Every October, zombie dancers spill onto sidewalks, library stages, and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion at Balboa Park, all choreographed by Thriller San Diego, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dance organization headquartered at 2146 Garnet Ave in Pacific Beach's 92109 ZIP code. Founded and directed by Larisa Hall, Thriller San Diego is the performance arm of Tap Fever Studios, the nonprofit dance school Hall established in 2008 after a career in broadcast television. Hall was born and raised outside Washington, D.C., where she studied Broadway-style tap under Mary Lou Peters, later performing as a member of "The Tap Dancing Christmas Trees" in the 2001 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She moved to San Diego in 2003 and opened her first studio in the basement of a La Jolla office building before relocating through Bird Rock and Turquoise St to the current Garnet Ave space, a converted single-family home the studio moved into in 2019. Tap Fever offers classes in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, and cardio tap for students ages two through their eighties, and the studio's adaptive dance program provides instruction for dancers with disabilities, earning a feature segment on CBS 8. Visitors looking for a post-class meal can walk to Pacific Beach AleHouse on Grand Ave for craft beer and American pub fare. Thriller San Diego itself fields nine instructors who teach the iconic Michael Jackson choreography starting after Labor Day each year, building toward more than thirty performances across the county during the Halloween season, including the annual Pacific BeachFest zombie walk from Ingraham and Garnet to the festival stage. The organization holds its EIN as 80-0177487 and offers scholarships, work-trade tuition options, and a five-percent military discount to active-duty families. Groups interested in booking a zombie flash mob for private events can reach the team at dance@thrillersd.com, and those exploring PB's entertainment scene should also check out Sandbar Sports Grill on Mission Blvd for live music and sports viewing.