The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is lending
its support to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Pattaya to stage a
special Dance Marathon in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
This is the
first ever dance marathon to be held in the kingdom, and will take place
from 13-14 February, 2015.
‘The Joy of Love Dance’ is open to
couples. Winning couples will receive a cash prize of 200,000 Baht and
have their names listed in the famous Guinness Book of World Records.
The
organisers are hoping that the event will see a new record set as for the
world’s longest dance marathon.
The event will be a real physical
challenge because to beat the record, couples will have to dance together
continuously for more than 35 hours without changing partners.
The
current world record was set on 16 November, 2008, at Acapulco, Guerrero
in Mexico where the winning couple, Francisco Petatán-Garcia and Joana
Salinas-Aviles danced for 35 hours.
 Pattaya’s Believe it or Not!
Museum has already hosted headline-grabbing Valentine’s extravaganzas.
Previous events hosted by the museum include the Hug Marathon in 2003 and
2014, the Kissing Marathon in 2011 and 2013, and the world’s largest
match-making event in 2010.
Also popular was the Wife Carrying Race in
2009. These events were hugely popular with couples who were eager to
take part and audiences of tourists and locals who came to watch the fun.
TAT Governor, Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik
said, “This romantic event is in line with the drive to promote the
kingdom as a world leading honeymoon and wedding venue. Each year, the
kingdom’s leading tourism organisations and related businesses strive to
attract couples by hosting fun and romantic events around Valentine’s
Day.
"The underwater weddings in Trang, wedding ceremony at the Red Lotus
Sea in Udon Thani, and the weddings on elephant back in Surin, have
become well known around the world.”
Couples interested in taking part in
the Dance Marathon can download application forms and find information
at www.ripleysthailand.com
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