At exactly 3:00pm on Saturday, October 25, 2014, hundreds of World Dance Zombies will rise from the lawn of the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens to perform Michael Jackson’s iconic dance as part of a global phenomenon, Thrill the World. This will be the 5th year World Dance has hosted Thriller Santa Barbara. Our flashmob circuit will include State Street, Ghost Village Road, Soho, Neverland (MJ’s former estate in Los Olivos) and Cold Springs Tavern.
This is a fantastic opportunity for dancers and non-dancers alike to take part in an incredibly fun, spirited, inclusive happening! It offers great exercise, awesome community, and a chance to connect with the world, but it’s much more than that….
RWANDA EDUCATION FUND Our purpose in producing the Thriller event each year is to help people in need. We raise the funds through event sponsorships, practice fees (only $35 for a 5 weeks of lessons!), and dancer sponsorships.
Our goal in 2014 is to raise $35,000 for our RWANDA EDUCATION FUND. This will make it possible for more than 100 students to attend school in 2015. Every dollar raised will go to the Fund. (In 2013 Thriller raised $30,460 to send 118 Rwanda primary, secondary, and college students to school, and contributed $3,560 to our local Boys and Girls Clubs.) Meet our current students and their sponsors
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2014 THRILLER PARTNERS AHA Teen Program United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara (Westside) Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley SBCC Ambassadors California Lutheran University (CLU) – Day of Dance
PRACTICES BEGIN SEPT. 20th! $35 for a full month of lessons – mix n’ match the times that work for you – come to a few lessons, or lots!
SATURDAY, 10:15-11:00am – SB Dance Center, 127 W Canon Perdido MONDAY, 7:45-9:00pm – Brazil Arts Café, 1230 State St Suite C (starts Sept. 15th) TUESDAY, 8:15-9:00pm – SB Dance Center, 127 W Canon Perdido WEDNESDAY, 6:00-7:00pm – Alameda Park (by Kids World at Garden & Micheltorena)
2013 PHOTOS Click here to see some albums on World Dance Facebook and on World Dance Shutterfly
2013 VIDEOS Sunken Gardens by Good Land Media and Performance Memories Sunken Gardens by Tizmself Sunken Gardens by Heather Sage Sunken Gardens by Chris PalumboSunken Gardens by Craig Rademacher Sunken Gardens by Gordon Fleming Paseo Nuevo by Brae Wyckoff Cold Springs Tavern by Tom Lucy Cold Springs Tavern
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