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Here you will learn the basic steps to Michael Jackson's Thriller dance.



  1. 1
    Take four steps forward starting with your right foot first. Then take four steps back with your right foot first. Repeat.
    • This should start right when the music turns into a 1-2-3-4 beat.
  2. 2
    Nod your head to one side on beat 1 and skip on 2 and again on beat 3 and 4. This part should begin right when MJ starts to sing.
  3. 3
    Turn to the side and stick your arms out straight: One if front and one behind and bend your knees. Stick your butt out and wiggle it up and down. Then take a step forward and wiggle. (I know it sounds stupid but there's no other way to describe it.)
  4. 4
    Stick your hands out like claws and pull like your ripping through a bush or something. Do that two times then switch sides you're pulling at.
  5. 5
    Now you are just standing straight. Throw your head back and lean back a bit with one leg out in front. Then take two hops forward. You start in the MJ pose,knees bent slightly, one leg out, the other to the side and stick your hand on your belt NOT your crotch!! The other hand will be out straight to your side.
  6. 6
    Go down with your whole body. The reason it is called 'down ha!' is because when you come back up you make a face like you are yelling "HA!". Do that move 4 times.
  7. 7
    Right after "down ha!" bring your hands up and clap your hands right over your head. Bring them down slowly and drag your feet to one side. Shrug your shoulders and turn your head to one side and repeat the move going the other way.
  8. 8
    There will be an 8 count pause where you just go zombie crazy for a second. (In the actual video they are spreading out since there's like 50 zombies.) Next shake your hands in front of you and do a kind of disco pose with one hand up and one down then do that famous with...
  9. 9
    Claws up, out to the side start walking forward 3 counts then turn to the other side then back then back and now you should be walking the direction you came from first (the opposite your going now) and go 3 counts.
  10. 10
    Jump! Then bend over and basically touch your toes two times. Look cool for 4 counts then turn around and look cool for 4 counts then come back around and throw one hand over your head and come back down to "air guitar position." Swivel your feet a beat and then bring your arm back up and bring it down but this time it should stop and take 5 counts to make it down. Grab the air on one side of you then punch it four times on your other side.
  11. 11
    Turn your head 4 times then turn your body around with 6 steps until you are facing the other direction. Look behind you and slap your leg then take 10 steps backwards. You're trying to time this to exactly before he starts the chorus for the second time in the song because that is where your next step comes in. So go slower or faster depending on how close you are.



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Categories: Celebrity Inspired Dancing

In other languages:

Русский: танцевать ''триллер'', Português: Dançar Thriller, Italiano: Eseguire i Passi di Thriller

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