Doing the "Thriller" dance at Hollywood & Highland. Click image for entire slideshow.
Despite a serious lack of dark musty alleyways, overgrown graveyards, smoke-machine fog and Ola Ray, the spirit of funkified undead was alive and well in the courtyard at Hollywood & Highland Saturday morning, part of an online-organized public performance of the iconic zombie dance in Michael Jackson's "Thriller." This Los Angeles chapter of "Thrill the World '08" -- across the globe, dances in 91 cities in 12 countries took place the same day -- was up and at 'em at an hour that ought to make the dead crawl back into their tombs and whimper. In an attempt to hold the world record for the most people to do the "Thriller" dance at one time, dozens of aspiring zombie strutters gathered in the bowels of the shopping complex's garage -- level 6E to be exact -- with coffee and donuts, makeup and hairspray, costumes and boomboxes to pump up, dress up, and get in last minute practice.
Just before 11 a.m., they began the lurch up to the bright plaza and took their places to the initial bewilderment, and giddy delight of wandering shoppers and tourists. Organized undead steppin' is serious business, of course, and after a countdown the show started right on time... and was such a hit they did it twice more for the crowd.
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tasty i just am crazy about him and his songs. He was special, he will be missed
whow i just am mad overmichael and his songs. He was unique, we will miss him
wow i just have always loved michael and his songs. Michael was so talented, There will never be another michael
Indeed we are doing it again this year! October 24 at LA Live. Thrill time is 5:30 p.m. but you'd probably have to be there by 3 p.m. to check in. Practices are being held all over L.A. now. Come check it out!
http://www.ThrilltheWorldLosAngeles.com
I wonder if they'll do this again this year...especially with what's happened in the past week. I would certainly wanna be a part of it. it would be an honor.
Up there with the Filipino prison "Thriller" dancers.
that girl in the bottom right of the photo gets a fail on the costume.
At first I thought this was gonna be gay, but then i watched the video and realized it was really gay.
*fizzle*
really, is there anything more attractive than a princess leia zombie dancing to thriller?
I might probably take next time my <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">ANTI-ZOMBIE</a> kit.
Nicole, thank you so much for coming by H&H. We had such a blast dancing and really didn't mind doing it over and over again. At the end, we were all a little goopy from the make up and a little crispy from having laid out on hot concrete but we all had an experience of a life time. :) - Oakley B. - TTWLA Publicist & Princess Leia Zombie.