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
49 Records
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Most People Wearing "Dance With Me" T-Shirts While Dancing
Dan Clancey and 12 members of his group wore "Dance With Me" t-shirts while dancing.
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Most People Dressed As Polar Bears While Dancing In 24 Hours
Lindsey Hajduk coordinated with the Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Endangered Species Coalition and Sierra Club in gathering the largest group of people dressed as polar bears while dancing in 24 hours. A total of 391 people across the United States participated.
They set the record to raise awareness against offshore drilling, for protecting the Arctic region and in celebration of RecordSetter World Record Day.
View more photos at flickr.com/photos/polarbearuprising.
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Fastest Cycle Of The Macarena Completed While Wearing A Dress And Fedora Hat
Michael Smith completed a cycle of the Macarena in 3.15 seconds while wearing an aqua dress and a fedora hat. He set the record as part of the College of Lake County Social Action Club's World Record Day fundraiser for the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center in Gurnee, Illinois.
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Most People Dancing While Gargling Water
Noah Riffe led 15 people in dancing while gargling water. They set the record to celebrate RecordSetter World Record Day.
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Payton Fales did a shimmy for 12.13 seconds.
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Highest Score On "Party Rock Anthem" Track Of "Dance Central 2" (XBox 360)
Latoya Stewart earned 3,115,532 points in a game of Dance Central 2 on the track Party Rock Anthem.
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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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Longest Fire Poi Performance With Monkey's Fists During Snowfall
Spinnabel Lee performed a fire Poi dance with Monkey's fists for two minutes, 13.38 seconds while it snowed.
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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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Most People Dancing To "The Cosby Show" Theme Song At Once
A total of 53 members of The JCC Manhattan Adaptations Groups danced to The Cosby Show theme song at once.
The JCC Manhattan Adaptations Groups set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at The JCC in Manhattan in New York City. RecordSetter Council president Dan Rollman and senior official Ella Morton presided over the attempt.
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Most People Dancing In A Conga Line Led By Santa Claus
Sean Sonic and eight other people danced in a conga line behind him. He led the conga line while dressed as Santa.
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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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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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Most People To Dance The Macarena In A Bookstore
A total of 10 people danced to the Macarena in a bookstore during a stop on the RecordSetter book tour.
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Most Dancers Wearing Fake Mustaches In A Conga Line
While wearing fake mustaches, 48 members of Texas 4000 danced in a conga line. Each mustache was made using Break Cancer stickers.
Dan Clancey 
Lindsey Hajduk 
Michael Smith 
Records For Water 
Payton Fales 
Latoya Stewart 
Elizabeth Bolinger 
Spinnabel Lee 
Rob Roush 
The JCC Manhattan Adaptations Groups 
Sean Sonic 
Joel MacNeil 
Jeremy Brieske 
Texas 4000