10 Years Ago Today . . .
. . . Huntington Beach dance instructor Scott Michael savored the thrill of victory despite the agony of the feet.
Michael, 31, waltzed his way into the record books over the course of six days, setting a world solo dancing mark of 126 hours, besting the old record by 5 1/2 hours. He used the event to raise money for AIDS patients.
Source: Times archives
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