January 22nd, 2012 
Westend Bistro with Kate Michael
What an amazing night! I started the night with a glass of Pinot Noir at Westend Bistro with friends, Kate Michael of K Street Kate and Michael Woestehoff of The Washington Lobbyist. Once other friends arrived, we moved to the Ritz-Carlton ballroom for the Mad Hatter’s Ball. The event proved once again to be THE best annual social event for Washington’s younger charity set. Chairs Ashley Taylor and Winston Lord chose a fun theme for the night, and planned an exceptional party down to the smallest detail. VIPs arrived at 8:00 p.m. to nosh on sliders, loaded potatoes, french fries and other comfort food prepared by Ritz-Carlton catering and enjoyed the Microsoft Kinect’s “Just Dance 3″. A strolling magician from About Faces performed hat and card tricks, while guests sipped beverages sponsored by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Bacardi USA, Premium Distributors, and Red Bull.
Ashley Taylor and Winston Lord
The doors to the ballroom opened at 9:00 p.m. revealing colorful uplighting, blingy bars, and fun lounge furniture. Cheryl Romero guided me straight to the photo booth in the VIP section which was donated by PoshBooths, complete with Alice in Wonderland inspired hats, glasses and other props. I was able to snap some photos of Ashley and Winston in the photo booth, and then had some fun posing with the props myself. New York’s DJ Pitch One got the crowd dancing in no time. The Jete Society’s annual Dance Party is truly a dance party. The music was so amazing, with each new track better than the last that I just couldn’t stop dancing. From Jay Z to Gaga to Journey, the DJ knew exactly what the crowd wanted.
With Cheryl Romero in the Photo Booth
I loved that at the end of the night guests could take home a cupcake from Enjoi Cupcakes that had cute little Alice-inspired tags that said “Eat Me” and bai antioxidant drinks that said “Drink Me”. My only complaint is that this is an annual event rather than a quarterly one. Kudos to Syzgy Event Productions and Digital Lighting which produced the event. Washington could certainly use more parties such as this! Proceeds of The Mad Hatter’s Dance Party benefit The Washington Ballet‘s artistic and educational programming.
- Miss A
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- Ashley Taylor and Winston Lord
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- With Winston Lord
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- With Laura Reece, DC Editor for Miss A
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- Stephanie Green, Cheryl Romero, Constance Christakos, Kate Michael, Andrea Rodgers and Wendy
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- With Michael Woestehoff
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- Ashley Taylor and Aaron Jackson
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- Blingy Bar in the VIP section
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- PoshBooth Photo Booth with lots of fun hats, glasses, and boas
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- Ashley and Winston in the Photo Booth
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- With Cheryl Romero in the Photo Booth
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- Had Such a Great Time!! I love a camera!
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- Sara Trab Nielsen, Kate Michael and friends waiting in line for the Photo Booth.
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- These fascinators were the perfect accessory for the Mad Hatter’s Ball!
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- With the amazing DJ (whose name I must get) and the fabulous Aaron Jackson!
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- Impromptu Limbo with a Tie
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- Washington Ballet Dance Performance
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- Winston and Ashley watching the dance performance.
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- Tug-a-War or Tie as Limbo Pole?
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- Westend Bistro with Kate Michael
Thanks for making Poshbooth part of such a great event.
http://poshbooth.smugmug.com/Other/Jete-Society-Poshbooth/21152681_2CrFSp
Hi Neil,
I’m Dj Pitch One AKA Patrick Mondjo, I had so much fun playing with that crowed. The party was amazing and I can’t wait for the next one.
Thanks for the shot out!
Patrick
[...] Recap: The Washington Ballet’s Jete Society’s Mad Hatter’s Ball …The second part of a ballet class: slow work with emphasis on sustained ….. There are five basic positions of the feet in ballet. … See petit jete and grand jete. [...]