The annual Thrill the World event took place in Kelowna and in cities around the globe on Saturday.
The event is a worldwide project that inspires others to break down barriers by connecting people of all sorts and different backgrounds. People from around the world organize local dance groups to join other nations at the same time, performing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" while raising money for charity.
Michael Guzzi, the organizer in Kelowna, says the event is a big deal for the kids.
“I think they had some fun. To have that experience of getting out in front of people, that's a big deal. When they get through it it's kind of like, ‘wow look what I did,’” explained Guzzi.
This year's event did not have the usual turn out, roughly 40 kids showed up according to Guzzi, but as he tells Castanet, he's hopeful next year’s event will be back to normal in terms of the numbers.
“Hopefully when we get to next year, we’ll double or even triple the number of dancers ... We have our school dancers, and we will also have a number of other groups come out,” said Guzzi.
In most years, funds raised from registration would go to charity, but because of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID situation, Guzzi wasn't sure if the event would even happen. He's hopeful that next year will see funds raised for charity again, but at the end of the day, he’s just happy the event could go on.
“Again, with so many things going on with our COVID protocols, we didn't know from one week to the next what it would be like, so we couldn't really make a big plan. It was a little plan and it worked,” said Guzzi.
Guzzi said the students from the Studio9 School of the Art’s in Kelowna have been hard at work, practicing for this day.
“Those kids have been practicing for about a month and a half, and not necessarily just practicing “Thriller,” but other dances too. I was impressed by what I saw today, everyone did a really nice job, and the ones who practiced lots, you could tell they were ready for it,” described Guzzi.
For more information on the Thrill The World event, click here.
The annual Thrill The World event took place in Kelowna's Stuart park and around the globe on Saturday - Kelowna News - Castanet.net
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