Hundreds of enthusiasts gathered on Havana's seafront on Wednesday in an attempt to break the record for the world's biggest salsa dancing.
The event is part of the international "Dance in Cuba" festival, with organizers saying more than 1,000 couples had applied for the challenge.
It wasn't just Havana's finest dancers there. People from Mexico, Colombia, Japan, Germany and Romania - from students to housewives - also flew in for the occasion, ready to join hundreds of Cubans for the world's biggest salsa round dance, known as the Rueda de Casino.
The Rueda de Casino is a Cuban tradition that often takes place spontaneously at parties and celebrations, where dancers form a circle and constantly change partners.
The previous Guinness world record for this category was set in Greece last year, with 1,100 dancers performing together for seven minutes and 16 seconds.
One participant in Havana was confident that they would beat Greece.
"Yeah, we are going to get the world record today. We will, we will get it," said the participant.
When asked if it would be difficult for so many people to dance in unison, she answered jovially, "No, because we are professionals. We have been practising for two days!"
The dance took place at an open-air club by the sea. Although police had closed off the area to traffic, there was still not enough space for a single giant circle. So the dances had to be divided into smaller groups with everyone trying to move in unison.
In the end, slightly more than 900 people turned up for the event, and Cuba failed to enter the Guinness World Records. But still, the happy crowd danced the Rueda de Casino for 15 consecutive minutes.
The Dance in Cuba festival, now in its 10th year, is organized by the Ministry of Culture and lasts till end of Friday.