The World Record Attempt For Most People Twerking Is Happening Today

The World Record Attempt For Most People Twerking Is Happening Today

Just like "The Twist" of the 50's, or "Grinding" from the wonderful 90's, twerking has become the de facto dance move of our modern age. Today history could be made, if the attempt to collect the most people simultaneously shaking their butts or "twerking," the most recent dance buzz, is successful. Miley Cyrus isn't even anywhere to be found either, I don't know how she would miss this.

Seriously, I was sure she was the one who organized this.

This record attempt was organized by New Orleans hip hop diva and "Queen of Sissy Bounce" Big Freedia, who has toured the country with a twerk team long before Miley took it to the big stage. Freedia's signature song is even called "Azz Everywhere" because it isn't a rap song without a "z" replacing an "s" in a word. Freedia also has a song called "Make Ya Booty Go."

Now Big Freedia wants to reclaim her crown atop the butt clapping throne by setting the Guinness World Record for "Most People Twerking Simultaneously," a feat that will be attempted in New York City's Herald Square any minute now.

The stunt will be filmed for Big Freedia's upcoming reality show (because of course it will) entitled Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, which debuts next week. However, since this is a Guinness sanctioned event, there are rules which are great:

1. Body must remain upright, with movement concentrated in hips

2. Participants can put hands on knees or hips for support

3. Twerking action cannot come from knees. Hips only!

4. Freestyling or additional choreography not permitted. No hands on the ground, feet in the air, twirling, etc.

5. Twerking action must be synchronized, can be at own pace

6. All participants must twerk simultaneously for TWO MINUTES when Big Freedia gives the signal 

7. Any performers who do not participate fully for the entire TWO MINUTES will be deducted from the final total