History

Landmark events in the history of Thrill the World...

2008

• October
  • Thrill the World sets a new world record with the Record Holders Republic, with 4,179 people from 10 nations simultaneously performing the Thriller dance.
a new record has been set with the Record Holders Republic: On Oct. 25, 2008, 4,179 people from 10 nations (Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America, and Wales) simultaneously performed The Thriller Dance as part of the Thrill The World event, organized by Ines Markelle of Canada.
• July
  • Thrill the World launches brand new website, with help from zombie community Crawl of the Dead
• April
  • Ines teaches in Austin, Texas

2007

• November
  • Ines is invited to teach at Wayne State University
• October
  • October 27th & 28th, Thrill the World 2007 takes place.
  • 1,722 people in 52 cities on 5 continents danced thriller at exactly the same time.
  • Setting two world records for Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance with the World Records Academy & the Record Holders Republic
• August
  • Thriller DVD available for sale
  • Ines teaches Thriller in San Diego, California
• June
  • Registration opens for the 2007 event
  • Ines meets Adrian Grant, friend of Michael Jackson
  • Ines teaches Thriller in Scotland, Croatia & Italy
• February
  • Thrill the World website is launched

2006

• November
  • Work begins on creating the Thrill The World project.
• October
  • Email from Guinness, approving record attempt
  • Started planning thrill Toronto 2006 takes place
  approving record attempt
  • 62 people dance and the first Guinness World Record is set for "Largest Thriller Dance". Media impressions exceeding 3.2 million worldwide