While the waltz, the quadrille and other traditional dances are the heart of the Viennese balls ... lose the cultural meaning behind it.” Dress codes, however, have remained strictly enforced ...
Why do so many young Austrians learn how to waltz and long to be debutantes at the Vienna Opera Ball? DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler ...
This year, many balls honored the 200th anniversary of the birth of Viennese composer and violinist Johann Strauss II, known as the “waltz king.” Strict dress code While the waltz, the ...