One of our favourite events of the year, the National Ballet’s Mad Hot Ballet gala fundraiser raised over $1 million for the organization.

Guests enjoyed a program of short pieces (including one, choreographed by Guillaume Coté, to the songs of Leonard Cohen), summery cocktails, delicious donuts and some great scenery: Beautifully dressed guests roaming the stunning Four Seasons Centre.

Principal Dancers Xiao Nan Yu and Jillian Vanstone in Vawk with designer Sunny Fong. Photo by Kayla Rocca

Principal Dancers Heather Ogden, Greta Hodgkinson, Jillian Vanstone, Xiao Nan Yu and Sonia Rodriguez with Artistic Director Karen Kain and MAD HOT BALLET: Spellbound gala co-chairs Mark and Vanessa Mulroney. Photo by Kayla Rocca.

Principal Dancers Guillaume Côté, Heather Ogden, Xiao Nan Yu and Greta Hodgkinson.

Artistic Director Karen Kain and Stacey McKenzie. Photo by Kayla Rocca.

Jennifer Zimmerman. Photo by Tara Noelle.

Second Soloist Chelsy Meiss. Photo by Tara Noelle.

Second Soloist Christopher Stalzer and Corps de Ballet member Giorgio Galli. Photo by Kayla Rocca.

Mark and Vanessa Mulroney. Photo by Kayla Rocca.

Suzanne Rogers. Photo by Tara Noelle.

FASHION Best Dressed finalists: Shannon Lee, Alyssa Dority, Shoshana Kuper and  winner Lillian To with FASHION Magazine Editor and Chief Bernadette Morra. Photo by Kayla Rocca.

Corps de Ballet member Selene Guerrero-Trujillo and First Soloist Tina Pereira. Photo by Ryan Chan.