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New Yorkers twerk their way into the record books

More than 350 people have twerked their way into the record books for the most people doing the dance simultaneously for two consecutive minutes.

The event was held in New York and Guinness World Records adjudicator Charlie Weisman joked that the attempt "had its ups and downs" before officially announced twerking had reached a new level.

The raunchy hip-hop dance has seen a rise in mainstream popularity recently after Miley Cyrus' controversial performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.