In his opening address following the performance, board member Frank De Ligio presented Carole Alexis with a Proclamation from Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino in recognition for her outstanding work in the advancement of the arts and culture in Westchester and internationally as choreographer of Westchester’s premier dance company and as director of Westchester’s pre-eminent ballet conservatory. We are grateful for this message of recognition and support from our

Dear Friends of Ballet des Amériques, We are humbled by the outpouring of friendship, love, support and good cheer we experienced at our gala at the Wainwright House this past Saturday. The dancers were honored to perform for an illustrious audience that included our guest of honor, Mr. Eric Bayer, Deputy Consul General of France as well as the Mayor of Port Chester, Mr. Richard Falanka, representatives of the Martinique Promotion Bureau, ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam and

Carole Alexis, director and choreographer of Ballet des Amériques – the Ballet of the Americas, was honored with an award for her contributi