Twerking World Record, Big Freedia [VIDEOS]: 'Queen of Bounce' and 358 People Break 'Most People Twerking Simultaneously' Guinness Record

New Orleans recording artist and self-proclaimed "Queen of Bounce," Big Freedia organized a gigantic "twerk off" that just broke the Guinness World Record for "Most People Twerking Simultaneously." 358 people, ranging from 8 to 80 years old, accompanied the performer and danced for two minutes straight (under strict requirements, by the way). The previous record was 250 people. This event will be broadcast on Big Freedia's new show Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce on October 2, 2013.

According to the Guiness Book judge, twerking is actually a pretty detailed dance move and all of the hundreds of dancers had to abide by the following guidelines:

1. Body must remain upright, with movement concentrated in hips

2. Participants can put hands on knees or hips for support

3. Twerking action cannot comes from knees - hips only

4. Freestyling or additional choreography not permitted - no hands on the ground, feet in the air, twirling, etc.

5. Twerking action must be synchronized, can be at own pace

6. All participants must twerk simultaneously for two minutes when Big Freedia gives the signal

7. Any performers who do not participate fully for the entire two minutes will be deducted from the final total

Big Freedia is a huge supporter of the Twerk movement so he was up for the challenge.

The performer recently criticized Miley Cyrus' twerking obsession:

"When something get hot, everybody want to jump on the bandwagon and act like they created it."

No matter whose twerking you prefer, Freedia now holds a world record for the craze! Check out some great Instagram videos of today's record-breaking event: