882 male and female dancers wearing traditional "charro" suits with large hats or colorful costumes with bold jewelry performed Mariachi music in Guadalajara, Mexico to break the Guinness World Record for the world's biggest folk dance on August 24, 2019. /VCG Photo

To qualify for the record, dancers needed to perform a choreographed routine for more than five minutes without interruption, the Guinness judge Carlos Tapia announced. /VCG Photo

Spectator Karla Gallardo told AFP that it was "impressive" to see such strong coordination and full expression of Mexican culture. /VCG Photo

The last record was also kept by the Mexicans in Guadalajara in 2011, with 457 participants. /VCG Photo