The cadets of the Theresan Military Academy will be joined this year by four cadets of West Point Military Academy (USA) in opening the 86th Officers’ Ball.

The USMA cadets will be commissioned in May 2012. Between August 2010 and December 2011 they all studied one semester at the Theresan Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt. They attended German classes and participated in the training of the Austrian cadets – in the lecture hall, the field and on the dance floor. Participating in the opening of the Officers’ Ball is the highlight of their dance training.

U.S.Army Captain invites Hope Solo - goalkeeper of the U.S. women's soccer team - via You Tube to the Officer's Ball!

A Captain of the U.S. Army, currently deployed to Afghanistan, invited the attractive goalkeeper of the U.S. women's soccer team via You Tube video to the Officer's Ball on the 20th of January in Vienna's Hofburg. In the video he explains that he and his buddy are such big fans of her, but neither of them asks her if she would like to merry one of them. He explains that he knows how much she appreciates the soldiers and that she likes Vienna very much. Therefore he invites her personally to attend the Officer's Ball in Vienna. An article about the video was even published in an Army review and on the homepage of Stars and Stripes (Link)

We are curious if the Captain of the U.S. Army gets leave to join the ball and if Hope Solo will accompany him.

Vadim Garbuzow – a Dancing Star as national serviceman in the Guards

On 2 January 2012 Vadim Garbuzow, well-known as one of the ballroom dancers from the hit show Dancing Stars – began his national service with the Guards in Vienna’s Maria Theresian Barracks. As a ballroom dancer he was drafted as a competitive athlete and following the first five weeks of basic training in the Second Company of the Guards he will complete his national service in the Armed Forces Sports Centre. He and other ballroom dancers will dance with the guests to help Licht ins Dunkel, the Austrian charity. All donations are most welcome!

Come Dancing with the Maestros

Would you like to dance with a Dancing Star from television? This dream can become reality. If your partner has decided that s/he is too tired to hot-foot it around the dance-floor, just ask one of our ballroom dancers, who also appear in Austrian TV’s hit show Dancing Stars. They will be waiting for you in one of the lounges of the Festsaal.

Casablance – enjoy a smoke

Our Ball offers smokers something very special: the Casablanca Lounge fuses Cuban flair with incomparable cigars. Austria Tabak helps you indulge your mood.

The Officers’ Ball goes Wiki

The Officers’ Ball is now also part of the largest online encyclopaedia. Just enter "List of Balls in Vienna" and follow the link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_balls_in_Vienna

James Cotriall - the Late Night Star

For the first time an Austrian artist appears in a showact together with the Guards Music! Through his commitment, James Cotriall does not only support our soldiers on International missions but also our Guardsmen on the telephone involved in the charity activity of "LIcht ins Dunkel" on Christmas Day. On the occasion of the Officers' Ball he will appear as the Late Night Star together with the Guards Music.

Hilton Vienna and the famous waltz

Spend an exciting and swinging ball night and enjoy an exclusive stay in one of two Hilton hotels in the middle of Vienna. The package includes a light dinner with a glass of champagne before the glamorous event and breakfast in the restaurant.

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Austrian Federal Economic Chamber – Internet Network

Cooperation with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber has made it possible to extend invitations to the members of the Foreign Trade Missions. We would like to say thank you for the support provided and wish everybody a memorable evening at the Officers’ Ball on 20 January. For more information follow this link: www.wko.at

Balloffice for ticketsale open since today!

The Balloffice at Schwarzenbergplatz 1, 1 010 Wien, is now open since today for your visit at The Officer's Ball. You can get in contact with us now personally. Selling of loges, tabes and seats at the Ball office from the 5th - 20th december 2011 and from the 9th - 19th january 2012 On workingdays from 14.00 - 18.00hrs, on thursday to 20.00hrs. Tel. +43/1/715 05 70

Statement of he Federal President of the Republic of Austria

As Federal President of the Republic of Austria and as the Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian Armed Forces it is a great pleasure for me to take on the protectorate of the Officers’ Ball. Especially international visitors tell me time and again how much they appreciate and enjoy Vienna and its sophisticated ball tradition.

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The Officers of the Austrian Armed Forces are your hosts

The officers invite you to one of Vienna’s grandest occasions on 20 January in the magnificent Hofburg Palace. Celebrating with friends, meeting officers in their eye-catching uniforms, representatives from industry or famous artists and sportspersons, dancing and spending a memorable evening: only the Officers’ Ball can offer all this, and more.

Fotoshooting with the Dancing Stars

The Officers’ Ball is the ball of all officers of the Austrian Armed Forces. Women in uniform have become routine in the Austrian Armed Forces, but for the general public, the term “officer” still seems to denote a man. The female officers want to show that they fulfil their tasks and missions within the Armed Forces on a par with, and to the same high standard as, their male comrades. In a photo shoot with the professional dancers of Austrian TV’s hit show Dancing Stars they showed how professionally they approach a new challenge. The Officers’ Ball best expresses the officers’ tradition, embedded in Viennese social life. Our female officers impressed with their grace and elegance – see for yourself in the Video.

The 2012 all-inclusive VIP service offer

The ball evening will start for you already at 7 p.m. Also this year, you get access with your car to Josefsplatz, will be marshalled to your parking lot that has been reserved especially for you (special licence by the Palace authority), take the VIP entrance into the Redoutensäle, where you will be awaited by a cloakroom attendant and where ladies will receive a welcome gift. This means that you will not have to cue at the public cloakroom.

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The Officers’ Ball – a cultural heritage of the UNESCO

In October 2010, the Ball was awarded intangible national cultural heritage status by the UNESCO. Every one is familiar with Vienna’s splendorous and posh traditional ball events, such as, for example, the Philharmonic Ball, the Confectioners’ Ball, the Coffee House Owners’ Ball or the Concordia Ball, taking place in summer, and, last but not the least, the Officers’ Ball. All these balls represent a cultural institution, the roots of which go back to the Congress of Vienna, undergoing their first big upturn in the Biedermeier period.

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New webpage

It is with pride that we present to you our refurbished Officers’ Ball webpage. It has been our endeavour to offer our ball guests even better service than we did so far. You say that it is actually impossible to top it? Well, check yourself! In addition to more information, now our webpage at www.ballderoffiziere.at has an up-to-date structure, also featuring new offers. We look forward to your visit – first to our webpage and, then, on 20 January 2012, to the Officers’ Ball in Hofburg Palace.

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