Original Article on New York Social Diary

School of American Ballet Founders Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine in the early 1950s and the last photos taken of them (with Peter Martins) by Susan Kuklin. March 10, 2009. Cold-ish, cloudy and rainy yesterday in New York. Last night at Lincoln Center, the School of American Ballet celebrated its 75th anniversary at their annual Winter Ball held on the Promenade of the David H. Koch (formerly New York State) Theater. This was a dressy affair black tie, with the women in long dresses and really pulling out the stops for fashion. Cocktails were called for 7 followed by dinner at 8. The did something a little differently in setting up the tables on the promenade: creating a platform, about eight inches in height that ran along one sid...(read more)