The Chronicle of the String Dance Boot Scootin Boogie
But from 1996 to 2001, line dancers in Tamworth, Australia for six consecutive years set and defended their Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Line Dance, with "Boot Scootin' Boogie" referred to by Aussies as "Boot Scoot Boogie."
Other Bill Bader World Record Line Dances
Surpassing his "Boot Scootin' Boogie" record, Bader has the international distinction of having a second Guinness World Record line dance, when over 12,000 dancers in Singapore performed the "Singapore Sling."Boot Scootin' Boogie Choreographer Bill Bader
The dance is sometimes referred to as "Vancouver Boot Scootin' Boogie." Other cities posses claimed it as their own, putting their own district variations on the autochthonous dance. As one of the universe's most accepted initiate borderline dances, "Boot Scoot Boogie" is very down pat as the "Calgary Boogie," "Montreal Shuffle," "Philadelphia Defined" and "Missouri Boot Scoot."
Orginal Signature Song Asleep at the Wheel
Most of the time, "Boot Scootin' Boogie" or "Boot Scoot Boogie" is danced to the Brooks & Dunn version of the song. Originally written by Ronnie Dunn, it was an album cut recorded by Asleep at the Wheel that inspired Bill Bader to write the line dance.
World's Largest Line Dance
Line dances like the "Electric Slide" and "Cupid Shuffle" have been used to break the official Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Line Dance."Boot Scootin' Boogie," an modern territory contour dance created in 1990--and sometimes called simply "Boot Scoot Boogie"--has a defined abode in path dance version. It is one of the first off signature nation string dance songs created specifically enclosing a song name.
Other Names for Boot Scootin' Boogie
Originally choreographed by Vancouver-based edge dance choreographer Cost Bader, the early account of the border dance "Boot Scootin' Boogie" has its roots in Canada.Bader first got bitten with the line dancing bug back in the 1970s, with disco line dances like the hustle. Since then, he has been teaching line dancing around the world.
