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Michael Peters

Michael Peters

American choreographer and dancerWikipedia

Search complete. 4 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Michael Peters".

Oct 7, 2026

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Michael Jackson – Thriller | Song Meaning Explained

Oct 7 · 1 Mention

Ara CollinsHOST
2:38
She also designed the jacket in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ara CollinsHOST
2:41
Michael Peters set the dance after he did Beat It.
Ara CollinsHOST
2:44
Michael Jackson was a Jehovah's Witness, so there is a spoken disclaimer at the start.
Ara CollinsHOST
2:48
Vincent Price recorded extra lines that got cut.
Jimmy LocustGUEST
30:30
But then, you know, and our choreographers back then were a little tough.
Jimmy LocustGUEST
30:34
Like Debbie Allen, Michael Peters did not play.
Jimmy LocustGUEST
30:37
Like, I mean, Debbie Allen don't play.
Jimmy LocustGUEST
30:41
Like, it's just crazy.
Chris FranjolaHOST
11:49
And I'm like, well, we all know that they were like trained dancers.
Chris FranjolaHOST
11:52
Like I think the one guy is Michael Peters is a very famous choreographer in that playing lead guy in it.
Chris FranjolaHOST
11:58
But they lead you to believe that all of a sudden the gangsters went, yeah, we got to dance for this.
Chris FranjolaHOST
12:03
And it all, that's how it happened.
speaker_0HOST
14:58
Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band presented best choreography in a video with ballerina Cynthia Gregory.
speaker_0HOST
15:05
That one went to Michael Jackson and Michael Peters, the choreographer, for Thriller.
speaker_0HOST
15:12
Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons presented the most experimental video.
speaker_0HOST
15:16
That was for Herbie Hancock's Rockit.

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