• Mandaluyong city achieved the Guinness World Records for the largest Zumba class with an official tally of 12,975 people simultaneously doing Zumba, overthrowing Cebu City’s record of 8,232 people held in October 2014, a Guinness World Records official said. Lorgina Minguito / Reuters
    Mandaluyong city achieved the Guinness World Records for the largest Zumba class with an official tally of 12,975 people simultaneously doing Zumba, overthrowing Cebu City’s record of 8,232 people held in October 2014, a Guinness World Records official said. Lorgina Minguito / Reuters
  • Filipinos smile while they follow steps during a Zumba class in an attempt to break a Guinness world record in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Guinness representative Alan Pixley announced that Mandaluyong city in the Philippines now holds the new world record for the title largest Zumba class with a total participant of 12,975. Aaron Favila / AP photo
    Filipinos smile while they follow steps during a Zumba class in an attempt to break a Guinness world record in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Guinness representative Alan Pixley announced that Mandaluyong city in the Philippines now holds the new world record for the title largest Zumba class with a total participant of 12,975. Aaron Favila / AP photo
  • Thousands of Filipinos perform in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for having the largest Zumba class in a street in Mandaluyong city, eastern Manila, Philippines. The Philippines set a new world record for holding the world’s biggest Zumba class after Guinness World Record adjudicator Allan Pixley confirmed at least 12,975 people took part in the Zumba class in Mandaluyong city. Francis R Malasig / EPA
    Thousands of Filipinos perform in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for having the largest Zumba class in a street in Mandaluyong city, eastern Manila, Philippines. The Philippines set a new world record for holding the world’s biggest Zumba class after Guinness World Record adjudicator Allan Pixley confirmed at least 12,975 people took part in the Zumba class in Mandaluyong city. Francis R Malasig / EPA
  • Filipinos follow steps during a Zumba class as they attempt to break a Guinness world record in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Guinness representative Alan Pixley announced that Mandaluyong city in the Philippines now holds the new world record for the title largest Zumba class with a total participant of 12,975. Aaron Favila / AP photo
    Filipinos follow steps during a Zumba class as they attempt to break a Guinness world record in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Guinness representative Alan Pixley announced that Mandaluyong city in the Philippines now holds the new world record for the title largest Zumba class with a total participant of 12,975. Aaron Favila / AP photo
  • Filipino Mandaluyong city mayor Benhur Abalos, centre, displays the Guinness World Record for having the largest Zumba class certificate next to Guinness adjudicator official Allan Pixley, right, in Mandaluyong city, eastern Manila, Philippines. Francis R Malasig / EPA
    Filipino Mandaluyong city mayor Benhur Abalos, centre, displays the Guinness World Record for having the largest Zumba class certificate next to Guinness adjudicator official Allan Pixley, right, in Mandaluyong city, eastern Manila, Philippines. Francis R Malasig / EPA

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Philippines Zumba group in Mandaluyong City breaks Guinness World Record – in pictures

Olga Camacho

July 19, 2015

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The Philippines set a new world record for holding the world’s biggest Zumba class after Guinness World Record adjudicator Allan Pixley confirmed at least 12,975 people took part in the Zumba class in Mandaluyong city.

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