Nigerian dancer Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, is attempting to dance non-stop for seven days. The 33-year-old performer began the dance marathon on Tuesday, September 22, at the Freedom Park in Lagos.
His goal is to reach 168 hours of dancing and set a new world record for the longest individual dance marathon. That would be 41 hours over the current record of 127 hours.
Nigerian attempts to break world record by dancing non-stop for seven days - Crowds have gathered in Lagos to watch Ben Dancer, who says he will carry on dancing until Tuesday morning. Via @BBC:https://t.co/ViEtYheOwC
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