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World Dance Santa Barbara
updated: Sep 29, 2012, 11:00 AM
THRILL THE WORLD
WHAT IS IT?
Each year, on the Saturday before Halloween, thousands of people around the world perform Michael
Jackson's "Thriller" at exactly the same moment in time as part of a worldwide celebration. From
Moscow to Madrid, Beijing to Honolulu, each Thriller group raises money for charity while having a
fabulous time doing this iconic choreography. This is the third year WORLD DANCE SANTA BARBARA will
host Santa Barbara's Thriller event.
At exactly 12:00pm on October 27th, we will rise up from the ground in the Courthouse Sunken
Gardens and join the world in a spirit of global good will. We invite everyone to be part of this incredibly
fun, unique, unifying experience. Last year we had 202 dancers, this year we're expecting over 300.
THE CHARITY: "TIYATIEN" HEALTH
Proceeds from all World Dance classes support international and local aid projects. Thriller proceeds
(from dancer sponsorships) will support a maternal health project in Liberia, one of the poorest nations
in Africa. We're working in the Konobo district, the poorest region of the country, where only half the
population has access to healthcare.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
World Dance Santa Barbara, Linda Lorenzen-Hughes Realtor, Global Neighborhood Fund, Santa Barbara
Foundation
PRACTICE SCHEDULE (no need to come to all the classes - just as many as you like)
Saturday 10:15-11:00am / Tuesday 8:15-9:00pm at SB Dance Center - 127 West Canon Perdido
Wednesday 6:00-7:00pm at Alameda Park by Kids World at Garden and Micheltorena
PERFORMANCE
Saturday, Oct. 27th, 10:00am-1:00pm (we dance Thriller at exactly 12 noon) - Santa Barbara
Courthouse Sunken Gardens
Five days of flashmobbing around town, from Friday, Oct. 26 to Halloween
COST
$30 donation all the classes (come to as many as you like) and event registration
Checks made out to SB Foundation are 100% tax-deductible
CONTACT
Instructor Janet Reineck (805) 966-5439 jreineck@cox.net
LINKS
Facebook: World Dance Santa Barbara
About Thrill the World: http://thrilltheworld.com/about/faq/
About World Dance - Thriller 2012: http://www.worlddancesantabarbara.com/
About the charity: http://tiyatienhealth.org/
Music and dance practice links: http://www.jatiladance.com/World-Dance.html
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