Dance World Records

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

In an impressive showing of speed, dance, and sychronicity, Nicholas Fritzhand, Ronnie Gensler, and Jon Heilman complete 63 triple time steps[] in one minute, a new world record. The performance took place at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City on January 7, 2009. It was held at Pianos, a bar on the Lower East Side. Corey Henderson and Rob Birdsong were present to witness and document the feat. [#WRAS02][]

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.

A total of 157 TaskUs employees danced the Running Man simultaneously. They performed the feat during their 2011 Christmas party.

Julia Ring completed Miley Cyrus’ Hoedown Throwdown dance in 12.28 seconds.

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. #RecordSetterBook01

Randy Parsons-Duff performed The Centipede dance in 5 degrees Fahrenheit (–15 Celsius) weather conditions.

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

1,075 people attended Metropolis Fremantle in Perth, Australia for the World’s Largest Pajama Party on New Year’s Eve 2009. Concept created by club manager Ross Madafferi. #PP01 tag:RecordSetterBook01

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

48 members of Texas 4000 donned fake mustaches and danced in a conga line. Each mustache was made using Break Cancer stickers.

Rob Roush led 290 people in dancing ’The Carlton’, a dance made famous by The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

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.

Spinderella, an 11-year-old breakdancer, performed a headspin that lasted 13 minutes and 53.34 seconds.