“Thriller”and Tim Curry inspires Dance Party

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) It's that thrilling time of year when dancers perform "Thriller" in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden.

This year's they added a tribute to the late Tim Curry by dancing to songs from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show."

The dance party serves as a fundraiser for World Dance for Humanity.

"We were honoring Tim Curry and passing of Tim Curry and the "Rocky Horror Picture Show," you can see I'm decked out as Magenta, in honor of that, so we did some Rocky Horror dances and of course we are always pay homage to Michael Jackson," said World Dance for Humanity President and co-instructor Heather Williams.

For years the special event has helped Rwanda.

"So we are raising money for Rwanda education, our goal is $25,000, we are almost there, you can donate online," said Williams.

Other performances took place downtown.

For more information visit https://worlddanceforhumanity.org