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© 2012, Salt Lake Vienna Waltz Association
Vol 6 No 1, January 2012
©2012 Salt Lake Vienna Waltz Association
While I dance I cannot judge,
I cannot hate,
I cannot separate myself from life.
I can only be joyful and whole. That is why I dance.
Hans Bos
Welcome 2012! It’s time to make your reservation for Salt Lake Symphony’s annual Vienna Ball, Feb. 11. This
gorgeous and energetic evening of dance to Viennese Waltz and Polka performed by the symphony includes
dinner, one of the finest silent auctions you’ll find, and floor shows by the outstanding BYU Ballroom Dance
team. And the Mark Cheney Jazz Trio takes over with music for Foxtrot and Swing when the orchestra pauses
for its well-deserved breaks. KUER’s jazz host Steve Williams is this year’s emcee.
Tickets to this ball are a wonderful Valentine gift for your spouse or significant other. We have even sat with
couples who received tickets as gifts from their children. You’ll see some very polished waltzers on the dance
floor, but there’s no pressure to compete and one can dance as much or as little as one wishes. My challenge
to you is to bid at the silent auction and purchase the entire dance floor for a solo waltz to the orchestra with
your partner. Then show the audience just how well you can dance to Strauss. We have, and it was the most
memorable waltz we’ve ever danced.
Dress in the past has been Black Tie Invited which means nice business wear is acceptable. Dress as best as
you can. However, dancing in tails and a formal gown adds to the elegance of the ball. Period costumes are
also welcome, and I’ve even worn a Bavarian Tegernsee suit to a past ball (see the photo of Salt Lake
Symphony Director Robert Baldwin on Salt Lake Symphony’s website for an example). Perhaps I will again this
year.
But think you can’t dance? Of course you can, and if I can’t convince you, accomplished dance instructor
Margene Anderson will by providing dance instruction at 6:30 p.m.
The ball runs from 8 p.m. until Midnight at University of Utah’s Olpin Union Ballroom. Tickets are $60.00 for
general admission and $85.00 for closest to the dance floor reserved seats. Call 1-800-838-3006 for tickets.
See Salt Lake Symphony’s website www.saltlakesymphony.org/welcome.php and click on the Vienna Ball link
for directions to the ballroom.
___________________________
Sorry for the short notice, but San Diego Vintage Dance Society is hosting Viennese Nights: A Ball Jan. 28 at
the gorgeous Balboa Park Club in San Diego. Music for Waltzes, Polkas, Quadrilles, and Schottisches will be
performed by the Grand Pacific Waltz Orchestra. Nineteenth Century Victorian dress is encouraged but not
required, although formal dress is a must. Advance tickets are a bargain at $35.00. See
www.orgsites.com/ca/sdvdance/ for more information.
©2012 Salt Lake Vienna Waltz Association
While I dance I cannot judge,
I cannot hate,
I cannot separate myself from life.
I can only be joyful and whole. That is why I dance.
Hans Bos
Welcome 2012! It’s time to make your reservation for Salt Lake Symphony’s annual Vienna Ball, Feb. 11. This
gorgeous and energetic evening of dance to Viennese Waltz and Polka performed by the symphony includes
dinner, one of the finest silent auctions you’ll find, and floor shows by the outstanding BYU Ballroom Dance
team. And the Mark Cheney Jazz Trio takes over with music for Foxtrot and Swing when the orchestra pauses
for its well-deserved breaks. KUER’s jazz host Steve Williams is this year’s emcee.
Tickets to this ball are a wonderful Valentine gift for your spouse or significant other. We have even sat with
couples who received tickets as gifts from their children. You’ll see some very polished waltzers on the dance
floor, but there’s no pressure to compete and one can dance as much or as little as one wishes. My challenge
to you is to bid at the silent auction and purchase the entire dance floor for a solo waltz to the orchestra with
your partner. Then show the audience just how well you can dance to Strauss. We have, and it was the most
memorable waltz we’ve ever danced.
Dress in the past has been Black Tie Invited which means nice business wear is acceptable. Dress as best as
you can. However, dancing in tails and a formal gown adds to the elegance of the ball. Period costumes are
also welcome, and I’ve even worn a Bavarian Tegernsee suit to a past ball (see the photo of Salt Lake
Symphony Director Robert Baldwin on Salt Lake Symphony’s website for an example). Perhaps I will again this
year.
But think you can’t dance? Of course you can, and if I can’t convince you, accomplished dance instructor
Margene Anderson will by providing dance instruction at 6:30 p.m.
The ball runs from 8 p.m. until Midnight at University of Utah’s Olpin Union Ballroom. Tickets are $60.00 for
general admission and $85.00 for closest to the dance floor reserved seats. Call 1-800-838-3006 for tickets.
See Salt Lake Symphony’s website www.saltlakesymphony.org/welcome.php and click on the Vienna Ball link
for directions to the ballroom.
___________________________
Sorry for the short notice, but San Diego Vintage Dance Society is hosting Viennese Nights: A Ball Jan. 28 at
the gorgeous Balboa Park Club in San Diego. Music for Waltzes, Polkas, Quadrilles, and Schottisches will be
performed by the Grand Pacific Waltz Orchestra. Nineteenth Century Victorian dress is encouraged but not
required, although formal dress is a must. Advance tickets are a bargain at $35.00. See
www.orgsites.com/ca/sdvdance/ for more information.
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