Saturday, April 26th 2025 - Cercle de l'Union Interalliée
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A grand ball
for French-American friendship
Celebrating with elegance and joie de vivre more than 200 years of cultural exchanges between France and the United States is the aim of the Grand Transatlantique Ball!
Inspired by the expertise of the prestigious Bal des Parisiennes, the Grand Transatlantique Ball is, from its very first edition, the place to be for lovers of France and the United States who want a unique opportunity to celebrate La Fayette and Washington, Offenbach and De Sousa, Josephine Baker, Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt, and finally the cinema, where our two countries played a major and pioneering role. In short, all this beautiful shared history that makes our friendship so wonderful to experience!
Discover the venue and the exceptional artistic program that will make this one of the most beautiful balls in Paris, a truly grand ball where art, culture and ballroom dancing come together for a memorable evening...
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Honorary committee
- T.I.&R.H. the Archduke and Archduchess Imre of Habsburg-Lorraine
- T.I.H. the Prince and Princess Ermias Sahle Selassie
- Countess de Fontaines de Logères
- Count and Countess Arnaud de Pontac
- Professor Paul du Quenoy, FRSA, president of the Palm Beach Freedom Institute
- Ms. Virginie Calmels
- Dr. Hélène de Lauzun
Organizing Committee
- Mr Charles de Lauzun
- Mr Hervé-Patrick Stella
- Ms Laure Bories-Devèze
The Grand Transatlantique Ball is organized by the "Paris-Washington Society" and the "Society for Grands Balls of Paris & France" for the benefit of the American Hospital of Paris.
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The Venue
The Grand Transatlantique Ball will be held in an exceptional venue with a legendary name for French-American friendship: the Cercle de l'Union Interalliée (33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris), the result of the victory of 1918.
« Through unprecedented sacrifices, the Entente Powers secured their just triumph in the hardest of wars. During peacetime, their union must be maintained, in a memory of imperishable glory, for their common salvation and for the security of the world. This is what the Inter-Allied Union is working for.»
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Programme
The Grand Transatlantic Ball is a unique a creative event, inspired by traditions of both French and American balls.
7:00 p.m.Welcome of participants of the La Fayette and HEMINGWAY packages
7:30 p.m.Concert by the Quintet of the Hot Club de France. Tribute to Reinhardt and Grappelli.
8:00 p.m.Gala dinner
9:30 p.m.Welcome of participants of the JOSEPHINE BAKER packages
10:00 p.m.Opening ceremony of the Ball
10:30 p.m.Opening of the Ball, with music provided by two orchestras
0:00 a.m.French, or so-called American, improvised quadrille
3:00 a.m.End of the ball
Dress code
Our two countries have cultivated elegance in society throughout the ages... Let's make the Grand Bal Transatlantique a moment of grace!
Ladies
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Sargent (United States) -
Boldini (France)
Ball gown (long dress covering the ankles to the foot)
Gentlemen
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Leyendecker (United States) -
Boldini (France)
White tie. Tuxedos accepted.
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The Artists
The Grand Transatlantique Ball has all the ingredients for a spectacular ball, with the exceptional participation of two quintets including the prestigiousQuintet of the Hot Club de France, as well as entertainment by La Maison de la Valse et in particular the Formation des Grands Bals.
Opening ceremony
Quintet of the Hot Club de France
Operatic interlude
Swing demonstration
Opening waltz by the Formation des Grands Bals to Jacques Offenbach's Les Belles Américaines
Ball
Two musical groups will alternate every half hour under the Gobelins tapestries and the chandeliers of the sumptuous Salon Foch to offer our guests a continuous concert and an irresistible invitation to dance. Whether you are there for the atmosphere and the music, or to dance, the Grand Bal Transatlantique will be there for you!
Jazz, rock & swing sequence
(alternating)
Quintet of the Hot Club de France : reformed for the 80th anniversary of this legendary group, which saw Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli invent gypsy jazz, at the crossroads between American jazz and the French style, the Quintette will dazzle and bring its already legendary elegance to this exceptional ball.
Waltz sequence
(alternating)
La Parisienne String Quintet : created especially for the first edition of the Grand Bal Transatlantique, the La Parisienne String Quintet will play the great French waltzes (Waldteufel, Offenbach, Métra) and the most beautiful English waltzes in the repertoire to create an atmosphere of unparalleled elegance and prestige.
Midnight quadrille
The French quadrille has profoundly inspired American square dances: at midnight, all participants are invited by the master of ceremonies to join the dance floor to learn how to dance, whatever their level, a figure of the so-called «American» French quadrille.
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Packages
La Fayette package
"The hero of two worlds"
Dinner + Show + Ball
From 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Concert by the Quintet of the Hot Club de France (tribute to Reinhardt and Grappelli)
Gala dinner
Seat in the VIP box during the opening ceremony and the ball
Access to the ball until 3:00 a.m., with two atmospheres (one jazz, rock & swing, the other waltz & quadrille) led by two quintets
Exclusive service of unlimited champagne directly in the VIP box
Charity open bar: soft drinks and spirits included in your package. You give what you want: everything you give goes to our charity beneficiary, the American Hospital of Paris.
€450 per person
Hemingway Package
"Paris est une fête"
Dinner + Show + Ball
From 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Concert by the Quintet of the Hot Club de France (tribute to Reinhardt and Grappelli)
Gala dinner
Opening ceremony with the participation of the Quintet of the Hot Club de France and the Formation des Grands Bals. This package includes seating only at dinner and not during the opening ceremony (30 minutes).
Access to the ball until 3:00 a.m., with two atmospheres (one jazz, rock & swing, the other waltz & quadrille) led by two quintets
Charity open bar: soft drinks and spirits included in your package. You give what you want: everything you give goes to our charity beneficiary, the American Hospital of Paris.
€250 per person
Joséphine Baker Package
"J'ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris"
Show + Ball
From 9.30 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Opening ceremony with the participation of the Quintet of the Hot Club de France and the Formation des Grands Bals. Standing room only: seating during the opening ceremony is reserved for dinner packages.
Access to the ball until 3:00 a.m., with two atmospheres (one jazz, rock & swing, the other waltz & quadrille) led by two quintets
Charity open bar: soft drinks and spirits included in your package. You give what you want: everything you give goes to our charity beneficiary, the American Hospital of Paris.
€150 per person
€125 per person for two people
A ticket allowing you to join us only for the Grand Ball is also available with an entrance at 11.30 pm before the Midnight Quadrille, rate 75 €.
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Do you have a question? Please contact us via e-mail contact@lesgrandsbals.fr or via WhatsApp at +33.6 72 37 34 28 !
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