Last night I attended the season announcement party for Texas Ballet Theater with my friend Rachel and I couldn’t wait to tell you about it! The cocktail party was held at the Perot Museum in Dallas, which I really ought to visit more often, and featured light bites and signature cocktails. Y’all should have seen my face when the bartender asked if I wanted a Beauty and the Beast cocktail. I thought I dreamed it for a second. Me? The Disney Dinners girl? Absofreakinlutely!

I wore a little black dress from J Crew with blush booties and a white wrap for the occasion. I pulled part of my hair back with a giant black bow. Can we normalize grown women wearing bows? Frankly I felt adorable and a ballet cocktail party felt like the perfect place to sport a big velvet bow.

The catering by Wolfgang Puck was amazing. There was a crunchy asian chicken salad in a phyllo cup (my favorite bite of the night!), a teeny tiny short rib grilled cheese with horseradish cream (have you ever had a grilled cheese at a cocktail party?!), a delicious burrata crostini, and a fancy little poke cone. 

The 2023-2024 season begins with Dracula, which is probably one of my favorite shows I’ve ever seen by Texas Ballet Theater, September 15-17 in Dallas and October 6-8 in Fort Worth. I’m so pumped they’re doing it again! It’s a perfect way to kickoff spooky season.

Then of course there’s The Nutcracker, which I see every year, November 24-December 3 in Dallas and December 8-24 in Fort Worth. It just wouldn’t be Christmas without The Nutcracker! 

Next up is Brilliants February 23-25 in Fort Worth and March 1-3 in Dallas. The mixed repertoire features four short ballets in one: Rubies, Grand Pas Classique, Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, and Without Borders.