Tuesday, 18 October 2011 15:49 Thea Forbes
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – British schoolteacher Ben Hammond has broken the Guinness world record for dancing continuously to raise funds for Burma.
Hammond broke the world record by dancing for 136 hours, or five consecutive days, beside the Tower Bridge in London last week. He was able to rest for 20 minutes every four hours, giving him enough time to change his dancing attire and disco on.
He started his five-day dance marathon at 2 a.m. on October 11, and was joined by various dance groups and solo performers who came to show their support for his campaign throughout the five days. He finished on Sunday with hundreds of supporters who gathered to dance him to victory.
The popular European song, “The Final Countdown,” played as he broke the record, London24 reported.
After breaking the world record, Hammond told London24, “I am a bit knackered, but it’s all been worth it. The crowds and my wonderful team helped me through it. I’ve been told that people were watching our live Internet stream all over the world, including in a Burmese refugee camp, which makes it all the more worthwhile.”
The breaking of the dancing world record was Hammond’s grand finale to his Free to Dance campaign. Throughout the campaign the 33-year-old has been dancing at various events throughout the year in a bid to raise awareness and money to fund his charity, LearnBurma.
LearnBurma is a project he developed that aims to educate people about the situation in Burma, and to link schools in the UK and Burma.
By striving to build awareness and skills among young people in the UK, and eventually around the world, Hammond said he hopes LearnBurma will help promote change and freedom in Burma.
Throughout the year, he has led a silent disco through London, and became the first person to dance the London marathon, and he danced for 72 hours through the Glastonbury Festival.
“My dancing has shown the world that together we can be Free to Dance!” Hammond said.
LearnBurma is due to be in UK schools in 2012.
http://www.learnburma.org/
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – British schoolteacher Ben Hammond has broken the Guinness world record for dancing continuously to raise funds for Burma.
Hammond broke the world record by dancing for 136 hours, or five consecutive days, beside the Tower Bridge in London last week. He was able to rest for 20 minutes every four hours, giving him enough time to change his dancing attire and disco on.
He started his five-day dance marathon at 2 a.m. on October 11, and was joined by various dance groups and solo performers who came to show their support for his campaign throughout the five days. He finished on Sunday with hundreds of supporters who gathered to dance him to victory.
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| Ben Hammond on the way to breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for longest dancing. He went all out to raise funds for his charity, LearnBurma, which tries to link students in London schools with Burmese refugees. Photo: Andy Connolly |
The popular European song, “The Final Countdown,” played as he broke the record, London24 reported.
After breaking the world record, Hammond told London24, “I am a bit knackered, but it’s all been worth it. The crowds and my wonderful team helped me through it. I’ve been told that people were watching our live Internet stream all over the world, including in a Burmese refugee camp, which makes it all the more worthwhile.”
The breaking of the dancing world record was Hammond’s grand finale to his Free to Dance campaign. Throughout the campaign the 33-year-old has been dancing at various events throughout the year in a bid to raise awareness and money to fund his charity, LearnBurma.
LearnBurma is a project he developed that aims to educate people about the situation in Burma, and to link schools in the UK and Burma.
By striving to build awareness and skills among young people in the UK, and eventually around the world, Hammond said he hopes LearnBurma will help promote change and freedom in Burma.
Throughout the year, he has led a silent disco through London, and became the first person to dance the London marathon, and he danced for 72 hours through the Glastonbury Festival.
“My dancing has shown the world that together we can be Free to Dance!” Hammond said.
LearnBurma is due to be in UK schools in 2012.
http://www.learnburma.org/
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http://www.silentdiscotheque.com/silent_disco.html
http://soundtransporter.com/
http://silentdisco.de/
Pass by a silent disco if you have a chance ;-)