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| See the full music video here |
Rather than trying to upload a video tutorial (who hasn't?), I watched the video scientifically and counted the steps, so that you have a chance to practice before that Halloween party and impress your friends. Let's learn and practice.
Thriller Steps
This song/dance goes on a 1-2-3-4 beat count,
but it’s okay to count up to 8.
While it’s just music…
1) Shuffle march forward while counting
in head, and on even-numbered beats, tilt head to right shoulder. Do this 3
times, before…
2) Facing slightly left, and walking
forward/toward right side while ‘twerking’ (count 8)…
3) Then act as though clawing through
bushes, 2 counts on left, then 2 counts on right (facing); remember to lift
head for 1st count on each side.
4) Now look up and hop, then hop 2x
forward and bow down, then pivot to face left again.
5) Now put left hand on lower abdomen
(not crotch) and ‘air hump’ for 4 counts while the right arm stays at a 45*
angle; make a ‘ha’ face with each ‘hump’.
6) Now clap high up in the air, and
slide to your left while wiggling your head; stomp right foot while looking
left;
7) Clap again and slide right this
time, stomp left foot and still look left.
8) For 8 counts (like a ‘cha cha cha’)
wiggle and hop forward slightly…
9) Then lead with your right foot and
do a hand swing to the right and then left, then proceed to wiggle hips back
& forth for a count of 4, while using strong arm swings downward…
10) Then swing your right arm up like a
disco move, and your left leg out to make a diagonal line for 1 count, before…
11) Wiggling like before, only instead
of lifting left arm, snap it downward with a sassy face, and proceed to the the
famous ‘zombie claws’ dance move, which goes like:
a. 3 steps to the right (with hands in
claw pose), then pivot toward left, then right again, then left and march 3
steps and repeat pivoting on left side. Then…
12) Shake it out by jumping once and swinging
downward for a count, and when you stand upright, use your right hand in
conjunction with your hips & head, to swing back & forth for 4 counts
(when hand is near abdomen for 4th count, jump to turn backward and
repeat this swing move).
13) Now pivot forward and grab the high
air with your right hand for 1 count, pulling the ‘air’ around you into an air
guitar move for 2 counts (left arm straight outward).
14) Wiggle hips to the left for 4
counts, then repeat this time with right arm raised high & fist pumping as
if though at a rock concert.
15) Now swing to the right and ‘pull,
pull, pull the air’ and swing to the left so you can ‘punch, punch, punch the
air’.
16) Now using your right foot as a base
to pivot, turn yourself backward with your left foot with 6 steps to the beat
(hands should be on hips)…
17) And turn to look over your shoulder,
with hands still on hips and leaning forward, do a wide shuffle with right foot
leading, and for 10 steps (5 on each foot, obviously).
Now Michael begins the lyrics with “Cause this is Thriller…”
1) From the last pose before lyrics,
jump and turn forward, quickly shrugging shoulders and looking left. Now swing
upper body toward left so your right shoulder is forward; arms should be out as
if though holding the air to the left. Pull yourself two steps toward the air.
2) Now you need some fancy footwork
(fast moves). Use your left foot to ‘kick’ (not literally) your right foot into
going out to the side, then cross over left foot so left foot goes out to side
for a step, and then repeat crossing over right foot so right foot goes
outward. So you’re walking forward with fancy ‘Footloose’ style moves for 3
counts (right, left, right).
3) Now take a pose with arms up and
elbows bent above your head (legs toward the left); for 1 count, wiggle hips
from right to left, and on second count, just move your raised arms from right
to left and back.
4) Now hopping forward slightly, cross
your left leg over right and then right over left. Now try to spin yourself
once and quickly crouch down and slowly rise like a real zombie would.
5) Okay, have you got steps 1-4 from
the singing part of the song? Good, because now you repeat those steps like
before.
6) After the second go with the above
steps, go back into steps 9 and 10 from before the lyrics (where you wiggle
hips and do a disco move).
7) Now you get to do the coveted zombie
claws move again (step 11).
8) This time, we jump from step 11 to
step 16, where we pivot and shuffle backward.
9) Now for the best part, are you ready….
Turn and pose in your scariest zombie monster stance! And you’ve successfully
done one of the fastest, most complicated dances in history! High five! o(≧∇≦o)
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