Still high from the Golden State Warriors' first NBA championship in 40 years, the city of Oakland, CA, prepared for its next title: the Guinness World Record for "Largest Soul Train Line." Dancers of all shapes, sizes, and ages gathered June 20, 2015, dressed in wild, colorful outfits that reflected the origin of the Soul Train line, a staple of the television show created by former TV news reporter Don Cornelius that ran from 1971 to 2006. In order to beat Philadelphia, where the last officially certified record was set in 2012, Oakland needed at least 300 dancers at deFremery Park to shake their stuff on the "OakTrain." Hit that SUBSCRIBE button! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=kqedart Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kqedarts Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/KQEDarts

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