Learn Thriller dance Step by Step lesson! (BBC Video Michael Jackson)

Learn the steps to Thriller - a step by step mini Michael Jackson video lesson filmed by the BBC! Michael Jackson’s Thriller routine is probably THE most famous piece of choreography ever…..it’s a classic! It was choreographed by Michael and another Michael called Michael Peters.

I always say that Thriller is an “accessible” routine to learn BUT very challenging to do well. Why? Well, it was originally performed by the greatest dancers in the industry and the biggest star in the industry…they make it look easy! The style is that of FOSSE /musical theatre and the aim is to make challenging hard steps look very very easy. A classic example and one of my personal favourites is “Sweet Charity”, which was choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse (the one with the classic “hey, Big spender!”). Take a look at this! “Rich Man’s Frug” is one of my favourite dance sequences ever. Looks so easy to do…and it is….to do poorly….but to do properly….wow….and pain!

Back to Thriller though…After the BBC came down and we had filmed an item promoting Michael Jackson’s Thriller 25, I was asked to teach a few steps from Thriller for the BBC website. It’s a slight variation of the chorus piece and you can take a look at it on the BBC website here by clicking at the link at the top of the article or by watching the link directly here (the second video is the step by step quide)….Enjoy!

Note 2 videos: The first video is the news piece and the second video, linked on the right hand side of the BBC player “step by step guide” is the short session.