Village People/YMCA Enter Guinness Book

Revisit your video memories, below, all you hoofers.

By Blurt Staff

Some news just MUST be shared with the world: Just certified this week by Guinness World Records, the largest "YMCA" dance ever.

Whew.  We feel strangely... aroused, writing that last line.

But yeah: The Village People sang and 40,148 adoring fans in the stadium danced their way into a world record on December 31, 2008, and Guinness has giving them the certification. The largest "YMCA" dance ever was scored during the halftime show at the Brut Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, presented by Helen of Troy, on that date.

Danny Girton, Jr., Guinness World Records Adjudication Manager, announced today, "On behalf of Guinness World Records, we are delighted to certify such a visual, fun and monumental record achievement. A very worthy effort by all 40,148 participants and we welcome them to the Guinness World Records family!"

As Andy Partridge might put it, let's briefly summarize what we've learned now, shall we?