HUNDREDS of people are set to lace up their dancing shoes in a bid to break a world record.

The team behind Haddington 700 is looking to create an unofficial world record and get 700 people dancing the Slosh on Saturday at 2pm.

The dance – made famous by Daniel Boone’s Beautiful Sunday – is regularly performed at weddings and parties. Now hundreds of people are expected to line up on Court Street for their own version.

Dozens of events are being held throughout 2018 to mark 700 years since the Bruce Charter – the oldest document in East Lothian archives.

Ruth Fyfe, archivist at the town’s John Gray Centre, said: “It all came about last year when we were discussing things to do for Haddington 700. Doug Haig from the Bridge Centre said to do a world record attempt because it would be great for publicity and a lot of fun.”

The group decided to make it an unofficial world record attempt because they were worried they would have to turn away people who were not dancing in time to the music. Instead, they can now welcome all-comers, with an instructional video already on the group’s Facebook page to get revellers in the mood.