From its 18th century roots, Vienna’s celebrated ball season has evolved and now involves teenagers learning to waltz by ...

The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark of the Austrian capital’s social and ...

Around 700 young people opened the Elmayer-Kränzchen this year, a Traditional Ball of the Elmayer Dance School in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Denes Erdos Only once ...

For many Austrians, a ball ends not on the dance floor but on the street at one of Vienna's famous sausage stands. Once again, those elbow-length gloves must come off — this time, to eat.

VIENNA (AP) — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark of the Austrian ...