Archive · 8 Aug 2025
20-Year-Old Sets World Record with 170-Hour Dance Marathon
Remona, a young woman, danced for 170 hours straight, which is a new world record.
She performed Bharata Natyam, a type of classical Indian dance, and started training when she was very young.
The event was at her college, and she received support from her mother, friends, and the local community.
Remona was inspired by a dance marathon she saw online.
This wasn't her first achievement; she also received a national award for children.
Remona wants everyone to feel welcome in dance and hopes to keep learning and sharing Bharata Natyam.
Remona Evette Pereira, a 20-year-old, set a new world record for the longest Bharata Natyam performance.
She danced for 170 hours straight, earning a place in the Golden Book of World Records.
The performance took place at St Aloysius College, where she is a third-year BA student.
Pereira was honored with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2023.
She aims to make Bharata Natyam inclusive and plans to pursue a PhD in the art form.
- Who
- Remona Evette Pereira, a 20-year-old dancer.
- What
- A 170-hour Bharata Natyam dance performance.
- When
- Began July 21 and concluded July 28.
- Where
- St Aloysius College, Mangaluru.
- Why
- To set a world record and express her love for Bharata Natyam.
Traditionalist Viewpoint
Inclusive Viewpoint
Who is the art form for?
Traditionalist Viewpoint
Bharata Natyam is a traditional art form.
Inclusive Viewpoint
The art form can be practiced by anyone who approaches it with devotion, discipline and love.
- Age
- 20
- Dance Style
- Bharata Natyam
- Performance Duration
- 170 hours
- Achievement
- Golden Book of World Records
- College
- St Aloysius College
- Previous Honor
- Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar