There were contortionists on the ceiling, performers walking on stilts - it was like going to a show.” You didn’t know where to look, there was so much happening in the room. Plus, she said, unapologetically, “It was a pretty amazing party. I don’t care if people judge how I spend my money.” “Your child works hard, she studies the Torah for a year,” said Liza Sandler, of Old Westbury, LI, “My kids have values, and they appreciate what we give them. And she deserved every second - and dollar - of the reportedly six-figure event, said her mom. Ryan Sandler, whose Spears-themed blowout was in October, had the best night of her life. But in certain circles of New York City and Long Island, these parties seem less like religious celebrations than coronations. It’s supposed to be a bar (for boys) or bat (for girls) mitzvah - a rite of passage in the Jewish tradition in which a child becomes an adult in the eyes of the community, usually on his or her 13th birthday. The guest of honor had made her Grand Entrance. The crowd of close to 400 erupted into wild cheers. A troupe of Cirque du Soleil performers surrounded her, and the whole entourage broke into a dance Spears herself would have struggled to pull off. She was dressed in a cropped circus ringleader jacket - a duplicate of the one worn by Britney Spears on her “Circus” tour - a top hat, and fishnet stockings. Suddenly, the girl herself appeared from behind purple lamé curtains. Two massive posters of a beautiful brunette child with blue-green eyes hung from the ceiling. Towering vases dripping with violet orchids, hydrangea, and roses bloomed on the crystal-covered tables. Just that morning, it had been recarpeted in lavender purple theatrical lighting glowed from the vaulted ceilings. The ballroom of the Plaza Hotel had been transformed into a giant amethyst.
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