Organizers of a world-record attempt at a Virginia naval base said they are hoping more than 2,300 people will turn up to dance the cha-cha slide.

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Jeron Hayes, a spokeswoman at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, said she "wanted to do something big" to mark Wednesday's 50th anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign, a charity initiative for federal workers.

So, she organized a Guinness World Record attempt for Wednesday to attempt to break the mark of 2,387 people dancing the slid in unison, The Free-Lance Star, Fredricksburg, Va., reported Monday.

Hayes said civilians and military personnel alike are being encouraged to participate and lessons on the dance will be given right up until Wednesday's record attempt.

"Our goal is to try and set the record at 12:30 p.m.," Hayes said.