Zombie Dances Changed My Life!
Prisoners have also performed to songs by local artists, Queen and from the film Sister Act, clips of which have been watched on YouTube tens of thousands of times.
“Using music, you can involve the body and the mind. The inmates have to count, memorise steps and follow the music,” Mr Garcia told the BBC news website.
“Inmates say to me: ‘You have put my mind off revenge, foolishness, or thinking how to escape from jail, or joining a gang’,” he said.
If this is true, it’s great news. Not only does it offer an attractive alternative to the usual grim jailhouse shenanigans, this whole scenario is just calling out to be made into a stage musical or “inspiring” movie–preferably one that features Jeffrey Tambor reprising his dual role as George and “I’m” Oscar Bluth.