Hamilton's Choreographer Explains The Secret Messages In Its Dance Moves

The hit Broadway musical Hamilton hits Disney + today (July 3rd) and while you watch it, be on the lookout for some hidden messages in the choreography. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Seacrest. So many people nationwide have
been waiting for Hamilton's hit Disney Plus, with the hit
Broadway musical fittingly arriving right before Independence Day and when
the country could really use an uplifting and patriotic story
about resilience. While lin Manuel Miranda has obviously been celebrated
and deservedly so for his wide ranging contributions to the musical,

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a lot of other creative minds and up bring It
to life choreographer Andy Blankenbueller who want to Tony for
his work on it. So when you're watching Hamilton's, pay
close attention to the movements of both Alexander Hamilton and
Aaron Burr. Every gesture is designed to highlight their personalities
or foreshadow of the story. Hamilton's was a free thinker,
while Burr was rigid. That's why Andy explains, to play
Bill quote, every movement Aaron Burr makes is linear, while

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everything with Hamilton is circular. If either characters falling into
his cycle of faith, they turned to the left, and
if they're resisting faith, they turned to the right. Fascinating
Hamilton's rise on Disney Plus today, that's direct from Hollywood