Be a part of a very special dance tribute to Michael Jackson.

But Shhhh! – Keep it secret – All we can tell you for now is Desi Masti are offering free Thriller Dance workshops for everyone who attends the dance studio at the following times:

• Monday 18th October – 6pm

• Tuesday 19th October – 7pm

• Monday 25th October – 6pm

• Tuesday 26th October – 7pm

The result from the dance workshops held above will culminate with a mega surprise tribute on Sunday 31st October 2010 – Halloween

If you missed the opportunity to be a part of the Thriller World Record attempt last year and wanted to particapate, then this will be right up your street.

Arn’t you just interested a little bit about what’s going down?

Contact info@desimasti.net for more information or simply arrive at the Desi Masti Dance Studio, 32 Belgrave Road, Leicester, LE4 5AS at the above dates and times.

Click Here for a Map/Location

If you would like copies of the larger filesize, please make a note of the file name and email us to let us know which one(s) you want

Stay tuned to MJ Projects Leicester for more stuff soon..

• Michael Jackson Dance Lessons
• Thriller World Record 2010!!
• Mexico’s issue with us, and why it’s unjustified
• MJ and Thriller World Record Souveniers (Decent free stuff and paid for stuff)

Please accept my apologies for the poor quality of my first video, this is being corrected and a higher quality version is being uploaded now as I type.

Please remember to send your photos and videos to me if you haven’t already and these will become part of a souvenir video download at some point in the future.  A small amount of interview footage was gathered during the rehearsal stage and this be incorporated into the download.

In the meantime, check out these links where we feature in the news:

Sky News

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Michael-Jackson-Fans-In-Leicester-Hope-To-Set-World-Record-By-Dancing-To-Thriller-In-Same-Place/Article/200908415371031?lid=ARTICLE_15371031_MichaelJacksonFansInLeicesterHopeToSetWorldRecordByDancingToThrillerInSamePlace&lpos=searchresults

Leicester Mercury
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Jackson-s-fans-make-Leicester-record-bid-Thriller/article-1296768-detail/article.html

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8228433.stm

OneIndia
http://living.oneindia.in/insync/2009/michael-jackson-thriller-310809.html

EurWeb
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur55723.cfm

CitizensEye
http://www.citizenseye.org/2009/08/24/new-world-record-largest-thriller-dance-smashed-in-leicester/

 If you are aware of other news coverage and or video’s which are not on this site, please email update@mjprojectsleicester.co.uk so we can include them here.

We now need to send the photo’s and video to Guinness who will verify our record.

Please can you send your photo’s and videos to info@mjprojectsleicester.co.uk

We are now hard at work preparing the video coverage of this event but in the mean time, here’s a the actual event and we’ll be making more soon.  In the meantime, if you would like to join our mailing list for future news and information about Michael Jackson events in Leicester, please email us.

Anand Bhatt informs reporters of the Thriller World Record event which is happening on Saturday 29th August 2009 at Orton Square (Outside Curve Theatre)

(Please forgive the poor quality of the clip – to see it on BBC’s website here)

CITY: Leicester (Orton Square, outside The Curve)
DATE: 29th August 2009
TIME: 10:00am

More information about dance lesson times, event details and points of contact are here: http://tiny.cc/Thriller86

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN!! And if you don’t know the routine, use this video or come along to the free dance lessons which are daily. There is a DVD version of the video (below) available from Desi Masti for the amazing value of £1 each.

We also have the music s-l-o–w–e—d down so you can practice the moves at home / work / pals house / garden shed these are £0.50p – what a bargin!

For those of you who are interested in Michael Jackson, click this to see the other stuff I’ve posted on the KING OF POP!!! (It’s just my thoughts, ramblings and even some downloads for you!..)

CITY: Leicester (Orton Square, outside The Curve)
DATE: 29th August 2009
TIME: 10:00am (but get there early eh)?…

More information about dance lesson times, event details and points of contact are here: http://tiny.cc/Thriller86

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN!! And if you don’t know the routine, use this video or come along to the free dance lessons which are daily.  There is a DVD version of the video (below) available from Desi Masti for the amazing value of £1 each.

We also have the music s-l-o–w–e—d down so you can practice the moves at home / work / pals house / garden shed these are £0.50p – what a bargin!

For those of you who are interested in Michael Jackson, click this to see the other stuff I’ve posted on the KING OF POP!!!  (It’s just my thoughts, ramblings and even some downloads for you!..)

For release: ASAP (Date today: 21/08/09)

New World Record – Largest Thriller Dance in Leicester

Fans of Michael Jackson’s Thriller are nearing completion of their preparation to smash the Guinness World Record; to have the most people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in one place. The event will take place on Saturday 29th August on what would have been Michael Jackson’s 51st Birthday.

The attempt will take place in Orton Square outside Curve Theatre in Leicester at 10am and is expected to be a real spectacle with hundreds of dancers dressing up as zombies. Dancers from as far as Italy and France are expected to take part. French impersonator Ben Jack’son, who is considered one of the world’s best Michael Jackson dance-a-likes says, “I am very happy to come to England and be part of this wonderful event. It’s also very nice to be asked to lead the dance.”

Participants are being encouraged to get sponsorship for their favourite charities.  Dancers hope to demonstrate that even after Michael Jackson’s death they can continue to celebrate his music whilst supporting worthy causes; something that was close to Michael Jackson’s heart. Organisers hope that thousands of pounds will be raised for good causes. Fairytales 18,72, Asian Foundation for Philanthropy and Water Aid are the official NGOs that the organisers are promoting.

One of the organisers Anand Bhatt says, “When we planned this event in April, we were intending to bring different communities together. Music and dance is such a powerful way of bringing people together. Free Thriller dance workshops have been held at Desi Masti studios in Leicester all summer to get people to take part. But also many more dance organisations in New Parks, Peepul Centre, Bede Island and Saffron have also been offering free dance workshops. The dance sessions for many are also a workout helping to tackle diabetes, heart disease and obesity.”

At present, the world record is held by the College of William and Mary students in Williamsburg in Eastern Virginia in America with 242 participants. Organisers for the Leicester Guinness World Record attempt have already signed up 400 people to take part in the event. Sponsor Vic Sethi of Anand International says, “It’s wonderful to see so many people getting together with a common purpose. I wanted to get involved because I feel that businesses should make an investment in the community in which they operate.”

People can learn the Thriller routine online by joining the “Desi Masti” Facebook group. The tutorial videos made for this event are designed to help people new to dance and new to Thriller to learn the routine.

We expect this website to promote Michael Jackson related events in Leicester and was set up on the strength of the Guinness World Record for the most number of people dancing to “Thriller” which is due to occur in Orton Square in Leicester on Saturday, 29th August 2009.  Our official press release is contained on the next post.

Please visit regular in the coming weeks to check for updates to this website / blog including pictures, videos and world wide interest in our first event.

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Providing your email address will allow us to contact you and give you information for any future Michael Jackson project.  Please be assured that we will not give your contact details to any third party and we will not send any unnecessary emails.