Dance World Records  

A total of 22 people danced the Gumboot Dance at once. They set the record to promote unity and social cohesion in their community.

541 students at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India performed a Karnataka folk dance at once.

524 students at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India performed a Tamil Fusion folk dance at once.

509 students at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India performed a Kummi folk dance at once.

641 students at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India performed a Dandiya folk dance at once.

543 students at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Tamil Nadu, India danced to Shake Your Sillies Out.

Finlay M. performed 10 jumping worm moves in 30 seconds.

Pedro Elias bounced a calamari ring on another calamari ring five times, ending with a breakdance routine.

Lubbeek Leopards danced polonaise while holding a lacrosse stick.

Heather O’Neal tap danced at an elevation of 5364 meters. She performed the feat at Mount Everest’s South Base Camp in Khumbu, Nepal. #RecordSetterBook01

Peter Shaffern performed the Berries amp; Cream Dance twice inside a Pizza Hut restaurant.

Wendy B. organized a can-can line featuring 13 dancers with fake mustaches. #BM2007

18 members of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Hot Pink did The Cabbage Patch Dance[] in a Whole Foods while a crying, bearded man watched. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Dayparty.URDB World Records co-foundersDan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. [#FD28][]

Kelly Reeves performed 42 clogging ‘#1 steps’ in 30 seconds. Reeves learned the dance form while growing up in Georgia, and performed onstage at the Grand Ole Opry many times. The record was set at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. #WRAS16

James Medina and Paul Bryan led a group of 208 people dancing to music playing from a Ford Fusion. They set the record as part of Fusion 41, a nationwide world record challenge created by the Ford Motor Company. tag:RecordSetterBook01

At the Australia vs. England Twenty20 Cricket Match, 31,910 people performed the Chicken Dance, the most ever at a sporting event.URDB official Ella Morton traveled from New York City to witness the feat, which was created by KFC. Read more about the event here.