no i don't see much in the way of sensory play there but i do know one lady exactly how to get the right heel for a period pretty boy arena hello so we all look so beautiful costumes here. of course this ball here was first dedicated to the war of eighteen twelve it wasn't so much about russia's victory but it was the first such event that was held after the war a certain degree of courage was required to hold the ball at that time this stance is where it all began. and with several events every year they're becoming very popular even if you're not experienced you are encouraged to join in and there are plenty of helpful partners waiting to show you the ropes. movement in music have always stood the russian soul

but now in the twenty first century more and more people seem to be learning these traditional currently dances that hop back to a bygone age i wanted to find out what makes them so appealing to a modern nor dns and how long it might take to get an absolute beginner to the book but. there's a school in moscow which claims it can teach anybody how to dumps so i am going to put that theory to the test and apparently there are always sorts of men so hopefully this should be a place for. the rich are going to evening everyone today will learn the viennese waltz which you can dance at the ball roll. it was time to start learning the basics the twiddling round by myself everything seemed pretty easy but

a solo waltz wasn't exactly going to cut it take the lady's right hand good. the gentleman's right hand sits in the lady's left shoulder blade a little closer. while the law the. judge to stare at my feet and count out loud we made a few circuits of the room with only minimal damage to obvious toes. there is a. good enough to actually not look like a total idiot of the board. but the u.k. to find. the sort of the scientists have to give a traffic jam out of. our instructor demon has been teaching for the best part of twenty years and says he's never seen don't sing more popular. though she wasn't

with the most of it is important because whenever you go to any public place like a restaurant there's always room for dancing beats the so you get a feeling of confidence when you know that you can invite a lady to the dance floor. raise your hand. get a list of you know i think that the first true taste for dancing only comes after three months of practice. but. unfortunately for me i didn't have quite bad blome if i was going to make it to another daunts i was going to need some serious help to have a question that is coming up and i really need a partner. would you come with. basic or wonderful. but certainly great alcohol but clearly i'm just going to have to get myself properly prepared all culture isn't just about dancing and i was going to have to brush up on my fashion and my etiquette.

most here we see the most authentic russian romanticism this is a fake mc dress it's accentuated with the light shawl and hat only single women were allowed to have uncovered heads they had highly decorated hairstyles to married women whether at the ball or at home were required to wear half the summer they dance in the stress of balls but it would be worn only at a local summer gatherings so some school if we look at the male costume we see the dress code was colorful and return to the fashion scene in color courses the shirts of mold almost took us. this is the costume from the middle of the nineteenth century. but that's the sort of thing open with full. by this time they are wearing black coats and black trousers in comparison with

very elaborate gowns for the ladies' men look like exclamation points bringing attention to female beauty. and want to remind you that you could make a costume like that for me the core question of course brilliant or. excuse me for a moment of national list. that's how the first is to. courtrooms both on the one hand the boardroom is the most democratic place. almost on the ball you can invite anyone you like your board so just but if you want to invite a lady who is standing next to a gentleman you should ask his permission first ball yet the ballroom is also a very patriarchal place in the past jewels in russia were forbidden of but there

is one exception if someone stood on your partner's dress you were obliged to challenge him to do it only in that instance did the emperor permitted just do it. that the cooperation women were able to communicate with fans with the menu what was being directed at them was was this the final why right arm to the heart without little means i love you. other movements had other meanings this one means i have no interest in that when a lady does this it means she likes you. when the lady flaps her family like this that's your signal to invite her to dance.

stand facing one another the gentleman takes a step to the right. that is gentleman embrace your partner. already. and of all. the off the. us the. us. are solidly excellent off. in iraq you have wonderful shoes train is the best and they put me on that bus to boast or. ok just try it in front of front and back and three in the front yeah that they do in a couple. it wasn't perfect but it was

as good as it was going to get and the next day i headed to a room is to pick up my cost you. know what nothing here we have a dress from the middle of the nineteenth century. that you know this hoop skirt around is made of silk taffeta there's about nine leaders here at that time flowers were very fashionable just because now i'll show you my pride and joy just because it's a carnival gown from the sixteenth century. i'm not saying it's all sun by hand. all silk and silk embroidered fabric it's such a beauty. of the ball all of this beauty was exempted by the seriousness rigor and restraint in male attire. that's the kind of outfit we've got for you to give back. so this is going to make me hopefully a fresh little gent of the

a scene fifty's now just to see if everything fits and it seems the trend of the day was for very small clothing. new condos next to the vest needs to be tight even in paintings you'll see that the male figure it's the females. and waist and it's the small chunks of big kids here ladies for most that we can't place the cakes james will for the next week. mike that. we get home finally feel authentic james the dandy you schol go to the ball. shows. the women of the time spent about six hours in hair pressure comes

a head dress a has to have a high level of professionalism in order to make such a hairstyle. they used ations greek statues as models. the style uses lots of logs and curls consent to these hairpiece holds these hair out of fashion we have spirals at the temples we scout it's a very romantic style and very playful. especially in dance when a girl dances and flips her curls it's amazing. and. it's super wonderful thank you but you know you're ready for the ball from that. we were john seeing in the more of your apostle museum

a building that's over two hundred years old and that's recently undergone a long restoration by descendants of its former owners and amazingly everything seemed to go off without a hitch. so it's like a little. right i think now that we finally got the balls out of the way without too many cups in the pool what's made you stick with it what you think you closeouts he leaves that feeling down meeting new people mole you don't think this atmosphere when you say everything together all together this type of drawn can you get used to it and you get addicted to it i would like to get that they think that . the house used to play host to the aristocracy of the intelligentsia i

would set me truth i'm in such all centric surroundings and among beautifully dressed people it's easy to lose yourself. and it's possible i may have got slightly carried away. stuff. i didn't moan satisfaction. i begin.

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stooges free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media on down to r.t. dot com the. dollars have been satisfied and as i rode back towards the twenty first century it was finally time to read a message i've been passed up the dots. james i'd like to invite you to join me at the first russian viennese ball in montrose switzerland it should be a memorable event if you like to attend please join me at the imperial tailoring company in moscow next monday at noon you'll need to pick out something elegant hope to see you then victor. there was no way i could possibly chance like this viennese ball is renowned as the

best event of the season and i knew the fix it was one of the men in charge. now it might be a traditional bowl but i don't think the eight hundred fifty look is going to cut it in switzerland so i'm here to meet up with victor and hopefully pick up something a little bit more. pictures hi james stuff this is yeah well know when to choose a suit for you i've already chosen the one for me this one please. me had good taste it brought me to moscow's imperial tailoring company where they make some of the best clue. it's in the business. runs. doing well well james in general you look really very good i

think fits you perfectly but maybe some small items for example your trousers bit longer right thing and maybe a bad fake some more buttons just was just yeah yeah but in general it's perfect and of course there's always a place or something we can always do best ok right so of course i work ok. this is your last year you look really perfect thank you very much well i don't think that daniel craig has anything to worry about but you can't help but feel a bit special it's something like this so switzerland because we're coming to get. a few days in around two and a half thousand kilometers later i'd arrived in the small swiss municipality of montrose and it certainly didn't disappoint. when you use the room

yesterday welcome to the film for months or so your room is ready this is a room with nicky thank you. so this is a bit special isn't it a five star hotel for a five star event. the viennese ball has taken place in moscow under around europe since two thousand and three it's the brainchild of organize our alexandra smog and i caught up with him to see why he decided to hold this one in montreaux. first of all we never did a ball into the like ok. we decided to do it and when we're choosing the place we consulted with some. partners from through the seeds a lot. so they said that. look at montreal this is beautiful small town on the lake so i came here as facially to check the place i was impressed so we

decided to make bohea. more than twenty thousand people have attended alex on the stump says leach won his plan down to the last detail how much preparation goes into class that might you know it seems that it is very easy but it is not so definitely. to make a real ball you have several levels of liberation you have to bring to start august first at least one thing for nick one jest or just seen gathers your family to care about catering to don's flaw in all the people have to submit it to the dogs because of this is all. but already tell it was going to be a member of kazan and according to conduct alfred a very multicultural want to. do this evening is really very special because we have different problems to solve and we have singers from russia and we have

a bell a phone russia and the apostrophe it tells italy and i'm from austria so it's an international event absolutely well we'll let you go back because obviously you need a script thank you very much take it away maestro thank you very much. as the old district continued the practice i headed back to my room with just an hour to go i had to get ready but there's always time to enjoy if you like this.

think i can say without a shadow of a doubt the most could get used to this. is. the guests were beginning to arrive but i couldn't resist one last trip to the hotels and. well my nose has led me to probably the most important place in the hotel this evening the kitchen whether i mean all of these things for the bowl so i'm going to be a little bit careful because i want to get ten angry sets around me that could be dangerous . they're making full courses to feed four hundred guests so there's not much time to hike around didn't mind at work and with lobster and growled the menu so to say i was looking forward to dinner.

thinking my mouth water but. i'm getting close. while more and more guests began the night with a glass of champagne i went to meet victor and it turned out he had a rather unexpected surprise in store. so james this is. this is my thanks because as we're having money big problem in the debutante at the moment i would like to feel like maybe there are never enough men out that always so many beautiful women and never enough men yes my pleasure if you would if you will have a. great. buy had planned to hang back and take part in some of the big group don'ts is this time and i was suddenly. very nervous if this risks a new year's debutant it was more important than ever that i didn't mess up still at least i didn't have long to think about it.

with dozens of couples performing the figure waltz we did have a few problems with traffic but with a few well timed wolds we made it to the end and then we could really enjoy ourselves. you're loving life you know it might seem like you have a really busy life and my case to be made so made you. think i.

could keep it thank. you but it certainly leaves you out of breath and it gave me a chance to chat with samia about why she had decided to become a debutante met so many different younger people who seem to be taking to this what is it that appeals to this as opposed to see the traditional kind of going on a friday night is that in a culture that you know. sauce unleashes a feast and it comes to this question that's not the historical easter also very interesting here because of the last night you know these unforgettable bodies. silence. as the evening wore on the old distro was replaced by a jazz band and the music became a little less classical but then surprisingly no one seemed keen to go home. i

think the most revealing thing that i can say is that i don't want this whole experience to end and maybe that's why people love it so that is just pure magical escapism a long way that i can see. you. i didn't expect my journey into bowl culture to bring me this far but it has been a fantastic adventure i'm to my surprise i actually don't think i'll be hanging up my dancing shoes any time soon. and. we might be two hundred years on from the days of war and peace but there is still pools being held both here and the broads you can imagine even the touch of a stove of the light to attack. the russian dawns tradition is alive and thriving

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