Thrill the World: Ottawa 2009: hooray!

Hey guys! Thrill the World: Ottawa has a new website- www.thrilltheworldottawa.weebly.com (this will be changed to www.thrilltheworldottawa.com once we purchase the domain!) The next few updates from TTW:O will also be posted here for a smooth transition, but please mark down our new website for future reference- you will be able to find information MUCH more easily as well as we have a spiffy gallery in the works, media links, a youtube gallery and much more!

If anyone has experience with html and css, it would be very helpful if you could contact me- I want the Thrill the World: Ottawa website to be fully customized but unfortunately do not have the time or level of coding skills that would take. However, to keep ourselves professional we will be purchasing the ttw:o domain.

TTW: Ottawa wants to thank everyone who helped make this year's Thrill the World a HUGE success! Ottawa's TTW numbers TRIPLED in size and Thrill the World numbers jumped from 4179 zombies in 2008 to an amazing approximate 23,000 simultaneously dancing zombies!

Merissa Tse, Thrill the World: Ottawa coordinator wants to thank everyone for all their hard work and determination- she could not have done it without each and every zombie that participated, danced, got excited and helped her reach her goal of continuing Thrill the World: Ottawa for another very successful year!

We hope you had a great time- please check back for updates on certificates, more media links, photos from our photographers and videos too! Also keep an eye on the official Thrill the World website for news too!

We can't wait to get ready for next year- starting with a new Thrill the World: Ottawa website! SEE YOU IN 2010, ZOMBIES!

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Almost there...!

Hey zombies!

Firstly, I want to say that last Saturday's workshop was AMAZING! So many people showed up- it was awesome!! Now for a solid run-down of everything that's going to be happening on Saturday, the 24th. THREE DAYS!

REMINDER: There is a final Thursday Workshop this Thursday at 6pm. We will meet in the University Centre, uOttawa @ the Agora Square and move to the room I have booked for the class. Don't be late or you could be left behind! If you can't find your dance instructor, call her at 613-608-6873.

Participants
Where: University of Ottawa, Jock-Turcot University Centre @ the Agora Square.
When: 4pm

Media and Everyone else!
Where: University of Ottawa, Jock-Turcot University Centre Terminus (outside of 1848) OR the Byward Market. (Media: please contact Merissa Tse 613-608-6873 on the day of the event for a final location)
When: 8:30PM EST


Schedule

Start Time	End Time	Task	Duration
4:00am	4:30pm	Sign-in	30 MIN.
4:30pm	6:30pm	Rehearsal	2 HRS.
6:30pm	7:30pm	Costume and make up, quick break.	1 HR
7:30pm	8:00pm	Final dress rehearsal and move to FINAL LOCATION	30 MIN
8:00pm	8:30pm	Sign-In & Count-In (use extra time to do a dress rehearsal in the dance area)	30 MIN.
8:30pm EST (Ottawa) time	8:36pm EST (Ottawa) time	Show time!	6 MIN. plus 4 min. for excitement
8:40pm	9:10pm	Photos	30 MIN.
9:10pm	9:30pm	Count-Out & Sign-Out	20 MIN.
9:30pm	9:40pm	Closing staff meeting	10 MIN.
9:40pm	9:55pm	Staff should clean, pick up equipment, etc	15 MIN.
10:00PM	---------------	Afterparty/dinner/celebratory meal!

What to bring:

• comfortable clothes and shoes to rehearse in
• water bottle
• ZOMBIE COSTUME!
• zombie makeup, blood, etc etc
• registration form (note to zombies under 18: your form MUST be signed by a legal guardian.)

Adult Registration form- this will be filled out AT THE EVENT, as it is not an idividual form anymore.

However, all participants under the age of 18 MUST have the following form filled out:

Underage Participant Registration Form

Note that it is NOT the form posted in our previous post- it is a new one.


Final Location

While trying our best to secure the Byward Market as our venue for the event, it is proving difficult- what's more, the weather forecast is calling for rain on Saturday. a LOT of rain. Yes, I know this sucks.

We are still trying to find a public venue on such short notice, but it's most likely that Thrill the World: Ottawa will be held on uOttawa campus, in the Terminus outside the campus bar, 1848. At least we will have an audience!

Final Tips

While getting ready with your zombie costume, read the following zombie costume guide to help you!

Zombie Costume Tips


Thrill the World: Ottawa 2009 Afterparty

After all is said and done, zombies need nourishment. We plan to shamble down to the Market afterwards and PARTY! ZOMBIE STYLE!

Thursday Workshop Locations + Big Day Info!

Dear Zombielings!

ONLY TEN DAYS! It's exciting!! The TTW Ottawa team has been working very hard to keep things running smoothly for the big day, and so far, everything is on track!

Thursday workshops are being held in the Agora Square of the University Centre at uOttawa (near the Pivik!) It's a nice, central location for our workshops, and as a recap we have three more:

• Thursday, October 15th @ Agora Square, uOttawa Uni Centre @ 6pm
  
• Saturday, October 17th @ Montpetit Dance Studio, uOttawa @ 1pm
  
• Thursday, October 22nd @Agora Square, uOttawa Uni Centre @ 6pm
  

Technically, we do have another space booked for our final thursday workshop, but as it's difficult to find, especially for non-uOttawa students, we will be meeting in the Agora Square FIRST and then moving to the room.

Please bring as many friends as possible, and don't be shy! We need all the support we can get if TTW: Ottawa is going to be a great success this year. And we really mean it about not being shy- one of our dance instructors last week spent ten minutes sitting around staring at people before someone approached her!

THE BIG DAY!

There are a few things you need for Thrill the World: Ottawa 2009! These include:

• a water bottle
• comfortable clothes to rehearse in
• your zombie costume!!
• your zombie makeup! (We will have a little bit of makeup available for everyone, but please, remember to BRING YOUR OWN!)
• your TTW Registration/Waiver form (VERY IMPORTANT!)

Above all things, you MUST REMEMBER to bring your Registration/Waiver form. Without it, you cannot participate in the event, so please remember it!

Please fill out and print the appropriate forms:

• Adult Registration Form
• Underage Registration Form (updated as of October 21st)
  

and remember to enter "Thrill the World: Ottawa" as the event and "University of Ottawa" as the venue.

Schedule!

Where: University Centre Agora Square (for sign in, rehearsal, etc)
FINAL LOCATION: TBD. (We are currently finding one- please, if you know of a public place with good lighting and access to electric outlets, please let us know! We can rent flood lights, but outlets are a MUST!

Start Time	End Time	Task	Duration
4:00pm	4:30pm	Sign-in	30 MIN.
4:30pm	6:30pm	Rehearsal	2 HRS.
6:30pm	7:30pm	Costume and make up, quick break.	1 HR
7:30pm	8:00pm	Final dress rehearsal and move to FINAL LOCATION	30 MIN
8:00pm	8:30pm	Sign-In & Count-In (use extra time to do a dress rehearsal in the dance area)	30 MIN.
8:30pm EST (Ottawa) time	8:36pm EST (Ottawa) time	Show time!	6 MIN. plus 4 min. for excitement
8:40pm	9:10pm	Photos	30 MIN.
9:10pm	9:30pm	Count-Out & Sign-Out	20 MIN.
9:30pm	9:40pm	Closing staff meeting	10 MIN.
9:40pm	9:55pm	Staff should clean, pick up equipment, etc	15 MIN.
10:00PM	---------------	Afterparty/dinner/celebratory meal!

This is a general schedule for the day- remember to show up on time, because everything is really down to the minute! During the makeup and costume time/break time, there will be time to get a small snack, but unfortunately, there will be no time to have dinner.

Of course, after we do the dance, it would be a lot of fun to go and party ZOMBIE STYLE! After all, it IS a Saturday night!

Your Dancing Undead,
TTW: Ottawa

Workshops!

Hey zombies!

Good news! Workshops are starting VERY SOON! These are the dates confirmed:

• Saturday, October 3rd (view facebook event) @ Monpetit Dance Studio, University of Ottawa Campus
• Thursday, October 8th @ University of Ottawa Campus, LOCATION TBD
• Thursday, October 15th @ University of Ottawa Campus, LOCATION TBD
• Saturday, October 17th (view facebook event) @ Monpetit Dance Studio, University of Ottawa Campus
• Thursday, October 22nd @ University of Ottawa Campus, LOCATION TBD

While all the dates are confirmed, only our Saturday workshops have confirmed locations at the moment. Please check back for updates, as we are currently working on securing locations for all workshops. You'll also notice that all workshops will be held on University of Ottawa campus.




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Note that you only have to attend ONE of the five workshops to learn Thriller, unless you really, really like repeating yourself.

What to bring:

• comfortable shoes
• breathable clothing you can dance in
• water bottle
• sweet MJ moves

For everyone wondering what the big day will be like, here's a general schedule:

• Staff meet up
• Participants meet up
• 2 hours of rehearsal
• Lunch/Dinner break!
• Makeup/zombification time
• 8:30 PM. THRILL TIME!
• clean up/goodbyes
• celebration dinner/pub night?

Happy Thriling!