Nigerian attempts to break world record by dancing non-stop for seven days

Fonte da imagem, Legenda da imagem Saycheese, Ben Dancer deve atingir seu alvo cedo na manhã de terça-feira.

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A Nigerian dancer is attempting to dance non-stop for seven days in order to set a new world record.

Benjamin Daniel, conhecido como Ben Dancer, pretende dançar por 168 horas, 41 horas a mais que o recorde atual da maratona de dança individual mais longa.

Guinness World Records has yet to confirm whether the attempt qualifies as an official record. The BBC has contacted the organisation for comment.

Young people have been gathering in recent days to cheer him on at Freedom Park in Lagos, filming his every move and dancing along from behind the barriers.

É um momento lindo. Ver o quão longe ele chegou e testemunhar essa conquista me encheu de orgulho e gratidão a Deus," disse Uche Anumudu, um dos que assistiam, à BBC.

The current record is 127 hours, set by Indian dancer Srushti Sudhir Jagtap in 2023, when she was 16. Her performance focused mainly on kathak, one of India's major classical dance forms.

Ben Dancer, 33, has been dancing professionally for 18 years.

Sua tentativa começou na terça-feira, 22 de setembro, e, se ele completar as 168 horas planejadas, ele deve atingir seu objetivo cedo na terça-feira de manhã.

For much of the marathon, Ben Dancer has drawn on Nigeria's rich dance traditions as well as its fast-changing internet culture.

Afrobeats tem sido uma presença constante, ao lado de gêneros como fuji, jazz e zouk.

Image source, SaycheeseImage caption, Crowds of people have gathered to watch the performance.

At times, he has swapped his dance clothes for traditional Nigerian outfits, including the flowing agbada and dashiki.

A Nigéria tem mais de 250 grupos étnicos, com uma ampla variedade de tradições culturais.

A equipe de Ben Dancer diz que a performance tem a intenção de refletir essa diversidade, em vez de simplesmente testar sua resistência física.

His team says he underwent intensive fitness training before the attempt, changing his diet and focusing on carbohydrates and cardiovascular conditioning.

Durante a maratona, ele tem se alimentado de forma leve e ingerido líquidos enquanto aproveita os cinco minutos de descanso permitidos a cada hora contínua de atividade.

Ben Dancer has chosen to dance for several hours at a time before taking his accumulated rest.

A medical team has also been present at Freedom Park to provide assistance when needed.

Fonte da imagem, Legenda da imagem Saycheese, Ben Dancer tem permissão para descansar cinco minutos a cada hora.

A cena ao seu redor transformou-se em uma verdadeira festa de rua. Multidões de jovens se aglomeraram para torcer por ele.

Videos from the attempt have gone viral across social media platforms, drawing more people to the venue.

Moronumubo Akodu, que visitou repetidamente para apoiar Ben Dancer, disse que ficou impressionada com a determinação dele, mas estava preocupada com o desgaste físico.

It is actually insane but I am so proud of him," she told the BBC.

Emmanuel Ulelu, who visited the performance twice, said he noticed a striking change in the dancer's energy.

On day two, you could see the stress," he said.

Mesmo depois de apenas três horas de dança no local, eu mesmo me perguntei como ele continuaria.

But when he returned 16 hours into day five, he said Ben Dancer appeared more energetic than before.

It reminded me that we're capable of doing unbelievable things when how badly we want something matches and surpasses the difficulty of achieving it," he said.

A Nigéria também desenvolveu uma forte relação com o Guinness World Records, especialmente no entretenimento.

In 2023, Nigerian chef Hilda Baci cooked continuously for 93 hours and 11 minutes in Lagos, which Guinness officially recognised as a new record.

Sua conquista despertou um aumento de interesse em tentativas de recordes na Nigéria, embora outros tenham superado sua marca desde então.

Guinness says it received more than 1,500 new applications from the country within two months of her cook-a-thon, including events such as reading, singing, and crocheting.

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