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ROLEX presented NEW YORK, NEW YORK a helluva town – Career Transition For Dancers’ 29th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, October 6th, 2014 at New York City Center followed by dinner at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York. Angela Lansbury received the 2014 Rolex Dance Award. James Earl Jones, Ms. Lansbury’s “Driving Miss Daisy” co-star presented her with the award. The 2014 Career Transition For Dancers Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance Awards honorees went to Janice Galli Becker, Fe Saracino Fendi, and Joe Tremaine & Tremaine Dance Conventions & Competitions. The evening raised $1,087,000 for Career Transition For Dancers programs.

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The brilliant Michael Dameski

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Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba sings “I wanna be a Rockette”

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Karen Ziemba & The Rockettes Alumni in “I want to be a Rockette”

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Chuck Scarborough welcomes Chita Rivera

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James Earl Jones presented Angela Lansbury with the ROLEX Dance Award

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To the strains of beating garbage cans, Industrial Rhythn brings down the house

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Dance Theate of Harlem performs Mother Popcorn from Return

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Kirven Douthit, Boyd

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NY City Center for Career Transition for Dancers 29th Jubilee was a sold out affair

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Ballet Hispanico performs a sizzling El Beso

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Tony Waag’s Amerrican Tap Dance Foundation

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World Premiere of New York Church of Mambo choreographed by Alex Sanchez

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American Ballet Theatre’s Veronika Part and Blaine Hoven in the pas de deux from Seven Sonatas

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Michele Riggi and Alexander Dube

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Anka Palitz, Robert Bradford, and Barbara Taylor Bradford

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Ann Van Ness and Anka Palitz

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Honorees Angela Lansbury, Fe Saracino Fendi, Joe Tremaine, and Janice Galli Becker

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Michele Riggi and honoree Joe Tremaine

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Cecilia Hart, James Earl Jones, and Angela Lansbury

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Cynthia Fischer, Angela Lansbury, Cynthia Gregory, and Chita Rivera

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CTFD Honorees Fe Saracino Fendi and Janice Galli Becker

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Ann & Bill Van Ness

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Michelle and Larry Herbert

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Victor Elmaleh, Sono Osato, and Anka Palitz

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Mercedes Ellington, Kent Drake, and Anka Palitz

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Honoreee Janice Galli Becker and Stuart Becker

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Jean Shafiroff

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Paula Abdul and Michael Dameski

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Katherine and Gary Andreassen

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Prima ballerina Cynthia Gregory & Ann Marie DeAngelo, producer & director

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Candace Gonzalez, Ann Van Ness, and Caroline Lieberman

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Anka Palitz, Jean Shafiroff & Lucia Hwong Gordon on the dance floor

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