston, Rosey Limmer.
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Suzanne Hall, Andrew Martin-Weber, Judith M. Hoffman.
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