ASUNCION, PARAGUAY

The competition was fierce at the International Mennonite Dance-Off in Asuncion, Paraguay this past week. While Arturo Penner was able to hold his own through four rounds of competition, in the end it was a three-toed sloth collected from a nearby jungle that ultimately took home the lucrative $32 prize.

“Sloths are known for sleeping all day long, moving very slowly, and clinging tightly to things, so it was pretty clear, none of the Mennonites in the competition stood a chance against such dynamic dance moves,” explained Mennonite Dance-Off President David Wiebe of La Crete, Alberta. “That sloth could sure cut a rug…at least compared to any Mennonite.”

Dancing is forbidden in, like, basically every Mennonite community, but that didn’t stop over 1000 participants fro

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