Interested in sponsoring our event?

ABOUT THRILL THE WORLD
Thrill the World was started by Ines Markelle in Canada in 2006. It is the annual worldwide dance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller for records and charity. A tribute to Michael Jackson since 2006. Last year, they set a new world record with the Record Holders Republic, with 4,179 people from 10 nations simultaneously performing the Thriller dance. This year, Miami is joining in on the fun. We will be dressing like zombies and dancing like Michael to raise funds for a local no-kill animal shelter.

RETURN
We are bringing in 50 or more dancers who are dressing in zombie costumes and attending the event at Mary Brickell Village the weekend before Halloween. While we expect a majority of those in attendance to be in their 30s, there will be a variety of demographics. The audience would be interested in trips, going out, costuming, Halloween events, spa treatments and other such items.

PACKAGES
Undead Sponsorship
$300
Sponsor will have name on all fliers, posters, websites, media releases, and have the opportunity to have a company representative present at the event in order to display products and/or promote the company or organization. Sponsor will also have company name on event banner (or event posters) the day of the event and T-shirt (for events with shirts).

Lurch Sponsorship
$200
Includes name and/or logo on marketing materials. Sponsor will have company name on event banner (or posters) and websites.

Shiver Sponsorship
$100
Name will be displayed on webpage.

Crawl Sponsorship
Donation of your company's services or product for the event (or raffle).
Varies, please contact us for more information.

DONATIONS & RAFFLE PRIZES
The raffle is an important element in the fund raising goal of the event. All proceeds from the raffle will go directly to our local no-kill animal shelter. We hope to offer a variety of quality items that would appeal to the expected audience including music, jewelry, event tickets, spa or salon packages, restaurant and retail gift cards, as well as any other appropriate items.
Where and When: We intend on raffling the items at the event before the dance begins as well as promote the raffles through Facebook. Target Audience: 100+- people from a variety of backgrounds.

We appreciate your consideration and support. If you are interested in donating an item for the raffle, please e-mail us and we will arrange for pick up. (Your donation may be Tax Deductible. Check with your tax advisor)

2nd Dance Practice

Our second dance practice class is scheduled for Sunday, August 23rd from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.

The class will be held at 1311 Miller Drive in Coral Gables. This is the Student Lounge at the Univ of Miami School of Law.Please bring comfortable clothes and shoes to move in, water to drink and $1.

No previous dance experience necessary.

Please email me (or RSVP on the facebook event page) if you are coming so I can get an idea of how many people are going to be there.

Get sponsored to be a zombie!

If you would like to make this like a dance-a-thon and have people sponsor you to do the Thriller dance, I've made a form that you can use for that. It is available for download by clicking here (scroll down and click on free download).

Preferably you should collect all your pledged donations in advance and bring the form and the donations with you to the event or to one of the dance practices.

Thanks for helping us raise money for The Smile Train and The United Way!

First Dance Practice this Sunday Aug 2nd

This Sunday, August 2nd is the first Thriller Dance practice (for those of you that want to get a head start on learning the dance).

The class will start at 2pm and will be held at 1311 Miller Drive in Coral Gables. This is the Student Lounge at the Univ of Miami School of Law.

Please bring comfortable clothes and shoes to move in, and water to drink.

Please email me if you are coming so I can get an idea of how many people are going to be there.

Venue

We have a venue for the dance classes my fuzzy zombies! The classes will be held at UM. The first class is Sunday August 2nd from 2 to 5 pm. Contact me if you want to be on the mailing list for more details (exact location, directions, etc) about classes and such.

Dance Workshop #1- Updated - Date Change

UPDATE: The date has been changed for the first Thriller dance class. It will be Sunday August 2nd. From 2 to 5pm. Location is still TBA.

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We will be having the first Dance Workshop on Saturday August 1st from 2-5pm for those of us that would like to get an early start on learning the dance. The location is still in the works and will be announced as the date draws near.

We now return to our regular programming...

It's been about a year and a half since I discovered the Thrill The World event. I was all set to do this and then I got pregnant with my little guy and that went out the window. With the recent death of Michael Jackson, one of my favorite artists, I was quickly reminded that I had left this zombie-dance-fest on the back burner. I'd really like to do it this year, so time to pick up my little project and get the gears in motion.

Dust off your dancing shoes and join me this year on Saturday Oct 24 at 8:30 pm.

Even if you have two left feet and don't like to dance, I could still use you in other supportive roles (music, video, photography, fund raising, secretary, treasurer, media liason, witness, location scout, sugar daddy, lollipop holder, shoe shiner, mime, etc), so don't let your dancing allergies stop you from joining in on the fun.

I will post more information as it becomes availble. In the meantime, click on the Thriller teaching videos link over on the right and start learning the dance!