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
a princess and to dance like a princess. it s a journey into another world for me. eventually, it s time to stop being a wallflower and put my dance training into action. my terrible dancing! no, no! i onlyjust learned how to do it today! blue danube waltz plays. christa doing a pretty convincing waltz there, it has to be said. now i do hope you have enjoyed this look back with me and we have managed to give you some travel inspiration, and maybe even a few moves for when we can all hit the road again. let s hope it s not too long to wait until then. in the meantime, make sure you catch us next week if you can, when. there is another chance to catch up with family from america. they decided to go on
it s so nice! it makes you want to take up dance lessons. the other ball guests seem equally taken with the romance of the event. i love to go to balls, i like it to dress like a princess, and to dance like a princess. it is a journey into another world, for me. eventually, it s time to stop being a wallflower and put my dance training into action. my terrible dancing! no, no! i onlyjust learned how to do it today! blue danube waltz plays. christa doing a pretty convincing waltz there, it has to be said. now i do hope you have enjoyed
oh, that was hard work! some of those moves looked truly, truly backbreaking. just amazing carmen and the scissor dancers of peru back in 2017. well, we ve got plenty more for you, so stay with us because, coming up henry learns it s all in the eyes in india and christa leaves the folk music of norway behind to attend a grand ball in vienna. i onlyjust i only just learned to i onlyjust learned to do this today! in the same way dance can lift your spirits it can also tell a story and perhaps nowhere as intricately as india, which is where henry headed to meet the kathakali dancers of kerala, who not only use their bodies but their faces to tell a story. to learn more about kathakali,
that was good kicking! you ve got to admit those high kicks were pretty impressive. christa in norway back in 2018. now, here is something else to not try at home, especially if you value yourjoints. now, peruvian scissor dancing dates back over 500 years, and some people claim it is the inspiration behind modern breakdancing. now, with a heritage like that, we just had to send carmen to investigate in 2017.