Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Student Achieves Record with 170-Hour Bharatanatyam Dance Marathon
A student named Remona danced for 170 hours straight, which is a really long time!
She was doing Bharatanatyam, a type of Indian classical dance.
It was like a marathon, but instead of running, she was dancing.
She took short breaks every few hours.
People came to watch her, and she was supported by her mother, teachers, and friends.
Because of her incredible performance, she set a new record in the Golden Book of World Records for the longest continuous Bharatanatyam dance.
Remona Evette Pereira, a student, set a record with a 170-hour Bharatanatyam dance marathon.
The marathon began on July 21st with prayers and concluded with a prayer to Mother Goddess Durga.
Pereira performed with 15-minute breaks every three hours, showcasing the full grammar of Bharatanatyam.
Her Guru called the achievement a 'feat that must be written in golden letters'.
She danced for a total of 10,200 minutes, as recognized by the Golden Book of World Records.
- Who
- Remona Evette Pereira, a BA student.
- What
- Remona Evette Pereira completed a 170-hour Bharatanatyam dance marathon.
- When
- The dance marathon began on July 21st and concluded on Monday.
- Where
- At St Aloysius Deemed to Be University campus in Mangaluru.
- Why
- To set a new record and showcase Bharatanatyam.
- Dancer
- Remona Evette Pereira
- Dance Style
- Bharatanatyam
- Duration
- 170 hours
- Record Achieved
- Golden Book of Records
- University
- St Aloysius Deemed to Be University