LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - No matter how old you are, it’s likely you’ve seen at least one of Michael Jackson’s music videos. But not many of us can say we’ve worked with Michael himself on those videos.

On Sunday, one Louisville dance company got to learn from a man who has done just that.

LaVelle Smith worked with Michael Jackson for over 20 years, dancing in his videos and on his tours. He is also a Louisville native.

On Sunday, he got to bring what he learned from the King of Pop... back home.

Doing the Thriller dance has become a yearly tradition for the Terpschore Dance Company.

“We started in 1998. The first time we did Thriller, we were artists in residence at the Kentucky Theatre, which was an old movie theater,” said Carolyne Tilford, the company’s founder and artistic directo

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