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Fastest tap dancer-world record
set by Tony Adams
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Tony
Adams, 49, share-broker and motivational speaker,
danced in 60 seconds using 602 tap beats-setting the world
record for the Fastest
tap dancer.
Photo: The 602 tap beats that Tony
Adams danced in 60 seconds were recorded with a PZM
microphone and specialised computer software, meaning each
individual tap could be converted from audio to digital for
quantification purposes.
(enlarge
photo)
The technology eanbles sound waves
to be displayed graphically like heartbeats on a heart-rate
monitor, or like ‘snicko’ in cricket.
“It’s pretty challenging to sustain that pace
for 60 seconds,” Tony says, “and a minute’s never felt longer!”
Tony’s record-setting shoes are old-style
tap shoes with screw-on metal plates, whereas modern tap dance
shoes have the plates riveted to the sole.
Tony’s 82-year-old mother, Mary Adams, watched
her son break the record on television.
“I’m very proud of him but I really can’t understand
what all the fuss is about,” she says. “He was a much better
dancer when he was younger.”
Tony
Adams has been invited to tell his remarkable record-breaking
tale to various groups at functions around the country where
the high-energy speed tapping has been captivating audiences.
He has also attracted the sponsorship of Intercontinental
Hotels and Resorts Group and Sydney-based Scorpio Music to
assist him promote New Zealand dance overseas.
Tony
Adams smashed the Guinness World Record of 512 tap
beats a minute, previously held in England, with a staggering
602 beats.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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