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Wow I can't believe that you are actually one of the founders thats so cool. I have to say I am so thankful to u for making this possible this is just beutiful and I am very jealous of it. I hope I can dance like that someday.

We still look back at decades of opening choreographies in order to draw inspiration! I can't thank you enough for helping to start the tradition; it's been a wonderful thing to be a part of.

I’m just a random guy from the USA, and I have questions: 1.) What country is this happening in? Singapore? (Guessing) 2.) Why is the East doing Western culture better, more seriously, and more frequently than the West does? Any good hypothesis?

@@wusundowma This is happening in the San Francisco Bay Area. The dancers are predominantly American of diverse ethnic backgrounds, though we also had several international students on the committee from all over the world. I would like to gently suggest that a diverse set of individuals, including many immigrants, coming together as part of a syncretic cultural celebration, is perhaps as serious a "doing" of American culture as anything.

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!❤

Quisiera lo mismo.

U 2 should dance together then lol

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!!

Dunno about you, but I've still got mine.

@@charlessmith6917 saw that joke from a mile away (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞

@@charlessmith6917 god damn it

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!❤

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!❤

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!!

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!❤

Yeah, we need the old, classy things back. Modern world social gatherings are so boring now.

I agree! We do need those back

i agree

Agree!!

fr am really ito slow dance either and night clubs too

I agree I would rather this so much than the modern partys

Well, Covid stopped both types real fast.

Chantal, you have been reading the Daily Mail as I do.

Hey! Stop bashing noisy sweaty night clubs, ripped jeans and drunkenness! Both is fine!

i agree, even tho bro im like a teen i love modern stuff

It's not a graduation

In love with the men dancers.

They’re alternates, in case someone gets injured or ill shortly before the ball. They dance in the polka (and two other couples sit out).

At the beginning, the lead on the right in the front, closest to the center, is female. And there were two female leads in the polka. A lot of Stanford students, both women and men, like dancing both roles. Twice the learning, and twice the fun!

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At 86 I am dazzled by these young people thank goodness they are the future

Did your university have a ball party ?

Hi! So as one of the dancers sitting off to the right, I can! For both the polka and the waltz, there are two alternate couples. These couples learn the entire choreography and dance during rehearsals whenever someone's partner is absent. The role of the alternate is to be able to step in and dance in any position of the choreography in case one of the dancers is injured or can not perform.

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Hi, we are alternates. Since our choreographies are very position-oriented, we have 16 couples on the floors, and 2 couples as alternates for each dance. Alternates learn the choreography from all positions in case there is an illness/injury that prevents someone from dancing in the final performance. What seems "weird" to you is actually crucial in our ability to present you this choreography. Cheers from Josefstadt

what do you mean "special"?

@@winonathequeen if you missed it, then it worked as intended. :D to solve the question: one of the "guys" is female. ;)

@@rivenoak Annnnnd if you missed that there was more than one lead who is female, then it must have really worked as intended :-). What is so cool about the group is that a majority of members actually know how to and do dance both roles often! If anything, I've found that developing both skill sets has helped me grow as a dancer-- both for becoming more musically cognizant of phrasing and styling, as well as adapting to and (and more importantly, in my opinion) dancing for my partner. Cheers!

@@alexisivec5831 okay, then it was really good :) you know: female leads are still a "oh noes!!!" in europe at major events and the debutant female+female couple at the original vienna opera ball in 2020 was criticized. not for being bad in performance (you had to watch closely to spot the 21y woman in white tie among the 288 debutants) but just out of principle by the traditionalists. just my guess: even if Vienna is now cool with the idea (if the female lead is good), they would not allow the other option of 2 men.

Traditionally, Vienna Austria would hold grand balls! Hence, Viennese ball

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What does that mean ?