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2. Masquerade ball - Wikipedia

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   A masquerade ball (or bal masqué) is a special kind of formal ball which many participants attend in costume wearing masks. (Compare the word "masque"—a formal written and sung court pageant.) Less formal "costume parties" may be a descendant of this tradition. A masquerade ball usually encompasses music and dancing.

3. Bal des Ardents - Wikipedia

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   The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men), [1] or the Bal des Sauvages [2] (Ball of the Wild Men), was a masquerade ball [note 1] held on 28 January 1393 in Paris, France, at which King Charles VI had a dance performance with five members of the French nobility.

4. Ball (dance event) - Wikipedia

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   The word ball derives from the Latin word ballare, meaning 'to dance', and bal was used to describe a formal dancing party in French in the 12th century. The ballo was an Italian Renaissance word for a type of elaborate court dance, and developed into one for the event at which it was performed.

5. Costume party - Wikipedia

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   For example, Cornelia Bradley-Martin attended her own party, the notorious Bradley-Martin Ball, dressed as Marie Antoinette, wearing jewellery actually owned and worn by Antoinette herself. The choice of aristocratic costume allowed rich Americans, with relatively limited family history, to assume some element of history and legitimacy. [ 6 ]

6. Category:Masquerade balls - Wikipedia

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7. Category:Balls (dance party) - Wikipedia

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   Masquerade balls (13 P) U. Balls in the United States (2 C, 36 P) Pages in category "Balls (dance party)" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.