Inmates re-enact Thriller dance in tribute to Michael Jackson

As fans around the world continued to mourn the death of pop icon Michael Jackson, and musicians at the Glastonbury music festival in England covered his songs in tribute, a group or prisoners in the Philippines have re-enacted their own special dance to honour the memory of their musical king.

Inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation centre in the Philippines have performed their famous version of the dance featured in Jackson’s groundbreaking Thriller film clip.

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