the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey.on over the next couple of decades, the next event wasn't organised for another 22 years. a cycle that has remained ever since. today the climax of the celebration is a daily show that takes place in a specially booked stadium and features over 5,000 volunteers. and this year, the show‘s been created by the man behind cirque du soleil. i'm loving the vibe back here, themed costumes, props everywhere. so with 5,000 people in your show, do you think you've got room for one more? do this with your hands, dance with your hands. does that mean i'm in? talk me through what i'm going to be doing. you are going to be a dancer, a starling dancer. the idea is that your upper body is completely separated from your lower body and your arms feel like wings that you can fly with. you make that look really easy. so i've got my moves, now it's time to get my costume. these are huge. how do i look? am i working it? you're amazing. then the three—hour extravaganza began. the sun is blazing, it's so hot!

as well as being unesco protected, vevey is famous for the fete des vignerons.xport 2% of it. are you ready? 0ver half a million bottles of wine. the festival itself began as a one—day fee is hosted by an ancient brotherhood as a way to record the best winemaker in the region. and it clearly ta kes best winemaker in the region. and it clearly takes the locals a while to recover as the festival only takes place once every 20—25 years. the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey. but because of unrest in the region over the next couple of decades, the next event wasn't organised for another 22 years. a cycle that has remained ever since. today the climax of the celebration isa today the climax of the celebration is a daily so that takes place in a special stadium and features over 5000 volunteers. and this year, the show‘s been created by the man behind cirque du soleil. i'm loving the vibe back here, themed costumes, props everywhere. so, with 5000 people in your show, do you think you got room for one more? do this with yo

the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey.imax of the celebration is a daily show that takes place in a specially—booked stadium and features over 5,000 volunteers. and this year, the show‘s been created by the man behind cirque du soleil. i'm loving the vibe back here, themed costumes, props everywhere. so, with 5,000 people in your show, do you think you got room for one more? do this with your hands, dance with your hands. laughter. i mean, talk me through what i'm going to be doing? you are going to be a dancer, a starling dancer. the idea is that your upper body is completely separated from your lower body, and your arms feel like wings that you can fly with. you make that look really easy. so, i've got my moves, now it's time to get my costume. these are huge. how do i look? i like it. you're amazing. laughter. then, the three—hour extravaganza began. the sun is blazing, it's so hot! i'm melting. totally worth it. look at this atmosphere! applause. the choreography wasn't so important in the end, there is always freestyl

the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey.r show, do you think you got room for one more? do this with your hands, dance with your hands. laughter. does that mean i'm in? talk me through what i'm going to be doing? you are going to be a dancer, a starling dancer. the idea is that your upper body is completely separated from your lower body, and your arms feel like wings that you can fly with. you make that look really easy. so, i've got my moves, now it's time to get my costume. these are huge. how do i look? am i working it? i like it. you're amazing. laughter. then, the three—hour extravaganza began. the sun is blazing, it's so hot! i'm melting. totally worth it. look at this atmosphere! applause. the choreography wasn't so important in the end, everyone was freestyling but it looked really good. and what an honour to take part in something that only happens once every 20 years. i ain't gonna to be this limber in 20 years, i'll tell you that now! well, we're always up for a challenge here on the travel show, but mike raised