Saturday, November 14, 2009

SSR Helps Redmond "Thrill the World"!

Halloween came a bit early to Redmond Town Center, as SecondStory joined forces with Redmond Zombies on Saturday, October 24 to participate in "Thrill the World" -- an attempt to set a world record for the most people dancing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at the same time.

Dancers in 32 countries all counted down to the official start time (which, fortunately for us, was 5:30 pm Pacific Time). The Redmond chapter was well-represented by some 300 dancers, all ready to rock -- as trained by event organizers Paul and Teresa Osborn. And it looked like this. (Video courtesy of SSR's own Rob Falk)
According to the Redmond Zombies web site, nearly 23,000 people danced in all, easily breaking the previous world record. "Thrill the World" was also a charity fundraiser, with SecondStory Rep as the local beneficiary. Thanks to all who participated, the event resulted in donations of about $3,000 to SecondStory!



SSR actors Robert Bogue and Robin Parks in zombified form.