ALEXANDRIA, VA — Just before dusk on Saturday, Oct. 17, King Street went quiet. Then the zombies danced.
Organizers estimated that more than 1,000 people gathered near the Old Town waterfront to watch 105 costumed performers take over the street with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”—a flash mob organized to benefit Lucky Dog Animal Rescue.
As an InkandescentKids.com reporter, I got there early to see the behind-the-scenes work at 310 King St., where dancers transformed themselves with makeup, costumes and plenty of Halloween goo before heading to King and Union streets for the big performance…