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 times before too long. in the meantime, here s christa trying to master a classic waltz in the run up to a spectacular ball in vienna. it s just after dawn, but the town hall is already buzzing. preparations are under way for a grand dance event part of the ball season that 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
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, to modern dance parties where anything goes.
the better it was. let s hope we can all return to those times before too long. in the meantime, here s christa trying to master a classic waltz in the run up to a spectacular ball in vienna. it s 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 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
to get all dressed up and dance the night away. these preparations are for the blumenball, or flower ball an event for 3,000 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, to modern dance parties where anything goes. booming electronic music plays
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, to modern dance parties where anything goes. booming electronic music plays. this season of events also represents big business