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A short video history of scandalous dance floor behavior._ by [Joanna Plucinska](https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Jul 20, 2015 4:35 AM UTC by [Joanna Plucinska](https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Jul 20, 2015 4:35 AM UTC A new Guinness World Record for the world’s largest Zumba class was set Sunday in Mandaluyong, a suburb of the Philippine capital, Manila. Clad in bright yellow shirts, 12,975 people filled the streets to follow the steps of instructors lifted above the crowds on stages scattered throughout the neighborhood. The record was previously held by the city of [Cebu](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33585439), also in the Philippines, the BBC reports. Zumba is a dance-fitness program founded by Colombian choreographer Alberto “Beto” Pérez in the 1990s. It boasts dance and aerobic elements, and incorporates hip-hop, samba, salsa, soca, mambo and merengue. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Every decade has its dance craze. Moves that at first seem too racy for the main stream but then explode in popularity. Exhibit A, Miley Cyrus and twerking. [ MUSIC ] Rumors abound that twerking has been banned in certain places and with that twerking earned its place in the long history of forbidden dances. [ MUSIC ] In the 19th and early 20th century even the innocent waltz was considered scandalous because the partners were touching. In 1913 there was a riot at the premiere of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring at the Paris Opera House. Thanks in part to choreographer and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky's unconventional moves. [ MUSIC ] And then there was jazz. Dances like the Charleston and the Lindy Hop were banned in many dance halls due to their exuberant and flirty nature. [ MUSIC ] And some of these moves which have deep roots in African culture, foreshadowed some of what we see today. [ MUSIC ] There was Elvis, there was the Twist. People fainted at the thought of those gyrating hips. [ MUSIC ] When Latin style dancing became popular in the US, people went nuts. Just look at the Tango. And we don't even have time to get into the Lambada, or should I say, the forbidden dance, that had a moment in the 80s. There was breakdancing, there was moshing. There are still bans of certain behavior at school dances, particularly for grinding. Think dirty dancing. Fast forward to twerking. [ MUSIC ] Five, six, seven, eight. It's been around for years, but it took Miley to get us talking about it. And you know what's amazing? There's always another dance craze in the future. 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