Foxtrot? Bravo! Couples in Thailand dance their way to world record

Nine couples have danced their way to victory by breaking the record for the longest dance marathon in the world in the seaside town of Pattaya, southeast of Thailand’s capital Bangkok. The couples broke the World’s Longest Dance Marathon record by dancing for 35 hours, one minute and one second, gaining a spot in the Guinness World Records. The previous record was set by a Mexican couple in 2008 who danced for 35 hours.

There were times we fought with each other because of fatigue but we made up and pushed through to the end.

Natsiya Noorak, one of the winners

Under the contest’s rules, participants, wearing pink T-shirts and flowers in their hair, had to move their feet continuously in three different dance rhythms - the waltz, cha cha and rumba - until a change of song every few minutes when they were given a 30-second break to stretch their limbs. They were also given a five-minute break every hour to go to go to the toilet, said organizers. The winners will share a cash prize of around £4,000.

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