Another successful Awards Dinner at LIPS restaurant.
DO40’s Legacy Awards were the place to be on December 9th. A hugely festive, entertaining, and communal social event, the awards brought together a diverse group of honorees, whose friends, families, and dance disciplines converged to make a boisterous group of creative energies.
Rockettes from the 60’s met their counterparts from the 90’s, dance studio kids from different decades reunited, and our newest members found connections they never knew they had. DO40 Legacy honoree Kevin Winkler found his Oklahoma mother, Sandy Nance (a long-time member), in the audience.
Showgirls from the 50’s and 60’s recounted stories to the next generation. And “Our History, Our Legacy, and Our Lives” are etched not only in the hearts of our members, but remain on video and donated to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.