In New Orleans this type of "ball" was held to celebrate the relationships in high society.

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The "quadroon ball" was a social event in New Orleans that celebrated relationships in high society between white men and women who were one-quarter black or "quadroon" in ancestry. The men would often take these women as mistresses, but would not marry them due to racial and societal norms at the time. The event was a way for these relationships to be publicly recognized and celebrated within their social circles. The use of slaves in this context is inappropriate and they were not celebrated in this manner. The term "Creole" is a broad and complex identity in Louisiana that encompasses people of various ethnic and racial backgrounds, so it is too vague of an answer.

In New Orleans This Type of "Ball" Was Held to Celebrate