New York's Village Halloween Parade
Thriller Dance
We are thrilled to invite new dancers (virgins) and old dancers (vets) back to the graveyard this year to celebrate Thriller NYC's 20th year of dancing in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade!
We will hold one indoor rehearsal to teach you the dance (required for all new dancers) and bring all zombies together outdoors in NYC for one final rehearsal. We can't wait to taste...ahem...see you soon.
Since 2004, we have celebrated our combined love of gore and Michael Jackson by performing the infamous Thriller dance in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. Zombies in Thriller NYC are between 15 and a million years old, and our dance experience ranges from novice to professional. We eat brains, grrrrrrrrrowl and bite, but most importantly, we boogie.
This Halloween, leave your mundane human life behind and transform into a rotting, dancing cadaver. After studio rehearsals, outdoor practices, and zombie makeup lessons, you'll be hungering for brains in no time.
After several restless months clamoring in our coffins, we are pretty stiff. Time to practice the choreography so we don't fall apart out there.
We teach the dance in the first rehearsal and practice the dance as it would be in a parade format in the second, outdoor rehearsal.
The first rehearsal is required for any new zombies.
Have you been decaying too long and don't think you can hobble fast enough for the dance? We have a limited number of zombie bouncer positions available.
Our living spectators often get so excited by our group that they want to join in. We don't want them distracting our zombies with their delicious brains, so it will be up to you to keep them at bay. If you are interested in becoming a zombie bouncer, contact [email protected].
"Thriller is an iconic song and cultural phenomenon that lights people up worldwide. ThrillerNYC embodies that unity, bringing people together through the power of dance."
The schedule will be posted in September.
Tickets for the 2025 Thriller dance go on sale October 1st at noon. The first 100 people to register get in the dance. Tickets typically sell out within minutes.