well, we re almost at the end of this week s programme, but we have just got time for one more dance off. so let s take a trip all the way back to 2015, long before social distancing had ever been heard of, and when the bigger the party, the better it was. let s hope we can all return to those ties perform too long. in the meantime, here is christer trying to master a classic what s in the lead up to ball in vienna. it is just after dawn but the town hall is already buzzing. preparations are under way for the grand dance event, part of the ball season that takes over vienna each winter. every year, over 450 grand balls take place, and thousands of people descend on the city to get all dressed up and dance the night away. these preparations are for the blumenball, or flower ball, an event
takes over vienna each winter. every year, over a50 grand balls take place, and thousands of people descend on the city to get all dressed up and dance the night away. these preparations are for the blumenball, or flower ball, an event for 3000 guests. a team of 250 people have spent a week getting everything ready, and today they are busy decorating the hall with 80,000 flowers. translation: 200 years ago, common people were allowedl to dance for the first time. before that, it was a privilege of the nobility alone. the viennese people were enthralled, and that popularity continues to this day. over 300,000 people attend the city s balls each season. but no two events are the same. they can be anything from grand affairs in the city s imperial palace with formal dress and classical music,