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Dancing. An occasion for gathering and celebrating. Also for gossip, intrigue, and romance. Often occurs at other celebrations, such as a feast.
The terms tend to be "balls" for [[Blue Blood]] and [[Royal Blood]] guests (expect [[Gorgeous Period Dress]] and [[Ermine Cape Effect]], if not [[Pimped-Out Dress]]
Straight-laced members of society may disapprove of the frivolity, particularly if serious things are going on. And when these serious things are war, famine, pestilence and the like, they don't have to be very straight-laced.
Quite often in a story,
[[Super-Trope]] of [[High School Dance]], [[Dance of Romance]] and [[Masquerade Ball]]. In an action series, expect a [[Ballroom Blitz]].
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* In the world of ''[[Berserk]]'', the only way for the aristocracy to deal with the constant war, turmoil and bloodshed that they put their citizens and troops through is to hold pimped-out balls for themselves, even if they all end on a horrible note:
** First, the King of Midland holds a ball for Princess Charlotte to which Griffith is invited to. Later that evening, it was announced that Duke Julius and his son were {{spoiler|assassinated by a plot that Griffith orchestrated.}} [http://www.mangakong.com/manga/Berserk/007.016/136 He was pleased with the news to say the least]. [[Psychotic Smile|Very pleased]].
** Later, the King holds a Dance Ball for the Band of Hawk after their victory. All the members of the Band of Hawk dress fancily as nobles. Both [[Action Girl|Caska]] and [[Men Are Uncultured|Guts]] are shown to be extremely uncomfortable at such fancy social events (especially while wearing such frilly and expensive clothing instead of armor). For Caska, however, the series made it clear that [[She Cleans Up Nicely]], despite [[One Of The Guys|her protests]]. (And Guts's reaction makies it [[Crowning Moment of Funny|even better]]). Oh, and then {{spoiler|a botched assassination attempt happened on Griffith by the Queen and her mooks. Don't worry, Griffith is [[Disney Death|alive and well]] in [[Make It Look Like an Accident|order to burn the Queen and her mooks alive]] with the help of [[The Mole|another mook]] who he had [[
** A few volumes later, Farnese is shown attending a ball that her rich, aristocratic father hosts. There she dances with her [[Arranged Marriage|fiancee, Roderick]]. Of course, true to ''[[Berserk]]'' fashion, the party ends with huge amounts of violence and bloodshed via demonic tigers and and soldiers from Kushan. What better way to end a grand evening in the Berserkerverse?
* In ''[[Gankutsuou]]'', while Franz and Albert were visiting the Carnival on Luna, Franz was shown attending a ball and dancing with the Marchioness. Of course, he has a really hard time enjoying the ball when the aristocrats there warn him that [[Horrible Judge of Character|Albert]], being out alone at night, is probably going to get mugged and beaten up (which is exactly what happened, plus getting [[Damsel in Distress|kidnapped]]).
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* ''[[Rose of Versailles]]'' has many important events take place at balls, including the first meeting between [[Marie Antoinette]] and Count Fersen. They also showcase the extravagance of the French royal family.
== [[Fairy Tale
* In "[[Cinderella (novel)|Cinderella]]", the king holds a ball so that his son may meet eligible women.
* In [[The Brothers Grimm (creator)|Grimms']] "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/186truesweetheart.html The True Sweetheart]", the true sweetheart goes to the festivities celebrating her prince's marriage to someone else, and [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|despite his inability to remember her]], he dances with her. The third time, she is able to break the spell on him.
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== [[Film]] -- Live Action ==
* Almost any film about high society in any period of history, particularly an era known for its [[Gorgeous Period Dress]], will have at least one scene set at a ball or other grand party. Movies based on the novels of [[Jane Austen]], [[Edith Wharton]] or [[Henry James]] will almost certainly have a
* In the fourth ''[[Harry Potter]]'' film, there's the huge Yule Ball, with pretty much ''everyone'' dancing. One of the highlights of the event was the opportunity to show Hermione [[She Cleans Up Nicely|looking unusually beautiful when she tries]]. Mind you, this is taken straight from the book.
* In ''[[Enchanted]]'', being a sort of parody on [[Fairy Tale
* In ''[[Labyrinth]]'', there's the rather famous [[Masquerade Ball|Masquerade]] Ballroom dance scene between Sarah and Jareth.
* In Sofia Coppola's ''[[Marie Antoinette (film)|Marie Antoinette]]'', the title character, her husband, and her two favorite ladies sneak out of Versailles to attend a [[Masquerade Ball]] in Paris.
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* In [[Patricia A. McKillip]]'s ''The Bell at Sealey Head'', Dalia mulls over what to invite Miranda Beryl to: a ball or a dinner with dancing. Since she arrived because a woman is dying and she will inherit, a ball is shot down as too festive.
* Sadly, this is a relatively underused trope in ''[[Discworld]]'', as Lord Ventinari has no balls. In fact, there's a well known song about that...
** There is a ball in the ''[[Discworld/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]''
** And while wizards don't have balls either (ahem), they do hold their annual Excuse Me.
* In ''[[Mistborn]]'', these are such a big deal that their ballrooms' designs are based on real-world cathedrals.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'''s episode "Colonial Day", there's a celebration with a lot of dancing to celebrate the election of Gaius Baltar to the vice-presidency.
* In ''[[The Tudors]]'', there are a ''lot'' of
* In ''[[Firefly]]'', the episode "Shindig" features Mal going to a fancy ball with Kaylee (since Inara was already going with [[Jerkass|Atherton]] [[Bastard Boyfriend|Wing]]). However, in the end, the ones dancing together are Mal and Inara, and Kaylee ends up spending her time [[One Of The Guys|discussing]] [[Wrench Wench|machinery]] with the other gentlemen guests instead. Mind you, she's having a ''wonderful'' time.
** In fact, Kaylee tries to play the part of the usual Jane Austen romantic girl at the party. She's promptly belittled by several bitchy girls and is rescued by one of the gentlemen she winds up talking engines with. She winds up enjoying that so much that she ignores a fellow asking her to dance.
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{{quote|'''Violet:''' This party - can I have a pretty dress too?
'''Agatha:''' ... Well of course. Assuming you're still alive. }}
* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]''
* [[Strays]] [http://www.straysonline.com/comic/173.htm The party includes dancing]
* In ''[[Endstone]]'', [http://endstone.net/2010/08/19/4-16/ part of the back story happened at a birthday ball].
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