A formal reception to launch the 64th Annual Quadrille Ball was held at the German Consulate in New York City. The 64th installment of this storied, white-tie charity event will take place on Saturday, February 8, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
The gala, which is one of the few white-tie events in New York City, is an elegant night where guests will experience a cocktail reception and a three-course dinner followed by dancing and the premier highlight of the Quadrille performance by the participants who have spent months in training beforehand.
The annual ball is a fundraiser for scholarships awarded to highly qualified students enrolled at U.S. or German universities. The Quadrille was founded decades ago to enhance and strengthen transatlantic relationships through education and exchange. Through its non-profit parent organization, the German-American Scholarship Association, the Quadrille supports undergraduate, Master and PhD students.
The reception included a demonstration performed by participants of the forthcoming ball and a brief introduction and comments by Dr. Barbara Elling, JB Kresser, Irmintraud Jost, Lisa Hollenbach, and Billy Hughes.
Attendees at the reception included Dr. Barbara Elling, Irmintraud Jost, JB Kresser, Lisa Hollenbach, Heide Herz, Prof. Dr. Dorothea von Mücke, Bettina Bennet, Dr. Radwa Saad, Rachel Faeth, Dr. Beverly Ortiz McCombe and Clark McCombe, Dr. Barry Weintraub, Susanne von Türk and Philipp von Türk, and Jeffery King.
