Known as the “Waltz King,”, Johann Strauss II was an Austrian composer celebrated for elevating the Viennese waltz to international acclaim. The son of composer Johann Strauss, he surpassed ...

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 10: Atmosphere at The 68th Viennese Opera Ball ... The debutantes are accustomed to wearing white dresses and tuxedos, and this year’s flowers were yellow.

(Courtesy of Jason Chuang) Held every year during winter quarter, the Viennese Ball is a formal event for which attendees dress up ... Viennese waltz. The dancer’s white gowns and tuxedos ...

The Viennese waltz evolved from the popular late 18th ... “Full length ball gowns for the ladies,” it stated, warning that white dresses “are traditionally the preserve of debutantes and ...

The night began with the traditional and much-anticipated presentation of white-clad debutantes and their tuxedoed escorts, introduced to society via a stately waltz choreographed by Sandra ...

She made a white apron front-style gown with ... Jane Austen fans and the simply curious learned how to Viennese waltz. In empire waist dresses and tailcoats, they took their first steps ...