Thrill TheWorld

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Welcome the the official Thrill The World MySpace page.
On October 24th or 25th (Depending on time zones)
We will gather in venues all over the world and simultaneously dance Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

October 29, 2006

•1st event held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (organized in 2 weeks)
•62 dancers learned and performed the 5‐minute version of “Thriller” in only 1 day
•Set the 1st Guinness World Record for “Largest Thriller Dance” (page 8 of 2008 book)
•Over 3.2 million in media impressions including: CBC, The Globe & Mail, The National Post, The Toronto Sun, CityTV, Global and MuchMusic.

October 27/28, 2007

•1,722 people at 55 events in 52 cities on 5 continents, all danced at exactly the same time
•set the 1st world record for “Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance” with the Record Holders Republic and the World Records Academy
•142 – the number of people in Ferbane, Ireland, organized by Danny Gleeson
•14 and 60+: the youngest and oldest event organizer respectively
•5 and 55+: the ages of the youngest and oldest reported dancers
•Kansas City, Missouri, registered 2 days before the event with 27 dancers!
•Hundreds of dollars raised for various charities including: Red Cross, Sick Kids Foundation, ROOF (street youth shelter), Pet Helpers, and more.

October 25/26, 2008

•4,179 people at 72 events in 71 cities in 10 nations
•Michael Jackson viewed the Los Angeles event from a helicopter!
•881 zombies danced in Austin, Texas, USA
•11 – number of cities with over 100 participants, including:
Kelowna (British Columbia, Canada)
Isle of Sheppey (England)
Seattle (Washington, USA)
Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada)
Los Angeles (California, USA)
Corpus Christi (Texas, USA)
Bolton (England)
Gurnee (Illinois, USA)
Austin (Texas, USA)
Minehead (England)
Bennington (Vermont, USA)
•5 and 71: the ages of the youngest and oldest reported dancers
•More than $8,600.00 raised for various charities, including American Diabetes Association, Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, and Children In Need and more.
•Overwhelming media coverage that included: CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox, Telemundo, USA Today, L.A. Times, L.A. Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Geek Magazine, KROQ in L.A. and XM Radio and more.

In the lead up to October 24th/25th 2009...

Over 250 events in over 31 different nations are registered to Thrill The World and prove that ANYONE can dance.

- The age is not a limit
- No experience needed
- There could be more than 1 event in the same city
- They can help a charity of their choice if they want to.

To find out where the nearest event to you is or to create your own, visit, www.thrilltheworld.com.

If you crave to learn the dance... we'll teach you
If you want to teach others the dance... we'll help you
If you consider yourself a Night Creature and want to Thrill the night... come walk with the dead in their masquerade.

Buy Thrill The World T-Shirts and other merchandise!

To learn the dance, go to www.thrilltheworld.com/learn

Links

Official Twitter Account - http://www.twitter.com/ThrillTheWorld
Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2216930926&ref=ts
Inessens (Ines Markeljevic - Creator & Director of Thrill The World) - http://inessens.com