Cape Town SVNS Vibes: 300 People Dance at DHL Stadium to Break Amapiano Dance World Record
- A total of 300 people gathered at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town for the HSBC SVNS tournament to break a world record
- The group performed an amapiano-choreographed dance led by professional dancer Justin de Nobrega
- Social media users in the comment section joked that the Springboks should perform the dance before the All Blacks after their haka
- Justin spoke to Briefly News to share what the process was like finding the participants to break the amapiano dance world record
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Over the weekend, rugby sevens teams from all around the world gathered in the Mother City for the HSBC SVNS at the DHL Stadium.
While many filled the venue to watch men and women dominate the pitch and ultimately see the Blitzbok take the win, the crowd also saw content creators and members of the general public get together to attempt to break a world record.
Amapiano dancing at HSBC SVNS
Before attempting to break the world record for the biggest amapiano dance at HSBC SVNS on 8 December, professional dancer Justin de Nobrega (@justindenobregaa) shared a series of videos breaking down the dance moves.
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The moves were eventually put into action on the pitch by 300 participants, with Justin and a few others even ripping off their shorts!
He told Briefly News that after a successful performance with 25 million views across online platforms at the Springboks vs All Blacks Homecoming game on 7 September, he noted the following:
"I told my family and supporters on social media that I would bring South Africa together once again at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, but this time, to break a world record for the biggest amapiano dance ever done!"
Watch the video below:
Getting ready to break records
Justin told Briefly News that he credited the dance crew Street Stylers' directors with getting the dancers together, navigating challenging communication obstacles, and ensuring everyone attended rehearsals and stayed on track as a full team.
The dancer added:
"I give massive credit to the choreographer of the viral amapiano dance to a good friend, Aimsley Fortuin, who shared the viral internet stage with me, and of course, the man that did the mixing and mastering of the viral “RSA NO DNA” track, Ameen Harron, a crazy talented gem in the music industry."
GWR for largest amapiano dance
According to Guinness World Records, the largest amapiano dance, which Quintus Jansen and Bontle Modiselle achieved, had 252 participants.
Bontle, who celebrated and shared the achievement online, choreographed the dance while Quintus organised the group.
Internet reacts to amapiano dance at SVNS
Several members of the online community rushed to the post's comment section to express their thoughts about the stellar dance moves.
@tapspresident laughed and told social media users:
"They should do this before an All Blacks game straight after the haka. All races dancing to amapiano. I don't know why we still have South African All Blacks supporters."
@useroftikthings referred to the dance routine and humorously added:
"Imagine the Springboks taking off their shorts and doing this after a haka."
@janicehoffie wrote in the comments:
"Justin's quads are sickening!"
An entertained @cry.baby.ryan said:
"I need every possible angle of this dance."
@sir_kaleb shared with the public:
"In South Africa, getting bored is just an option."
@user5792549723268 said to the online community:
"There's no atmosphere like a Cape Town atmosphere."
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