Snap Judgment: ‘Thriller’ night

Miguel Zarante, 24

Contestant on “Step It Up and Dance”
Delano, Calif.

So, you’re a Michael Jackson fan?
I’m a big Michael Jackson fan, yeah, since I was small. Actually I got the tape “Thriller” for Christmas when I was 7.

Did it take you guys long to get the “Thriller” moves down?
Not at all, we learned it yesterday. We worked for four hours yesterday with Vincent Paterson, the actual choreographer on the “Thriller” video. It was amazing.

What about the makeup?
Oh, the makeup’s a bitch. It took like an hour and a half!