List of balls in Vienna
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Below is a list of balls in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
The first balls in Vienna were held in the 18th century. Today, 450 balls are held in the city. The ball season runs during Carnival from 11 November to Shrove Tuesday in February, although others are scheduled throughout the year.[1] Most balls are formal events where dancers wear a gown, tuxedo, or formal traditional Austrian dress. Traditional balls such as the Vienna Opera Ball open with debutantes performing a polonaise, followed by a choreographed waltz such as the viennese waltz.[2] Traditional ball etiquette also involves the use of dance cards and presentation of "Damenspenden", or spending gifts, to the young women attending the ball.[3] In 2018, the Vienna Chamber of Commerce estimated over 500,000 people would attend a ball that season and spend €139,000,000 on the events.[4] The ball season has also attracted political controversy. The Vienna Ball of Sciences was founded in 2015 as an alternative to the Academics’ Ball, which was sponsored by the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria and is frequently protested.[5][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wald, Chelsea (18 March 2015). "Having a ball in science". Science. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Adhem, Joanna (29 January 2023). "Austria in winter: Why Vienna's sparkling ball season should be on every traveller's bucket list". Euronews. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Wulff, Hans J. (2020). "Von Tanzkarten und Damenspenden: Rituale des Ball-Walzers". International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music (in German). 51 (1): 43–48. ISSN 0351-5796. JSTOR 26932565. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Besucherrekord für Wiener Ballsaison 2017/18 erwartet" (in German). Wiener Wirtschaft. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Kimberly (4 February 2018). "Gowns, Wurst and Protesters: It's Ball Season in Vienna". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.