Hey all,
Thanks so much for being part of Thrill the World this year! It looks like it's going to be really fab - a *lot* of folks have been in touch saying they're going to dance with us.
Here are the details we have on the last practices, and the event itself:
--We have a practice from six to eight pm tomorrow (Friday!) at Fremont UMC, 2620 NE Fremont.
--You can also practice at home and learn it on your own. Go to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/vie..w_play_list?p=7CD58866B573..1711&search_query=thrill+t..he+world
On Saturday, we have a practice from 2:30 to 4:30 at Conduit Dance Studios - this practice is going to be run-throughs only. We will not break down the dance very much, if at all; please make sure you've had some time to practice the dance before attending this practice. It's meant to get folks comfortable dancing the full dance. Please do not wear makeup to the Conduit practice; we need to keep their floor and facility as clean as possible. There are restrooms outside the studio that folks can use to get fully zombified after the practice with your own mirrors and makeup.
You are not required to have attended any of the official practices in order to dance with us! Lots of folks have been practicing on their own.
Beginning at 4:30, we'll start checking people in at the "Shemanski Fountain" park block - it's the northernmost of the South Park Blocks, behind the Schnitz, bounded by Main and Salmon, and 9th and Park. This block has a small statue of Rebecca inside a cupola in the middle of the block. The 'entrance' to the meetpoint we're using is the northeast corner of the block, at Park and Salmon. It'll be clear when you arrive; it's the only corner of the block that has a staircase.Come up the stairs, and we'll check you in!
All dancers are required to be at the meetpoint by 5:20 on Saturday - if you're participating in the Zombie Walk, please leave a bit early and come join us. The Zombie Walk ends by 5:20 or so at Pioneer Square, so you don't have to miss much.
No dancers should be at the Square waiting for us to arrive. We need the Square clear, to set up equipment and to prevent confusion - there will be a whole bunch of people there already that we'll need to coordinate. Please respect us on this point and come to the meetpoint in the park blocks
At the meetpoint, folks will sign in (giving us permission to film and take photos, and share those media with the TTW headquarters for their promo work) and we'll collect donations for SMYRC. At 5:20, we'll head to Pioneer Square together as one zombie corps.
The weather is supposed to be clear - if you're comfortable doing so, please lie down in the Square before we begin the dance. At 5:30 - with a signal from the Thill the World headquarters, we'll turn the music on - and the dance begins.