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Halloween sees global fundraising dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”

Howard Lake | 17 October 2012 | News

thrill the world a tribute to michael jackson since 2006

On 27 October thousands of people in many cities around the world will join in ‘Thrill the World’, an annual fundraising event to perform the dance moves to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ at the same time.

Now in its seventh year, Thrill the World! has so far raised over $250,000 for over 500 humanitarian causes. It is led by a global team of volunteers.

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Events featuring ‘Funky Zombies’ doing the dance will be taking place in Osaka, Los Angeles, Melbourne, London, Manila, Salvador, Istanbul, Berlin, DC, Bogota, Dublin, Paris, Toronto and other cities. They will all perform ‘Thriller’ at exactly the same time: 7pm GMT/UTC.

The event is an attempt at achieving a world record. The highest number of people to participate in the event is 22,596, the current world record.

To take part, people are invited to learn the dance using online tutorial videos, audio, and dance script, and then sign up to their local city “Thrill”.

www.thrilltheworld.com

 

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