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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270244/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270244/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270244" caption="Derek Hough from &amp;quot;Dancing With the Stars&amp;quot; hams it up at  the Regions 500 Festival Snake Pit Ball. Local and national celebrities attended the pre-race party at the Indiana Roof Ballroom on Saturday, May 23, 2009. " link="/photos/270244/galleries/6474" target="_self"/>
    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270243/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270243/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270243" caption="Mark Ballas of &amp;quot;Dancing With the Stars,&amp;quot; who won the 2009 competition with Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, stopped by. 
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270242/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270242/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270242" caption="Carlos Diaz of &amp;quot;Extra&amp;quot; was among the stars at the Snakepit Ball.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270241/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270241/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270241" caption="Joanna Pacitti, a former contestant on &amp;quot;American Idol,&amp;quot; was at the ball.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270240/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270240/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270240" caption="IPL 500 Festival Parade grand marshal Dick Vitale and his wife, Lorraine, walk the carpet at the Snake Pit Ball.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270239/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270239/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270239" caption="The princesses appeared more than happy to pose with actor Gilles Marini.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270238/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270238/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270238" caption="Mario Lopez has some fun.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270237/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270237/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270237" caption="Mario Lopez from &amp;quot;Extra,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Saved By the Bell&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;America's Best Dance Crew&amp;quot; poses with the princesses.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270235/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270235/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270235" caption="Actress Melora Hardin, who plays Jan Levinson on &amp;quot;The Office,&amp;quot; also was on hand for the Snake Pit Ball.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270233/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270233/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270233" caption="Kate Flannery, who plays Meredith Palmer on &amp;quot;The Office,&amp;quot; attended.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270232/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270232/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270232" caption="Tony George, Indy Racing League founder and Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO, watched celebrities arrive at the Snake Pit Ball.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270231/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270231/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270231" caption="Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is interviewed outside the ball.
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    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270248/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270248/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270248" caption="500 Festival Queen Annie Berning and the 500 Festival princesses greet celebrities at the Snake Pit Ball. " link="/photos/270248/galleries/6474" target="_self"/>
    <img src="http://www.indy.com/photos/270247/default.jpg" tn="http://www.indy.com/photos/270247/thumbnail.jpg" id="photo270247" caption="Actor Gilles Marini, who appeared in  the &amp;quot;Sex and the City&amp;quot; movie and was  runner-up in the 2009 &amp;quot;Dancing With the Stars&amp;quot; competition, poses with the 500 Festival princesses.
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