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42 ON THEIR TOES CHEFS SHELBY HODGE SAYS YUM. PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL ORTIZ. A soupçon of Houston Ballet's lead dancers traded tutus and tights for toques as they manned the stoves at Artisans restaurant for the annual Raising the Barre dinner fundraiser. Pooling their talents for the multi-course dinner for more than 170 diners were dancer Bridget Kuhns, working Uchi chef Chris Davies; Natalie Varnum, partnering with One Fifth chef Matt Staph; Ian Casady, stirring things up with Artisans chef Jacques Fox; and Aaron Daniel Sharratt, on the line with Fluff Bake Bar's Rebecca Masson. The ninth annual dance-inspired dinner was chaired by Amy LeBlanc Cloud and Jeremy Cloud, with Beth Muecke serving as honorary chair. WHO: Leigh and Reggie Smith, Ann Trammell, Lilly and Harrison Cullen, Lindsey Brown and Chris Shepherd, Cabrina and Steven Owsley, Duyen and Marc Nguyen, Tony Bradfield and Kevin Black, Mignon and Stephen Gill, and Laura and Brannon Robertson. See more Shelby Hodge at papercitymag.com. HOUSTON BALLET PRINCIPALS LEND A HAND IN THE KITCHEN. Chairs Amy LeBlanc Cloud & Jeremy Cloud Lindsey Brown & Chris Shepherd Honorary chair Beth Muecke Jim Nelson Lilly & Harrison Cullen Elizabeth & Charlie Leykum Terry Wayne Jones, Jay Jones Craig & Tatiana Massey Duyen & Marc Nguyen Christina Stith, Chris & Kristy Bradshaw Kevin Black, Tony Bradfield Bridget Kuhns, chef Chris Davies