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Arts & Culture
4:11 pm
Wed August 8, 2012

Watch Grand Rapids swing dance group smash world record

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Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
People swing dance in Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday nights during the summer.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
GROSS founder Steve Zaagman starts every Tuesday's session with a dance lesson to break down the basics.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
People swing dance in Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday nights during the summer.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
People swing dance in Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday nights during the summer.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
People swing dance in Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday nights during the summer.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
People swing dance in Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday nights during the summer.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
Easliy a thousand people gather in and around Rosa Parks circle just before the record attempt.
Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
It's 10p.m. by the time the group is counted by the notary and begins dancing.
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It’s not unusual to see a thousand people hanging around and swing dancing at Rosa Parks Circle on any given Tuesday night in the summer. The Grand Rapids Original Swing Society (GROSS) has built a reputation as a fun, safe place for people to dance the night away.

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