Ball (dance)
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A ball is a formal dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare", meaning 'to dance'; the term also derived into "bailar", which is the Spanish and Portuguese word for dance (verb). In Catalan it is the same word, 'ball', for the dance event.
Attendees wear evening attire, which is specified on the invitation as black tie or white tie (the most formal)Template:Citation needed. Social dance forms a large part of the evening; actual ballroom dancing may or may not occur.
Types of ball
See also
- Ball gown
- Ballroom
- The Gaskell Ball
- Cinderella
- Dance card
- Duchess of Richmond's Ball
- Sadie Hawkins dance
- United States presidential inaugural balls
- Vienna Opera Ball
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