COTABATO CITY–The Kidapawan City government said Thursday it has broken another Guinness world record by having the biggest number of participants simultaneously dancing to samba music in one event.
The record-breaking feat, performed by 15,230 participants composed of students, local government employees, senior citizens, and private individuals, swayed to the samba tune of Luiz Fonzi’s Despacito along the three-kilometer stretch of the Daang Maharlika highway.
Held on February 12 this year as part of the city’s 20th foundation anniversary, the mass dancing activity surpassed the record set by Thailand’s 500-man simultaneous dance that Guinness earlier recognized.
Kidapawan Mayor Joseph Evangelista noted that the largest samba dance recognition was the second world record the city had made in three years.
On August 30, 2016, the city also broke the “World’s Largest Cha-Cha Dance” in a single event with 14,275 participants. Evangelista spearheaded both world record events in partnership with the Kidapawan City Dance Sport Association, the Department of Education, and other stakeholders.
Evangelista said adjudicators from Guinness did not only appreciate the huge number of dancers but also praised the well-coordinated and choreographed Samba dance steps of all participants during the record-breaking event. (Edwin Fernandez/PNA)
