ball
dance party
drag ball
cross-dressing and homosexuality events
Bradley-Martin Ball
1897 costume ball held in New York City
purity ball
US formal dance event attended by fathers and their daughters which promotes virginity until marriage for teenage girls
prom
in the United States, semi-formal dance or gathering of students at the end of the high school academic year
Yom Kippur balls
anarchist/socialist festivities
debutante ball
formal ball that includes presenting debutantes during the season
Royal Caledonian Ball
ball held annually in London
sweet sixteen
coming of age birthday party for girls turning 16 years old in Canada and the USA
masquerade ball
social event
Matzo Ball
nightlife event and party
The Russian Ball of Washington, DC
invitation-only dinner dance
Hamilton Lodge Ball
LGBT ball in Harlem, New York City from 1869 on
Vienna Opera Ball
annual Austrian society event