Kicker: World record on pointe

ANNOUNCER: And 3-2-1! [Cheers]

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Countdown this week in New York for a ballroom full of fit and fancy ballerinas all on their tippy toes, arms in a graceful arc listening to the music of Tchaikovsky.

Tina Shi with Guinness World Records made this announcement for the category of “Most Ballerina Dancers on Pointe Simultaneously”:

ANNOUNCER: 353, that is a new Guinness world record title! Congratulations!

...beating the old record by dozens of dancers. What a sight that was! Dancers kept it up for an entire minute, on pointe, switching their weight quickly from foot to foot!

LINDSAY MAST, HOST: Talk about being on your toes!

REICHARD: In my dreams.

MAST: Mine too!

REICHARD: It’s The World and Everything in It.

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