Dance

Ballet dancer on the stage of the Vienna State Opera

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Vienna is not just the “city of the waltz.” Renowned festivals such as ImPulsTanz and institutions such as the TanzQuartier have long made the city a center for all disciplines of modern dance.

Opera: Vienna State Ballet, first solo dancer, Maria Yakovleva, Nina Poláková and Olga Esina

Vienna State Ballet

The virtuoso Vienna State Ballet dances at the Vienna State Opera and the Volksoper. The highlights of the 2020/21 season include works by George...

"Jezebel" by Cherish Menzo

Tanzquartier Wien

The Tanzquartier Wien is Austria's premier center for contemporary dance and performance. Located in the MuseumsQuartier, this platform for the...

Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods (DE/BE/US) CASCADE

ImPulsTanz

Dancing is finally on again! ImPulsTanz – Europe's biggest dance festival – once again gathers the international dance and performance scene in...

Dancing couple

Blitz Dance Lessons no reservations

More than 150 years ago, Johann "Schani" Strauss made the Vienna Waltz famous around the world. Today, the dreams of millions of ball attendees...

Feet of a dancing couple

Dance classes

Vienna is the world’s capital of music. One of its most sought-after “export goods” is the Viennese Waltz, the dance in three quarter time that...

Nina Saurugg bei einem Luftsprung im MuseumsQuartier

Dancing on impulse

Impulstanz, Europe’s largest dance festival, provides a blend of top performances and an unrivaled workshop program. The Viennese producer...

People dancing at the Opera Ball

Vienna Opera Ball 2021

At the Vienna Opera Ball, the Vienna State Opera is transformed into the world’s most famous ballroom. This ball of balls creates opportunities...

Woman putting on makeup in front of a mirror in the Opera Ball cloakroom

Backstage at the Opera Ball

Are balls only about dancing? What about food and drink? We follow two couples at Vienna’s world-famous Opera Ball and take a look behind the...

Close-up of violin playing hands

Viennese waltz

Once considered wicked, today it is the very definition of all things Viennese and UNESCO cultural heritage: the Viennese waltz. The people of...

Ballsaal Rochusmarkt

Ballroom

Dance fans of every age and ability meet in the "Ballroom" ("Ballsaal"). People dance and party there several times a week, throughout the year.

Ball in Vienna

Dance through a night at the ball – with VIENNA / NOW

VIDEO: Float around the floor to dreamy waltz numbers at a Viennese ball and experience the city in three-four time.

Couple dancing at the Vienna Opera Ball

Dates of balls & galas …

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State Opera, ballet scene

Dance and musical events

Events to do with musicals & dance in the event database