The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never ...

Let’s start at the very beginning!” So began a favorite tune from “The Sound of Music.” As applied to the Original Illinois Club, along with its recent debutante cotillion and 130th anniversary ball, ...

Still, not everyone is a fan of updating the music to the 21st century ... For many Austrians, a ball ends not on the dance floor but on the street at one of Vienna's famous sausage stands.

Still, not everyone is a fan of updating the music to the 21st century ... For many Austrians, a ball ends not on the dance floor but on the street at one of Vienna’s famous sausage stands.