On Sunday 20th November 2016, 48 tap dancers from SK Dance Studio in Appley Bridge, Wigan joined thousands of other tap dancers across the UK in an attempt to break the World Record for the biggest EVER tap dance.
As well as a really fun thing to be involved with, Tapathon 2016 tap dancers helped to raise money for BBC Children in Need, with dancers paying a £10 entrance fee each to take part. In addition to the entry fees, the generous SK Dance “family” also raised an additional £187 for this very worthy cause via a bake sale and a raffle.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped on the day, and to the generous local businesses who donated prizes for our raffle, including:
- Run and Jump Playcentre in Wigan who donated a full year’s play pass
- Glamour Paws Dog Grooming Boutique in Standish who donated a pooch groom
- Radiance Nails & Beauty who donated a manicure
Were SK Dance Studio's tap dancers world record breakers?
We were SO close to the World Record this year we could almost smell it. In fact, we were just 116 dancers short of breaking the World Record for the largest ever tap dance. 7,484 tappers took part across the whole UK but sadly, we didn’t do it this year. HOWEVER…. and here’s the BIG and IMPORTANT point that all our tap dancers can all be really proud of… YOU helped raise a whopping £38,000 via Tapathon for Children in Need, and that’s an amazing achievement.
Well done everyone and here’s to finally getting the record next year!! Regardless of the outcome, our dancers absolutely LOVED taking part and were really proud to play their part in raising money for Children in Need.
You can read more about SK Dance Studio’s preparation to take part in Tapathon 2016 here.
Check out our video which tells the story of SK Dance Studio and Tapathon 2016