12 November 2009 / AYDIN HIZLICA , KONYA
The folkdance group at Konya’s Selçuk University is preparing to enter the Guinness World Records book as the largest dance team in the world, with roughly 4,000 dancers.
Noting that they are determined to enter the Guinness World Records book, a team official, Kadir Ersan Bilgin, noted they have not yet decided what type of dance they will perform in the attempt to achieve their record target, adding that the team has practiced the folkdances of Trabzon, Izmir, Gaziantep, the Caucasus, Akşehir, Mardin, Ankara and Çankırı.Stating that many students express great interest in their dance group, Bilgin said, “Each year, around 1,500 students join our group, and we expect about 3,000 more students will join us this year for the record attempt.” The dance team aims to perfect its routine by May 2010. Training in the sports hall of the university, the dance team is the largest university dance team in Turkey with 1,500 registered dancers.
