How to Do the Thriller Dance

Who says dancing is not everyone’s cup of tea? With sheer dedication, practice and right kind of training anyone can dance beautifully. Though everyone is open to wide variety of dancing forms, the form that is considered to be the most entertaining is thriller dancing. Every move and antic of the performer is highly electrifying and hence loved by the audience. A thriller dance is comparatively of longer duration and involves numerous steps. To learn these moves you need to break them and to master this form of dance you need to be patient and attentive. It can always be an added advantage if you want to adopt the dancing style of any particular dance icon of your choice.

So, all the dance enthusiasts who are willing to learn this art should gear up because it is no more a distanced dream. Following are some of the instructions that can assist you not only to learn but also to achieve perfection in thriller dance.

Firstly watch the original music videos of your favorite dancer and then try to practice the moves by playing the video in slow motion. Some of the popular steps of thriller dance that you can practice and perform are:

1. Stand in front of your mirror and bring both the hands above your head and clap. You also need to hop a little and go into squatting position after bringing your hands down to your thighs. This movement is easy to do and hence with little practice you can easily do it smoothly and with much more ease. With every practice you need to ensure that the pace of your movement is maintained.
2. Another step that you can add to your dance is bring both your legs together and then slide your left foot backwards and raises your heel as it moves back. You can do the same with the right leg. This movement when repeated looks very fascinating.
3. Stand with your left toe pointing towards left and your right heel on the floor and toes pointing towards the left, such that your weight is on your right leg. Now use your right foot to push and slide to the left. To ensure your do not trip off or slip try to maintain the speed and direction of the push. This should be done with the help of the left toe.

For a complete action-packed performance two factors that must always be considered include kind of music you select and costume you wear.

1. Choose the right kind of music which is fast and electrifying so that the viewer is spell- bound and charged up. Moreover try to memorize the words of the song so that you can do lip syncing. It will help to bring perfect tuning between the music and your dance moves, thus leaving no scope for any error.
2. The Kind of costume you select for the thriller dance is also of utmost importance. It is always better to go with bright-colored outfits that are vibrant and eye-catching. You can also go for contrast color combinations like white shirt and black pant.

Watch a video instruction on how to do thriller dance

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