Forty dancers from Starbeck took part in a bid to break the world record yesterday for the largest number of people to perform the same tap routine at multiple venues simultaneously.
Children and adults from Summerbell Dance Academy took to the floor of the Victoria suite at the Crown Hotel in Harrogate as part of BBC Children in Need’s fundraising activities.
The youngest tapper was aged two and the oldest was 86.
They performed a routine they had been learning since September to Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.
The figures are being collated today to see whether the tapathon world record of 7,596 was beaten.
Regardless of whether the target was achieved, the local dancers managed to raise £380 for Children in Need.
Performing their routine at the Crown Hotel.
Jennie Summerbell, the principal of Summerbell Dance Academy, said:
“It was a national initiative but it gave us a challenge and something to aim for.”
Summerbell Dance Academy, which is based at St Andrew’s church hall in Starbeck, has 200 students.
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Harrogate and Ripon dance academies to perform at British Grand Prix
Three Harrogate district dance academies are set to perform at this weekend’s British Grand Prix.
Summerbell Dance Academy from Starbeck will dance before Saturday’s qualifying race at Silverstone.
The group were asked to join dancers from Upstage Academy, Ripon, and E.K Galaxy Cheer and Dance, also from Harrogate, to perform at the race.
The 50-strong team, who range from 12-years-old to 18-years-old, will join multiple academies from across the country.
Jennie Summerbell, principal of Summerbell Dance Academy, said the group had waited all year for the event after it was postponed due to covid last year.
She told the Stray Ferret:
“We are really excited.
“We were meant to be there last year, so it has been a long time coming.”
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The dance event is organised by Pro-Excel, an events company which organises performances for sporting occasions.
The routine will include 1,500 dancers and all will perform the same choreography.
A mixture of boys and girls will be heading to Silverstone from the Harrogate district academies.
Athletes and gymnasts are also set to take part ahead of the race.
This weekend’s British Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Channel 4 and is expected to see 140,000 fans in attendance.