48(Most) Dance Styles danced on One Track

On Sunday 5th October 2008, One Leicester and the hundreds of you who took part were successfully awarded an official Guinness World Record™. Aporximately 592 participants, simultaneously performed 48 different styles of dance to one music track – showing that Leicester really is the world in one city. We beat the previous record, set during the Big Dance for the Mayor of London, in 2006.

One Leicester project manager Tess Booth said: “The One Rhythm Dance Festival was one of many elements in the One Leicester campaign highlighting Leicester as a great place to live, visit, work and invest in. I’d like to thank everybody that took part. It was fantastic to witness so many people becoming World Record breakers. The support from everybody in Humberstone Gate enjoying the One Leicester event was incredible.”

The One Leicester – One Rhythm Dance Festival Grand Finale event was held to celebrate 2008 being a landmark year for Leicester. It marked the completion of the multi-million pound refurbishment of the city centre, the forthcoming opening of the city’s new performing arts centre – Curve and the unveiling of Highcross Leicester.

Terence Lewis creates Guinness World Record

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Indian choreographer Terence Lewis broke a Guinness World Record by making 1,336 people dance in unison. The feat was accomplished through Colors' reality show 'Guinness World Record - Ab India Todega'. The record was broken Saturday at St. Teresa High School, said a source. The participants were invited through a free of cost registration process, and received a quick one-hour lesson from Terence. Rob Molly, the designated official from the Guinness World Record, declared the effort as successful. Terence's challenge was to break the recent Guinness record of choreographing over 1,235 people, set in Australia. Actor Shabbir Ahluwalia, who co-hosts 'Guinness World Record - Ab India Todega' with Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, was also present to pep up the participants as they danced to the popular song 'Jhoom barabar jhoom'. Terence, 35, has been working in the Indian film industry since long, but received fame when he took on the role of a mentor and judge in Zee TV's 'Dance India Dance'. Later, he was a participant on 'Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi 3', and was recently seen as a judge on 'Chak Dhoom Dhoom: Team Challenge'.