Under the light of the second full moon, enthusiastic dancers from all over Greece gathered in Volos for the largest Syrtaki dance, making it into the Guinness World Records.
Organised by the Association for Social Impact and Culture to the Municipality of Magnisia, the dance took place on the main beach of Volos where some 5640 dancers aged from 14 to 89 danced to the music of Mikis Theodorakis’ Zorba the Greek.
Dancers from Volos, Larisa, Athens, Thessaloniki, Trikala and even from islands of the country joined the regional union of blind people, the national synchronized swimming team and ordinary citizens, and recreated Anthony Quinn dancing on the beach of Crete.
The idea came from a Volos resident, Alexia Halvatzakou who was looking for alternative way to promote the area. The President of the Association for Social Impact and Culture Costas Halevas liked the idea and set about organizing the event.
The first Guinness record in this discipline was recorded on the island of Rhodes in 2009, where 1,670 people joined the Syrtaki dance. The event took place under the auspices of the District of Thessaly, the Municipality of Volos, the District units of Magnisia and Sporades, Larisa, Trikala, Karditsa and the Municipalities of Larisa, Trikala and Karditsa.