In 2015, 254 dancers did the Nutbush for five minutes and 15 seconds at Horsham City Oval, which created a new world record.

Event manager Mark Radford said since then, there had already been a number of attempts throughout the world to beat Horsham’s record.

“I know of at least three groups that have tried to knock us off,” he said.

“There was one in NSW and one in Ballarat with a school.

“Those attempts had more people, but they didn’t get the record and it’s not up to me to decide why.

“But it’s not going to be long before someone beats us, so we need to set the bar higher so we can hold onto the record.

“We want Horsham and the Nutbush to be synonymous.”

Mr Radford said the committee was aiming for about 400 to 500 dancers for the second world record attempt.

The attempt will be on November 26..

The minimum age for dancers is grade 2 and there will be classes in the lead-up to the event .

“Classes will help people learn the dance and ensure everyone is doing the right steps,” Mr Radford said.

“Even if people think they know the dance, it is still good to attend the classes.

“We had two venues for classes last time, Horsham Aquatic Centre and May Park, and those venues worked well, so we will use them again.

“We just haven’t got a venue for the record attempt yet, but that will be confirmed during the year.”

Mr Radford said people would be able to register for the attempt online this year.

“We wanted to make it easier for people,” he said.

Mr Radford said he was looking forward to doing the Nutbush again.

“Everyone is keen to have another crack,” he said.

Horsham’s world record attempt in 2015 was nominated for the National Tidy Town Awards.

The new record attempt was launched on Friday to coincide with Tidy Town judge Jill Grant visiting the city.

Mr Radford said anyone who wanted more information about the Nutbush record attempt could go to www.nutbushhorsham.com.au. 

He said entries would open in September.