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Its close to midnight and something evils lurking in the dark,<\/em>
\nUnder the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart,<\/em>
\nYou try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it,<\/em>
\nYou start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes,<\/em>
\nYou’re paralyzed…
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— Michael Jackson, lyrics to “Thriller”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nBack in December we posted a video<\/a> from New York City of a performance group called Pole-ite<\/a> who demonstrated a little pole dancing on the subway. This week, we present a much more ambitious form of dance — a recreation of Michael Jackson’s video “Thriller”<\/a> performed on a subway train of the London Underground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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