Dancin' for Dance

Last night was Ballet Austin's annual fund-raising Fête. The theme was White Nights (Russia) for the birthplace of ballet. The party was the first event of several to celebrate the grand opening of the building to house the company, the Ballet Austin Academy and the administration. The party flowed from the Armstrong-Connelly Studio (cocktails, hors d'oeuvre, purchase of eggs that started as part of the decor and had slips of paper inside announcing prizes) to the AustinVentures StudioTheater (dinner and announcements and live auction) and back to Armstrong-Connelly for coffee and dessert and on to the Joe T. and Teresa Lozano Long Grand Foyer for more dessert and dancing to a DJ. You could climb the stairs and sit in the (Your Name Here, Naming Opportunities still remain) Board Room and watch the dancing through the glass wall while enjoying coffee or a nightcap. You could have your fortune read there.

Forrest stood on the stairs and took this picture of the dancing. Dancing at a Ballet Austin event is a trip as many of the professional company members will take the floor! The swirls in the floor announce donors but they also make a nice sweep in this picture of dancers. And, yes, we danced. I hope there are no pictures!

The Grand Opening continues Sunday and you can be a part of that one without a tuxedo or an expensive ticket. See here for the festivities.