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Ballet
San Jose Silicon Valley Council celebrated 20 years of
world-class
ballet in San Jose with a Gala Evening on March 18th, sponsored
by Beshoff MotorCars of San
Jose. Shown here in front of
The Fairmont San Jose with a 2005 Maybach 57
are Ballet
San Jose leaders (left to right) Shannon Burnett, Stephanie
Corrigan,
Alicia Del Grande-Sanguinetti, Greta Jackson, Shellie McLean
Fry, Courtenay Corrigan, and Michelle Rose.
Photo By: Robert Shomler |
The
Gala had 460 attendees and netted $175,000 |
Ballet Board of Governing Trustees member Anita
Del Grande welcomes the crowd and pays tribute to Founder
Karen Loewenstern and Artistic/Executive Director Dennis
Nahat.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose dancers Karen Gabay
and Raymond Rodriguez performed a surprise Tango to celebrate
Dennis Nahat's 20 years of great dance in Silicon Valley.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley COUNCIL
President, Valerie
Kohl.
Photo by Michael Frumkin
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Ray and Liza Beshoff. Beshoff MotorCars of San Jose was the event sponsor for the fourth year in a row.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet Operating Board member Shellie
McLean Fry with husband Dave Fry.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Dancing the night away to the music of Wayne Foster.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
 The
night really started rockin' when members of the audience
joined Wayne Foster of Beverly Hills onstage for an improvisation
on Balloon Instruments.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Shannon Burnett (center) with Walter and Karen Loewenstern.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Dan Oates and Barbara Oates (who was a co-chair of the Gala.)
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose Leaders of THE NEXT
GENERATION COMMITTEE (Left to Right) Back Row: Greta Jackson,
Stephanie Corrigan, Shannon Burnett, Shellie McLean Fry,
Courtenay Corrigan. Front Row: Alicia Del Grande-Sanguinetti
and Michelle Rose.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Dècor for the Gala included
costumes from Ballet San Jose's recent production of ROMEO
AND JULIET.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose dancers Le Mai Linh and Alexsandra Meijer.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Wayne Foster of Beverly Hills rocked the night away.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet Operating Board member Giselle
Parry Farris and Ray Farris.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Mike and Joan Hackworth with Ballet San Jose Artistic/Executive
Director Dennis Nahat.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
(left to right) Nikki and Greg Jamison
(CEO of the Sharks) with Ballet Operating Board member Tammy
Gaw and David Bell (President of Linear Technology).
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
 Ballet San Jose dancer Maria Jacobs
(who starred as Juliet in the recent smash production of
ROMEO AND JULIET) with
Ben Yu.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ray Beshoff receives the applause of
the gathered guests. Beshoff MotorCars has sponsored the
Ballet Gala for the last four years.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
(Left to Right) Anna Evanier, Jinan
Ajluni, Sandy Reeve and Victoria Griffin.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose School Associate Director
Jodi Porter and fiancée John Haller clearly enjoyed
the music and
entertainment provided by Wayne Foster of Beverly Hills.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
(Left to Right)
Walter Loewenstern, Pam Stringer, Dennis Nahat, and Karen Loewenstern (Founder/Ballet
San Jose Chair Emeritus).
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Three Ballet SJSV dancers. Looking
very dashing (and happy) is dancer Zuri Goldman with (left)
wife Catharine Grow and (right) Erin Duffy.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Michelle Rose with Ballet San Jose
dancer Maximo Califano.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet Operating Board member Marie LoPresto and Bob LoPresto.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
(In the foreground/right) Ballet San
Jose dancer Maximo Califano and Operating Board member Rachel
Spivack join
the REAL band onstage with "air" instruments.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose dancers Raymond Rodriguez
and Beth Ann Namey.
Photo by Michael Frumkin
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(Left to right) Tova Yaron, owner,
Tova Yaron Day Spa &
Salon; Beth Johnson, Ballet Operating
Board member, and
Lina Broydo, Director, public relations,
Fairmont San Jose.
Beth Johnson is wearing a couture gown
designed by SWATI Design Studio. Swati Kapoor also donated
a couture jacket
and necklace to the ballet auction. Tova
Yaron has attended every Ballet Gala for the past 15 years.
Photo by Chris Johnson |
Ballet Founder and Chair Emeritus Karen
Loewenstern shows off her roses and the applause of the crowd
with husband Walter Loewenstern (ROLM, retired.)
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro
and fiancée Amy
Brockett. The pair plan to wed on July 15th in San Jose.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet Board of Governing Trustees
member Sigrun Corrigan with Ramune Ambrozaitis.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ellen Prandi and Cathy Gillum (Council Publicist for the event).
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose Development Director
Sheri Frumkin with Ballet Council member Cathy Gillum.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet SJSV dancers Mirai Noda and
Akira Takahashi.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ricardo and Erin Barron, owners of
Erin MacGeraghty Jewelers, donated a Lemon Citrine and Diamond
Pendant that she designed for the live auction.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Ballet San Jose dancers Sarah Stein and Damir Emric.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
 The SAX line from Wayne Foster of Beverly Hills.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
A dance line of Gala attendees onstage.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
(Left to Right) Geri and Leigh Weimers.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
Wayne Foster of Beverly Hills provided
the smashing entertainment for the evening.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
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Wayne Foster of Beverly Hills backup singers take center stage at the Gala event.
Photo by Michael Frumkin |
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