Have you ever wanted to break a world record? How about an awesome world record? Well, this weekend is your chance. On Sunday at 12:30 am GMT (for New Yorkers, that’s Saturday at 8:30 pm), meet up with a group of Michael Jackson fans and aspiring zombies in your area to participate in the biggest simultaneous “Thriller” dance ever. The annual “Thrill the World” event is now in its fourth year, but I have to imagine it will be especially popular (and poignant) this year, given, well… you know. If you want to join one of many officially registered, public events, you can find the one closest to you here. Don’t know the dance yet? Don’t despair! It seems many organizers are also running lessons to learn the all-important choreography. If you’d prefer to learn on your own, the folks at “Thrill the World” also provide unbelievably detailed instructions. And if you’re interested to see what this whole shindig looks like, be sure check out the video of last year’s event, posted below.
Meanwhile, in other “Thriller” news, New York magazine’s Vulture blog is reporting that the forthcoming Jackson doc This Is It will also feature “brand-new, reimagined versions of the videos for ‘Thriller,’ ‘Man in the Mirror,’ and ‘Earth Song.’ MJ made the videos to serve as transitions to the live performances during the This Is It concerts in London.” Of course, it’s kind of alarming to hear about a remake of what might be the best music video of all time. But never fear, superfans: choreographer Travis Payne avers that “We didn’t touch what we considered the sacred inside of it.”
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