<p>Between 11 and 16 October 2011 I took on the challenge of my life and danced for 135 hours 15 minutes to set a new world record for the world's longest ever dance.&nbsp; It was both the most amazing and and the most terrible experience I've ever gone through - thousands of people came to join me (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGlo6eggcGU">check out the finale video here</a>) and the music was amazing, but I did end up in A&amp;E suffering from exhaustion and destroyed balloon-type legs, and I went slightly mad as I danced on - the sleep deprivation was something I'd never wish on anyone, ever.&nbsp;</p> <p>I was doing it all to raise funds to open people's eyes to the situation there through my charity LearnBurma - via campaigns like Free to Dance (there WILL be more in future!), teacher training and directly linking schools in the UK with those in and around Burma.</p> <p>Aung San Suu Kyi has asked us to 'please use your liberty to promote ours'.&nbsp; Free to Dance is trying to do this - using dance as a symbol of what so many have but which those in Burma don't, and getting thousands of people to stand up and do something positive, unique and fun for the country.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for donating, and if you'd like to stay in the Free to Dance loop and receive news of next year's adventure <a href="http://www.free2dance.com/latest/latest-news/">click here to receive our regular e-newsletter</a>.</p> <p>Best wishes,</p> <p>Ben</p>