Dancing World Records
Dancing world records feature all different styles of dance, from the Twist to the Worm to go-go and the Macarena. If you've put in hours of practice doing tap, ballet, jazz or ballroom dancing, here's the place to show it off. If you're not a seasoned performer, it doesn't matter - just gather some friends and rave with glow sticks or crank the car stereo and groove in a parking lot.
Dancing Challenges
65 Records
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A total of 528 staff and students of Saghalie Middle School joined hands and performed a pop 'n' lock armwave. They set the record during their first pep assembly of the year.
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Highest Score On A "Dance Central 2" Song While Being Blindfolded
Elizabeth Bolinger earned 1,605,387 points on a Dance Central 2 song while being blindfolded.
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Longest Conga Line In A Public Library
Colleen LaBarbera led 60 people from Ohio Township Public Library System to dance in a conga line as part of their 2012 Summer Reading Program activity.
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Fahreza N. performed 30 consecutive spider hops.
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Largest Zumba Class In New York City
The Relay For Life of Bergen Beach, Mill Basin & Marine Park hosted 419 participants at their Zumba For Life event to set a record for Largest Zumba Class In New York City. They set the record at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn to raise cancer awareness and money for the benefit of the American Cancer Society.
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Largest Group To Dance "The Carlton"
Rob Roush led 290 people in dancing ’The Carlton’, a dance made famous by The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
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Fastest Time To Count From 1 To 100 While Doing A Headstand
Joel MacNeil counted from 1 to 100 in 29.24 seconds while doing a headstand.
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Highest Score On "Sandstorm" Track Of "Dance Central 2" (XBox 360)
Elizabeth Bolinger earned 1,876,779 points in a game of Dance Central 2 on the track Sandstorm.
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Most Grocery Store Locations Simultaneously Participating In A "Chicken Dance" Event
On March 23rd, staff and customers at 346 Whole Foods Market locations participated in a Chicken Dance event.
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Most Songs Go-Go Danced To In Two Minutes
Ella Morton go-go danced to six songs in two minutes.
Morton set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event at UCB Theater in New York City.
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Largest Glowstick Rave In A Shower
At the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington, 167 people participated in a glowstick rave in a shower. The record was set inside got2b’s World’s Biggest Shower, a featured festival attraction.
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Slowest Time To Dance The Macarena
Mick Cullen took one minute, 46.9 seconds to dance one cycle of the Macerena during a live broadcast of WRLR 98.3 FM’sSubterranean[] show in Round Lake Heights, Illinois.
This record was one of 16 URDB records broken during the show’s attempt to set a new record for Most URDB World Records Broken During A Live Radio Show[].
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Most People Performing The Purple Cobras' Entrance Dance At Once
79 attendees of iD Tech Camp Villanova University performed the Purple Cobras’ entrance dance from the movie Dodgeball at the same time.
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Most Ballroom Dancing Dips In One Minute
Joey Lawton dipped Mollie Herman 85 times in one minute.
The feat was achieved on October 18, 2009 at the Saucony Originals[] tent at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, California.
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Elizabeth Bolinger 
Colleen LaBarbera 
Fahreza Nizar 
Joseph Gillette 
Rob Roush 
Joel MacNeil 
Whole Foods 
Ella Morton 
2011 Sasquatch Music Festival Attendees 
Mick Cullen 
iD Tech Camps Villanova University 
Joey Lawton