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Royal WaltzWaltzing at a royal ball
Julliens PolkaThe polka, introduced in 1844, is danced at the soirees du haut ton in London, Paris, Vienna etc and rapidly becomes a staple of every fashionable ballroom
Lelong Fashions 1932Fashions by Lelong: a dark red morning dress; coat and dress of brown and beige crepe and an informal dinner frock of sea blue lace which wouldn t look out of place in the ballroom
Fancy Dress BlackpoolA fancy dress ball in the Baronial Hall, Blackpool - just one of several splendid dance venues in this popular holiday resort
Birthday Ball, 1782The birthnight of George III is celebrated with a ball at Saint Jamess Palace, London
Party / German Ball C1900The bandleader exhorts the dancers to greater efforts at a lively German ball
A Private Dance, FranceFashionable dancers
Ball Scene, Circa 1860Ball room scene in the days of full skirts
Ball at Paris 1854Ball at the Jardin d Hiver, Paris, in aid of the English charitable fund for victims of the war currently in progress in the Crimea in which France and Britain are allies
French Prefets BallBall given by the Prefet de la Seine at the Hotel de Ville, Paris
Aristocratic BallroomAn intricate step performed by two ladies and one man so impresses the rest of the dancers that they stop in their tracks to admire
Ball at Bath 1770Ball in the Assembly Rooms, Bath
Gramophone of 1931Creatonal gramophones for the ballroom
A Crowded BallroomA crowded ballroom
Gents at a BallTwo young men whispering about an attractive girl who is on the dance floor with a bearded gentleman who has his hand around her waist
Ballroom Dance / ForgottenThough he has reserved this waltz on her dance card, he has not come to claim her - has he forgotten her ? is he drunk ? is he playing poker ? or has he found another ?
Bal Pare, C18 FranceA Bal Pare (= literally ornamented ball) in an aristocratic home
Tingel-Tangel WaltzThe TINGEL-TANGEL WALZER (= roughly, honky-tonk waltz) is a far cry from the relatively sedate dance of the 19th century ballroom, though even then it caused a scandal
Polka Mania, 1844Polka Mania : an accomplished couple excite admiration in a ballroom
U. s. Ball at the SavoyBall of the United States Navy League, at the Savoy Hotel, London - though why it is held in London, I can t imagine !
View into BallroomA glimpse into a ballroom
Crinoline Spoils DancingThe men are forced out of the ballroom. There is barely enough room to accomodate the crinolined belles. A page in an attempt to serve tea tilts forward precariously
Social event in the Ball Room, Buckingham Palace, LondonA grand social event taking place in the Ball Room of Buckingham Palace, London
People dancing the Cotillion in a London ballroomPeople dancing the Cotillion in a fashionable London ballroom