Dancing with the Zombies

by Susan Gartner

Yellow Springs Dance is again sponsoring this year’s “Thrill The World” event, the worldwide, zombie-filled, simultaneous choreographed dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The dance will be performed Saturday, October 29 at 2 p.m. Place to be announced.

Weekly teaching sessions will be held for those interested in learning, with the first lesson being held this Sunday, Sept. 25, 4:30-6 p.m. at the Senior Center. Those not able to perform at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29 may choose to participate in performances during the annual Zombie Walk on October 22, and downtown after community trick-or-treating (the evening of October 29).

For more information, e-mail melheston@yahoo.com or thomaswalkey@sbcglobal.net

If you’re unable to make the practices, there is help on youtube.com. The person who created the “Thrill The World” event has broken up the entire routine into 40 short videos demonstrating the easy-to-master dance steps. It’s well-paced and very beginner-friendly and even though 40 seems like a lot at first, there’s a certain amount of repetition to the dance. I watched these videos and attended the practice sessions in past years and felt much more confident with the routine.