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Greek dancers attempt to set world record

Greek dancers attempt to set world record
More than 250,000 people held hands and danced on the Greek island of Crete on Saturday to try to set a world record and dispel the gloom of economic austerity.The dancers, some in traditional costumes, formed a human chain along a 200 km (125 mile) highway across Greece’s largest island while police halted traffic, event organizers said. Locals and tourists tapped their feet to the sound of folk music for about 15 minutes. “We feel proud. We believe we’ve set a new world record,” Spyros Prevezanos, head of the organizing group Planet Crete told Reuters. “Tonight we sent a message of hope, which is not related to money. We proved that there are more important values.” A Guinness World Records spokesman said no record for the biggest Greek dance had previously been set and organizers of Saturday’s event, which initially aimed for 200,000 dancers, said they expected their world record bid to be accepted.

By RENEE MALTEZOU, Reuters

The entire island of Crete danced to its unique rhythms. The human chain of Greek dancers formed on the side of the road from Hania to Lasithi, which stretches for 200 km. This was conducted in order to break the world record for the longest dance. The dancers are aiming for a place in The Guinness Book of World Records.

It started with a slow dance with 250,000 + dancers, followed by professional Cretan dancers and “Friends of Crete” dancers. The event was organized through local, national, and worldwide dance groups from New Zealand to Alaska, Canada, Greenland to Antarctica.

 
During the event “Planet Crete” will offer messages of fellowship, love and togetherness for the Earth’s people by inviting them to dance along and become one. There are various benefits of this event including worldwide promotion of Crete and Greece, the increase of Greek tourism, as well as the contribution of Crete in the coming together and fellowship of the Earth’s people.


08.08.2010

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