Dance-A-Thon: Professional Dancer Boakye Fredrick Ends His GWR Attempt After 131 Hours

Dance-A-Thon: Professional Dancer Boakye Fredrick Ends His GWR Attempt After 131 Hours

  • A Ghanaian man who aimed to break the record for the longest dance marathon has ended his quest
  • He ended the attempt on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, pending approval from Guinness World Records
  • Netizens who saw the video were impressed and took to the comment section to share their views

A professional Ghanaian dancer, Boakye Fredrick, has ended his quest to break the world record for the longest dance marathon.

Boakye ended his dance-a-thon attempt on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, after dancing for 131 hours and a few minutes.

Dance-A-Thon: Professional dancer Boakye Fredrick ends his GWR attempt after 131 hours
Professional Ghanaian dancer Boakye Fredrick ends his dance-a-thon Guinness World Record attempt after 131 hours. Image source: @Kwahu Ambassador
Source: TikTok

The determined Ghanaian man commenced his GWR attempt on Thursday, July 11, 2024, initially indicating that he would be dancing for 168 hours (seven days).

He, however, could not meet his target and ended his quest before the seventh day.

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Watch the video below:

Frederick delights as he embarks on dance-a-thon

Fredrick was delighted to start his dance-a-thon attempt. He treated citizens and the world to some of the finest Ghanaian dances, from traditional to modern dance.

He also represented Ghana well by displaying some rich, traditional Ghanaian dances, including Adowa, during his dance-a-thon.

He is currently compiling his evidence for submission to GWR. If approved, Frederick will take over from Srushti Sudhir Jagtap, an Indian who danced for 127 hours at the Dayanand College, Latur, India, from May 29 to June 3, 2023.

Netizens celebrate Fredrick after GWR attempt

Netizens who saw the post about Fredrick ending his dance-a-thon were impressed and took to the comments to hail him.

@patlin wrote:

"Awww we thank God."

@Nânä kwàmẽ Amäñkwä wrote:

"Congratulations."

@Abronoma wrote:

"Well-done."

@Ernest Bright Ansong wrote:

"Congrats to you Boss."

@PRINCE OF PERCY wrote:

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"Congratulations bro."

@nurudiniabdulai wrote:

"Was he even dancing or just turning turning his body."

@I love You Mom wrote:

"What chairman go get inside."

Ghanaian lady sets Guinness World Record

In an earlier publication, YEN.com.gh reported that a lady put Ghana on the map by setting a new Guinness World Record.

Felicity Asantewaa has been acknowledged as the latest record holder for washing a high number of cars in eight hours.

Further details of her achievement have been captured on the Guinness World Records website, with netizens pleased.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh