Stanford Viennese Ball 2013 - Opening Committee Waltz 

*sees this Me: *cries in historical European fiction novels

Imagine being danced around on a ballroom floor in a big princess dress.. a dream tbh

To be all honesty here. I'd cry my eyes out if I got to do this dance with a loved one. It's so beautiful,elegant and sweet. I'd give anything to do this

I have no idea why we as a species stopped doing this, at least comparatively as often as one may think our ancestors did back when this kind of music was being written. The class, elegance, and sophistication were truly something else. And the style. You can say what you want about their clothes, but I think they really knew how to dress for such occasions.

No wonder Cinderella and the Prince fell in love in like 5 seconds.

imagine having a crush on one of the guys

If more parties and events were like this I would fight though my anxiety to be there and participate, because everyone deserves to feel this magical.

This just looks so freaking _magical_ even though it's reality-

Sitting here judging the dresses over how well they spin 😂

If I’m one of the ladies I would be smiling and giggling like a fool because this is everything.

Austrian here. We also had a ball during the last year of school. At first, I hated attending the dance classes. It always got so late, at the same time we had to prepare for "Matura" which is the final exam to get a degree. We also had to write a diploma thesis and loosing a whole day per week to attend dance classes was extremely stressful. But when the day came to dance in front of hundreds of people, every exhausting thing was forgotten. It was one of my best experiences I've ever had, and I can't describe how glad I was to attend the ball. I hope that this tradition will never die ❤

World needs more of this.

How 5 year old me thought my adulthood would look like: It's hard to face reality sometimes

2:20 the nearest girl had the PERFECT dress for this dance, the way that skirt spun is just **chef’s kiss**

It's so comforting to see humans harmonize

This is like stepping back in time to a different era. How wonderful to see this ballroom dancing and music. Thank you

Imagine dancing with the man you love then being handled to your ex after few seconds

IF MY CLASSMATES KNEW HOW TO COOPERATE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN OUR PERFORMANCE AT OUR PROJECT HMPF

Before I entered highschool, I really thought proms are like this so my standards are so damn high. Even now that I'm at highschool and waiting for prom to happen, I still dream it'll be like this ballroom dance.

They deserve every second and every clap of every hand in that audience. That beautiful performance required a lot of practice and discipline from these young people. And they delivered!!

Wow. I live in Austria, where we have hundreds of balls like that every year - and definitely not only for the upper class-, so I never realized how uncommon this whole concept of attending balls is in most other parts of the world...

This is how Hungarian proms look like:) Imagine this with 50+ dancing pairs, it's really fun. We learn the dance for 3 or 4 months then perform it on the big night

As much as i hate dancing and social events, i really want to experience this even once in my life. And this is coming from an introvert.

This is so well done! I miss dancing and wish there were still places where this was a regular occurrence. The grace and elegance is missed.

Everyone: I wish I could do this. :( People from Vienna: *WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME :D*

The closest things Americans experienced to this is learning goddamn square dancing in PE in like middle school.

Everybody talking about how sweet it is dancing with your crush when there's me and my class enemy stepping on each other's foot and laughing at each other while trying to keep a straight face and dancing altogether 😭

I'm imagining the most intense moment between our two main characters, and how Waltz was the most intimate dance of the regency HRs. How they felt the most of the tension unrivalling between their bodies, the gentle swish of her gown against his breeches, the subtle brush of her bosom against his chest when they spinned, their hands clasped, feet moving in harmony while staring intensely into each other's eyes, his hands firmly gripping her waist. Indulged in one of the finest conversation while they fall slowly for each other. It seems like in every HR I've read, if the heroine is trying to evade the hero, or they both are avoiding it for some reasons, the luck would have it that they both would get waltz as their first dance. Because it involves the most physical touch according to books. How romantic. Sighs.

I don’t know why we ever stopped doing this. It’s almost like that planned out choreo that you only see in movies, except everyone knows what to do. It’s so cool

I can't get my eyes off of the girl who has flowy gown. When all the girls turns around, she stands out. Omg

If only we could go back in time for such a beautiful thing like this

There's philosophy in ballroom dance, and it's beautiful.

IT'S SAD WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS LIVING YOUR DREAM.

No joke, I often wish it would still be normal to dance like this and that there were more balls etc. This looks and feels so much better than going to grind in some crammed club. Imagine finding the love of your life at such a dance. The dream of every Jane Austen fan.

I cried watching this…. Beautiful performance 💖

I love how they sync up and its so pretty how the dresses spin and how their circle of dancers just move so beautiful and awesome!Their movements are the best!

The girl in the full circle skirt is clearly stealing the show tho. Such a nice movement to the dress when she twirls around.

And that was considered grinding back in the 18th century.

This dance and this composition is so beautiful. It's a damn shame that ballroom dance is considered uncommon nowadays.

I hope someday this becomes a trend

I don't care what my future husband says..... this is going to be our wedding dance.

After this corona, can we organise one of these to calm our nerves. ... Who is in.

I wish I learnt to dance like this I hope this music stays around for ever. Everyone in this dance looks beautiful

oh god i can literally watch these dances whole day i was so invested my eyes started watering THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

everybody's talking about dancing with your crush, but imagine dancing with your sworn enemy crys in enemy's to lovers

Anyone else loving the way her dress turns? The one in the middle at 2:24 couldn’t stop looking at her dress throughout the whole video. I’ve always wanted to wear a dress like that.

This is just beautiful!!

As a participant of few Ball i adore this event. It is so magical and inspiring. The backstage of every dance are few months of repetitions. But the result - the magic of the dance.

When you realize that this isn't a movie and really in some part of the world some people actually had the chance to participate in something so magical in real life.... *cries tears of sorrow for not being able to dance like this* *cries tears of joy for still getting to witness this beautiful masterpiece*

*_WHERE IS MR. DARCY!?_*

4:18 The girl in the front's dress looks so similar to belle's dress in beauty and the beast! OMG! PERFECT!

It's so prettyyyy Why don't we do this anymore:(

Plot twist: After the video ended they all started playing a game of human chess on that floor.

So did anybody get this in the recommendation feed or just me? Just me ok

An elegant dance, from a more civilized age. Extra points for those who get the reference

So lovely... A little touch of the beautiful times in the modern generation..

when I was little I always thought prom would be like this 😭😂 and that idea only grew even more when I watched the 4th Harry Potter movie .. after that when it came to all those high school shows and movies it changed to amazing dancing 🕺🏻 on the floor to sick 70s and 80s/90s songs 🙌🏻 similar to footloose and .. then there was the great disappointment

If I had the opportunity to do this I would accept in a heartbeat

Seeing stuff always reminds me how beautiful humanity is damn man it’s actually making me tear up😂 can you imagine doing this and your partner being the love of your life? Sounds amazing. Or finding your soul mate in that crowd? Sounds spectacular

You can see how well they spin because of the sway of their dress, its kinda like in a royal dance in movies

I wish dances were still like this today....

it is considered a failure and great disappointment of this human race that we have allowed ballroom dancing of any kind to become so uncommon.

1:37 theyre so mesmerizing to watch, i dont know why (partners at the front middle)

Every couple of years this pops back up on my feed and every time it feels like the first time because its just that good

I cannot believe we replaced that charm and grace with night clubs where everyone dances as if they have a bee hive in their pants 🙄🙄🙄😓

I literally had tears in my eyes like people would choose partying over this? We have failed as humans. They are literally living my dream.

I wish we could have this in high school dances! That would make me be so overjoyed to go😌 instead of doubting to go to the ones we have now.😔

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I wish for this to play at my wedding too. This is stunning it made me tear up

People complaining because they have proms and not this Me not even having a graduation ceremony 😔

the girl who's dress twirled so beautifully stole the show for me with her dress. i loved it so much, it was just so perfect in my eyes on how it moved as she spun. i'm not a fan of limp dresses that barely move when the wearer is being spun, so she definitely caught my eye.

Ballroom dancing will always be my favorite, there is just so much elegance and beauty in it! the matching moves between men and women and the clothes and the dances it's just too much for my heart XD

This is so beautiful and calming to watch!

I bet I couldn't even afford to use the restroom there

Every school should do this honestly, mainly for the girls just to feel a little like a princess for one night

I love how happy they look :)) I mean if I was one of them I’d probably be smiling just as much

Браво.Никогда не думала,что вальса такие сложные.Красиво,аж дух захватывает .И понимаешь какой труд за этой,видимой лёгкостью.И понимание,что оказывается вальс это не два притока и два прихлопа.Эир довольно сложная конструкция танца.Но Боже,как красиво!

oh this is so nice !! I wish we still lived in a time where we did the waltz and wore lavish clothing and attended balls like these whenever

Me: *watches approx 30 sec* Also me: * googling how to get into stanford so i can dress like a princess and waltz with someone*

I see a lot of people saying, they'd love to go there. You can, if you put effort into it. Balls are really fun and I'd recommend them to everyone who wishes to go there. Most balls are however not as strict as this one is. Usually they are more relaxed without an opening ceremony where you had to prepare months in advance just for these few minutes. They often are just as fancy most of the time, the dress-code is just black tie instead of white tie like in the video for example. Every ball basically goes like this: 1. Every one gets champagne and you can meet people in an entry hall or something. You basically just stand around, talk to people and wait for everyone to arrive. 2. After an hour or so, dinner starts. You get seated somewhere (usually there's a list with your table, so you know what table is yours) and you're always being pared with someone of the opposite gender (all at the table are the same age, so it won't be weird or awkward). As a man, the lady to your right will be your partner and as a woman, the gentleman to your left will be yours. You two now may talk about whatever you want to talk about during dinner. Of course you can also talk to everyone else at the table and later, you may switch tables if you feel like it, but the whole idea of it is that you have a partner for the evening and you won't be alone. So going to a ball alone is perfectly fine, you'll basically get forced to meet someone during dinner. That person should also be the first person you dance with. 3. After dinner, you are free to do whatever you like. You should however ask your partner for a dance (men usually ask the women) at first. The first few songs are Waltz, called the opening Waltz (that's what they were doing in the video). However, it's nothing major like it's shown here, you just dance with many others freely as you like. After a few minutes, the opening Waltz will be over and for the rest of the evening, you probably won't dance Waltz again. Although fancy, other dances are just way more fun. if you want to have an idea what's danced the most (at least to the balls I went to), here's a link to a video I've found: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3vlZZeq6oUc.html To be fair, they dance pretty well and I've never seen just one pair dancing. Just imagine at least 10 pairs up front, dancing like that, maybe a bit slower and with less figures because most people can't dance that well. 4. At 2-5 am (depends on the ball) the lights will go on again and the musics fades. That's the signal of the host to end the ball. You can stay for maybe an hour and say goodbye to everyone and then leave. If you want to go to a ball but don't know how to dance and are insecure because of it, here's my advice: Don't worry, if you cannot dance. Watch some videos on the internet so you have an idea and you'll learn the rest there. The base is easy to learn and maybe try a figure or two at home so you learn it a bit faster at a ball. A good flirt is to go to someone, make a 30 second small talk and then ask them, if they know how to dance and if so, if they could teach you. Literally everyone near the dance floor will agree and help you a bit out, showing you a figure or two (doesn't matter what gender you are if you ask). Even better, if you got to know someone and ask them if they could teach you a bit more somewhere where it's a bit quiet. I've met a friend of mine at a ball and talked to him. He immediately agreed and we spent easily an hour practicing and at the next ball we went to, he did the same. You won't be the only one, many are in the same situation as you. Once he and his partner showed me and my partner how to dance, easily 2 or 3 pairs joined us outside of the building because again, many people don't have much experience either. *Most important thing of all, have the courage to ask someone!* It's normal to go up to someone random and ask them for a dance. Most, if not all, will agree. After the dance you can chit chat a bit and then go. Dancing with 6, 7, or even 8 different people at one ball is normal, that's the reason you go there.

The music and dancing were superb. Loved watching this video.

I'm surprised I actually searched for this instead of getting recommended

Imagine waltzing with your enemy , who is soon going to be your love of life but u hate him rn, u r on a mission here and u have to dance with him and omg I m getting goosebumps

Imagine dancing there and falling in love with the one you dance with. That’s truly magical

I do love the look of ball room dancing I do think it is more beautiful and elegant but I almost feel like that some people will never get to see this style of dancing anymore

THIS REMINDS OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE SOOO MUCH ACK

*Me, being a poc and would probably not have been allowed there in the first place in historical times:* hey we should bring this back

the dance was executed so beautifully and the accompaniment was absolutely fantastic !!!

Love the Waltz!

i wish we can still do this at parties !

Where I live (Southern Germany, near Austria), we have lots of those events. Tbh, I love reading the comments by amazed & envious Americans... they make me feel less "cut off" from the rest of the world here in Europe 😂😂 It's like "see, we have cool things here, too" lmao

it's so beautiful, i'm crying.

This is so beautiful, I love it.

They're like... Like dolls in a music box. This is great.

Why can't we have more of this in every big city in the Western world? I'd like to both watch it with different dresses each time and dance in it with all the practice that it takes. It's a beautiful way to exercise.

Thank you for the share of class and style. Such a beautiful dance, especially when spotting those ladies who held their arms upright, not resting one the gents arms.

That was so beautiful ❤

This already feels like a fantasy, but it feel MORE impactful when you haven’t seen a hall full of people like that in more than a year, and a full on human contact generally.

Words can't express how badly i want to do this. Like just once in my life i want to ballroom dance, but like in historically accurate dresses and shit. Like i want to experience the whole thing, just once and i would be happy. Better yet a masquerade themed ball.

Awe this makes me happy to watch this! So much beauty and grace!

**me trying to find the best dress out of all of them:** I CAN'T CHOOSEEEE