New York American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala

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Dior sponsors ABT's Spring Gala

Dior Sponsors ABT's Annual Spring Gala Anne V, in Dior. 

Post-performance, guests adjourned to the tent to compare notes on preferred pliés while enjoying martinis, dinner, and dancing. All told, the evening raised an impressive $1,750,000. As longtime patron Sigourney Weaver put it, "It's never really spring in New York until ABT takes the stage."— Kristin Anderson

 The American Ballet Theatre's annual Spring Gala drew a glamorous crowd to Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House last night, with Uma Thurman, Rachel Roy, and Chanel Iman making the rounds. The bash, sponsored by Dior, kicked off ABT's new season with a special performance featuring selections from the company's spring programming.America's Next Top Model judge and ABT regular Nigel Barker (on hand with wife Cristen) dubbed it "the sampler of everything they have on offer. We see this as a menu, and then we come back!"