A Kathak dancer from Varanasi has broken the world record of longest dance performance by continuously dancing for 123 hours and 30 minutes. Soni Chaurasiya, 31, daughter of a pan vendor, broke the record on Saturday at 9.21 pm at Mount Litera Zee School, Varanasi. With her performance, she broke the previous record of Hemlata Kundalu of Trichur, Kerala, who performed Mohiniattam (a classical dance) continuously for 123 hours and 20 mins.
Chaurasiya had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to witness her performance. Though he couldn't attend it, he was kind enough to express his congratulations on Twitter:
Soni Chaurasia, a bright youngster from Kashi has made us very proud. Congratulations to her. https://t.co/IW98AgDPgG
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 9, 2016