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Nutbush City Limits researchers trace origins of renowned dance to NSW education department

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The Nutbush dance is an Australian icon β€” but it owes its origins to a teachers' meeting

  • In short: Researchers have found the dance routine to Nutbush City Limits was invented by the New South Wales education department.
  • The Nutbush was distributed to teacher training institutions as a teaching aid in 1975, researchers said.
  • There have been attempts to create a world record for the number of people dancing at one time, with the record standing at 6,594.
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