Last October 31, Sorsogon broke the Guinness World record for the largest Filipino folkloric dance. There were at least 7,127 dancers performing a 30-minute synchronized “Pantomina sa Tinampo” or “love dance”, led by their very own governor Chiz Escudero and wife Heart Evangelista. The dance of huge proportions was held on the five-kilometer stretch of Sorsogon’s main street.
You are amazing for coming up with this and for inspiring sorsoganons to be part of something BIG❤️❤️❤️ congrats Sorsogon!!!! Kaka proud!!! Kakaiyak!❤️❤️❤️ @SayChiz @GWR pic.twitter.com/s2Jvoxc9jz
— LoveMarie O. Escudero (@heart021485) October 31, 2019
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As the 30-minute folk dance came to a close, Guinness World Record adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar happily announced that a new record had been set. “We have a lot of guidelines, a lot of rules to be cleared in order to break a record, not just by number. I have seen all the evidence, I have surely checked how all the venues are performing and I am very happy to say that with 7,127 people, you have broken the record, this a new record to break,” Dangarikar said.
New record: Largest Filipino folk dance – congratulations to all 7,127 participants in Sorsogon City, Philippines who braved rainy weather to perform the Pantomina dance together today 💃🕺 pic.twitter.com/QWKmAIpojj
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) October 31, 2019
(Heart Evangelista is Opening an Animal Shelter in Sorsogon!)
The “Pantomina sa Tinampo” is traditionally performed as a culmination of the month-long Kasanggayahan Festival. Its performers are usually dressed in blue, yellow, and red “Filipiniana” for women and white “Kamisa de Chino” for men. “Kasanggayahan” refers to a life of prosperity while the “Pantomina” is typically understood as a dance that signifies love or courtship.
LOOK: Continuous rains did not stop the fun in the iconic Rompeolas in Sorsogon City as 7,127 dancers took part in the momentous feat to bag the Guinness World Record for the Largest Filipino Folk Dance. #KasanggayahanFestival2019#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines#MoreFunForever pic.twitter.com/PbzCExsVKT
— Visit Philippines (@TourismPHL) October 31, 2019
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