Odyssey Dance Company: Thriller

A few weeks ago, my in-laws were talking about a dance show that happens every October in Utah. It's totally themed with of course, Halloween. Just talking about it and hearing about it, I got excited and wanted to watch it. Luckily, since Curt or Holly hasn't seen it either, the family decided to go watch it last Monday, Oct 25th. I was excited and at the same time scared because my in-laws, told us that while the audience is waiting for the show to start, some "zombies" or "scary people" just walk up in their seats and try to scare you. Knowing myself, I'm totally a scaredy cat. No joke! I cried when my friends and I went to Knott's Scary Farm my senior year in high school. Lame, right?
Anyway, the show was at the Kingsbury Hall at the U of U. And as expected, while we were at our seats, zombies started coming out and scaring people. There was actually one girl who screamed every time a zombie came to her. Good thing they didn't come towards us. Phew! The show started off with the "Thriller" song and for once, it was choreographed differently from the original.. even though the original was still epic, it was nice to see a change. Then, a mummy dance which was pretty cool. What I remember most from the first Act was 'Dem Bones' where it looked like skeletons tapping and dancing with just a blacklight. It was pretty awesome. Kinda reminded me of when Forte boys in high school did their glow in the dark basketball and strings number with an N'SYNC song. The first Act ended with a 'Jason' number where there are 3 Jasons and they do a rhythmical beat with knives, chainsaws, and ice picks. It was really cool and funny too.. it was more of a comedy act. They also had a number dedicated to Twilight. It totally had Team Jacob and Team Edward. It was funny coz it was kind of making fun of the movie at the same time. They also had a 'Chucky' number.. and it was pretty freaky. I wanted their costumes though coz they totally looked like the doll.. I didn't like the end part when they had pyros flashing and blinding the audience. It even made some people cough coz of the smoke. The Grudge number that they had was pretty much creepy. Curt said it wasn't like the movie at all.. but still, it was the scariest one. Their last dance was an imitation of 'River Dance.' It was pretty cool.. it started off with girls doing the river dance and then one by one they were getting shot like they were a carnival game or something. It was hilarious.. That's actually one of Curt's family's favorites.
Anyway, if you're really curious, check it out yourself. If you like singing, dancing, performing, being on stage, or just loves a good laugh, then you'll definitely want to put this on your agenda next year.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595098416/Odysseys-Thriller-is-frightful-fun.html