Career Transition For Dancers and Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts

present
WINTER HEAT Latin Dance Party
A Hot Evening Of Music, Dance, Food & Entertainment
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm at The Rainbow Room

Some of the entertainment is announced


Career Transition For Dancers and the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc., present WINTER HEAT Latin Dance Party on Monday, March 9, at 7pm at the beautiful Rainbow Room 30 Rockefeller Plaza (49th St. entrance) 65th Floor NYC. This is the 5th joint benefit evening that will once again include dancing to the sounds of the 22-piece Harbor Latin Big Band and a performance by the Harbor Conservatory's Gestures Dance Ensemble, now celebrating their 20th Anniversary that will be choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. The Dance Duo of Manuel Favilla and Karolina Paliwoda will also perform. There will also be Latin dance lessons.

The event raises funds to ensure positive futures for those artists both leaving as well as those preparing for dance careers. The Dress code is 'Whatever Makes You dance'. A fun-filled evening of entertainment that will capture the glamour of the sophisticated supper club high above Manhattan, a beautiful sweeping dance floor, food and drink to continue swinging in a new year (7pm Cocktail Hour with Open Bar & Hors d'oeuvres; 8pm Three Course dinner, dancing & entertainment). The Harbor Latin Big Band under the direction of Louis Bauzó has performed with such Latin greats as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, and many more.

Career Transition For Dancers, with offices in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, has helped thousands of professional dancers identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers when dance is no longer an option. Since 1985, they have provided more than 41,000 hours (equivalent to $4 million) of one-on-one career counseling & program services (at no cost) and has awarded millions of dollars in educational and entrepreneurial grants. CTFD also provides dancers with specialized services that include seminars and workshops; peer support groups; resource centers; a toll-free national hotline; and National Career Network. The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers is at 165 West 46th Street Suite 701 (at Broadway: the Actors' Equity Building) NYC. The phone number is 212 764 0172 and the fax is 212 764 0343; our offices in Los Angeles 323 549 6660; and in Chicago 312 666 0234. www.careertransition.org

Celebrating 39 years, Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts introduces children to dance and Latin music; and trains Harlem teenagers for future professional performing careers. The Conservatory's Dance and Latin Music Program flourishes with the Tito Puente Scholarships. Studying with professionals the students build a foundation in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, African and folkloric dance. Pre-professional dance students participate in ensembles; learning and performing works by master choreographers. Recognized as the leading school for Latin Music, they offer a curriculum that includes traditional Afro-Caribbean folkloric music, contemporary Salsa and Latin Jazz and is home to the Raices Latin Music Museum. The Conservatory prepares young people for careers in the performing arts; and also helps those who do not pursue this direction to gain life skills and confidence. Harbor Conservatory is a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, a leader in youth development and education. For more information on the Harbor Conservatory, please visit us on-line at www.harborconservatory.org

The gala benefit Chairs are Janice Becker, Anthony D. Duke, Sr., Fe Saracino Fendi and Margaret Puente and the Committee includes: Ronda and Mark Axelowitz; Robert L. Barbanell; Enrica Arengi Bentivoglio; Sherri Bronfman; Emily Chen; Michelle Clemack; Beth and Stephen J. Dannhauser; Justine DiCostanzo; Mercedes Ellington; Barry S. Friedberg and Charlotte Moss; Susan Krysiewicz and Thomas Bell; Saundra Thomas, WABC-TV; Rafael Toro, GOYA; & Maria and Philip Yang. Honorary chairs are Tania León, Peter Martins, Arturo O'Farrill, Sono Osato, Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune and Sylvia Waters. Rolex Watch, U.S.A. and Capezio are sponsors. Tickets at $200 for open seating. Special premiere tables for 12 on the dance floor $5,000; preferred seating for 10 $2,500; select tables for 10 at $1,500 and tables for 4 at $750 are also available. For information please call 212 764 0172.