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Sparkle Society Dream Dancers Perform at UNICEF Ball

By Veronica Good

April 18, 2018

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What an evening! Last night's 7th biennial #UNICEFBall raised an incredible $2.3 million for #UNICEF's programs worldwide. We were very proud to honor UNICEF Supporter @salmahayek, Ambassador Nicole Avant and Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, for their unwavering commitment to putting #ChildrenFirst. We were also joined by a very special guest, 8-year-old @alabed_bana from #Syria, who spoke about the urgent need to protect #ChildrenUprooted around the world. 📸: @gettyimages for UNICEF USA

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Over the weekend, UNICEF USA hosted their seventh biennial UNICEF Ball at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This black-tie event brings together influencers and supporters of UNICEF to celebrate their humanitarian efforts over the previous two years. This year’s event honored Salma Hayek Pinault with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award as well as Nicole Avant and Ted Sarandos who received the Spirit of Compassion Award.

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So blessed to be able to do what I love with the people I love!! Another great time performing with #dreamteamdancers, this time at the @unicef ball at the @beverlywilshire 💖 Thank you to @gabedofficial for the choreo and to @dreamtalentlife @joshua_kardashian 🙏🏼💯#Blessed #LA #Calikids #Redcarpet #Unicef #DreamTeam #Dance

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To celebrate their incredible impact on the world, the 600 guests of the ball listened to talks from their major influencers, ambassadors, and contributors as well as musical performances from Pharrell Williams. Some of Showstopper’s Sparkle Society members were also able to attend the ball and celebrated by performing with the Dream Dancers. Sparkle Society members that appeared at ball included Gabe de Guzman, Connor Finnerty, Sharlize True, and Saryna Garcia.

To learn more about UNICEF and their efforts to help children around the world, click .