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Subject: Thrill The World Kalamazoo is part of Thrill the World (1), an annual international dance event and world record breaking attempt, in which participants simultaneously emulate the zombie dance seen in the music video of Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The title of the event is an allusion to another of Jackson's songs, Heal the World (2). Dancers of all ages in Kalamazoo Michigan perform in unison with locations throughout the world.

History: The idea came to fruition after a group of 62 zombies set a Guinness World Records (3) for Largest Thriller Dance in one location, at a community hall in Canada in 2006. The event coincided with the 25th anniversary of Jackson's Thriller album (4). Thrill the World returned for its second event, in which 91 venues from 13 different countries participated and continued to grow year after year. Kalamazoo joined the event in 2011 raising awareness and funds for The LADY Program (5), a nonprofit organization providing self-defense and rape prevention training to women and girls in Southwestern Michigan.

Notability Events: 2012: Saturday, October 27, 3:00pm, Location TBA, 2011: Saturday, October 23, 10:00am, Downtown Kalamazoo Mall. 29 Zombies participated. The weather was a cool 45 degrees with an overcast sky. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3zpYZlVgGo

Sources (1) http://thrilltheworld.com (2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heal_the_World (2) "Heal the World (Music Video)". Epic Records. Retrieved 6 July 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTMjA4ZJUqo#t=2m50s (3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records (4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_25 (5) http://theladyprogram.com

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