MAKAROVA HELPS HONOR BROADWAY'S BEST HOOFERS.(Natalia Makarova among Astaire Awards presenters)(Brief Article)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: August 1, 2001| Author: Perron, Wendy | Copyright information

The annual Astaire Awards, which honor Broadway's dancers and dancemakers, celebrated its twentieth year with a smashing afternoon of dances, film clips, and speeches--and a special appearance by Natalia Makarova.

Karen Ziemba, known as the insuppressible character in Contact who liberates all women from cranky, abusive husbands, was a radiant mistress of ceremonies at the Theatre Development Fund-sponsored event held at New York's Hudson Theatre in May. Tony Award-winni...

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