Viennese Ball draws nearly 2,000 for 48th annual celebration

“Alles Walzer!” — the traditional Viennese call meaning “everyone waltz!” — opened the dance floor to nearly 2,000 attendees of the 48th Annual Stanford Viennese Ball on Feb. 27 at the Hyatt Regency SFO. 

This was a very different scene from the event’s beginnings in 1978, when a group of students returning from the Stanford-in-Austria program hosted a 350-person gathering in Toyon Hall. Nearly half a century later, the Ball has evolved into a multi-room production, this year themed...