Maharashtrian teen sets Guinness World Record with nonstop 127-hour dance marathon

Her attempt began on the morning of May 29 in the auditorium of her college, and she kept at it till the afternoon of June 3, when she broke the record. After breaking the record, Jagtap slept for an entire day.

According to Jagtap, the last day was the hardest on her body as “all my body parts felt frozen and in pain. But mentally I was focused towards my goal.”

“Due to strong practice, I was familiar with all the changes in my mind and body, so I was calm and composed until the end,” she told the records website.

 

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According to the official adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar present during Jagtap’s performance, the college auditorium was “jam-packed with supporters”.

“There were moments of her being too tired, but her parents were by her side all the time, spraying her face with water to keep her fresh,” Dangarikar told the official website. “Very impressive performance overall.”

The Guinness World Records have ruled that a recognised dance style should be performed to a reasonable standard. At no point in time can the participant’s feet stop moving to the music. Previously, the record was held by a Nepalese dancer Bandana Nepal for 126 hours, set in 2018.

Jagtap performed Kathak, one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance, as she “wanted to promote Indian culture and represent India through dance.”

Jagtap prepared rigorously at home for the actual event, including two 126-hour-long dance marathons. She also trained in yoga nidra under her grandfather, Baban Mane. Practising yoga nidra can activate delta brainwaves, which Jagtap says gave her “control over sleep” as it is connected to healing and restoring the body during deep sleep.

Her daily routine involved up to four hours of guided meditation, six hours of dance practice, and three hours of other exercises, with a total of only five hours of sleep per night from 10 pm to 3 am. She credits her parents, without whose support, she wouldn’t have reached the end.

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