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A new video of hundreds of prison inmates performing a dance routine inspired by the Michael Jackson documentary “This Is It” is something of a sequel to one of the most popular viral videos of all time.
Two years ago, a video of 1,500 inmates in the Philippines’ Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center dancing a routine set to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was uploaded to YouTube. Since then, it’s reached more than 37 million views.
Prison Chief Byron F. Garcia has actually released several videos since “Thriller.” The prison has even become a tourist spot, putting on a monthly performance, selling souvenir shirts and offering visitors chances to have their pictures taken with the dancing inmates.
None of the previous videos have come close to the viral success of “Thriller,” though. But now that MJ has sadly passed on, we thought it appropriate to share this performance. It was actually made possible by MJ’s choreographer, Travis Payne. He and two dancers (Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid) taught the inmates all the steps. Go ahead and watch both the dance routine based on “This Is It” (set to “They Don’t Care About Us”) and the classic “Thriller” video if you like dancing. Hey, we all do — that’s why videos like these are so insanely popular.
Article Source: mashable.com
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Abdul was born with in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, the daughter of Lorraine (née Rykiss), a concert pianist and Harry Abdul, a former livestock trader and owner of a sand and gravel business.
Her father, a Syrian Jew, was born in Syria, raised in Brazil, and subsequently emigrated to the United States; Abdul’s mother, also Jewish, is originally from Saint Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada, and Abdul derives Canadian citizenship through her.
An avid dancer, Abdul was inspired towards a show business career by Gene Kelly in the classic film Singin’ in the Rain as well as Debbie Allen, Fred Astaire, and Bob Fosse.
Abdul began taking dance lessons at the age of eight and showed a natural talent. She did classes of tap,jazz,and ballet while she was growing up. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader and an honor student. At 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1978 appeared in a low-budget Independent musical film, Junior High School.
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ANTHONY THOMAS’ BIOGRAPHY:
Discovered by Janet Jackson in his early 20′s, he catapulted to worldwide fame for his groundbreaking choreography on Jacksons, Rhythm Nation 1814 album. An overnight sensation, Thomas’ Rhythm Nation 1814 tele-musical won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, MTV’s Music Award for Best Choreography and the MTV Vanguard Award. The video is ranked on MTV and VH1’s lists of Greatest 100 Videos of all time.
His innovative gift of versatility and physical rhythm, earned him an honored place in music history when he combined popping and locking for the first time. The marriage of these two forms of street dance changed the direction of hip hop and created a standard of excellence in the world that has yet to be matched since Rhythm Nation.
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Middle Left Anthony Thomas and I think that is LaVelle Smith Jnr Top Left WOW
Who are the other Dancers? Can anyone NAME THAT DANCER?
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