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A brief idea of the sort of choreography we had to do

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You Can't Stop The Beat - Dance Tutorial

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Learn the choreography to You Can't Stop The Beat with our dance captain, Gavin Eden, and company members Hannah Fairclough and Omari Douglas. Choreography by Drew McOnie. Video by Rare Moustache.

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The main issues that are made evident in Hairspray is the racial segregation between the blacks and whites. The performance hairspray was first written in the 1960's pin pointing and also making it clear to not only people in the 60's but also people now at how racism segregated many people.

The 1960's were a good year for African American because at this time they were given the right to vote, although it seemed they had the same equal opportunities as the whites in reality they were still being segregated. African Americans were required to take a literacy test before being the permission to vote.

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[TRACY]

You can't stop an avalanche as it races down the hill

You can try to stop the seasons, girl, but you know you never will

And you can try to stop my dancing feet, but I just cannot stand still!

'Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round

And my heart's keepin' time to the speed of the sound

I was lost 'til I heard the drums, then I found my way

[TRACY / LINK]

'Cause you can't stop the beat

Ever since this whole world began

A woman found out if she shook it she could shake up a man

So now I'm gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today

'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky

You can wonder if you wanna, but I never ask why

And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say

That you can't stop the beat!

[TRACY]

So whaddya say, Penny?

[PENNY]

I am now a checkerboard chick!

You can't stop the river as it rushes to the sea

You can try to stop the hands of time, but you know it just can't be

And if they try to stop us, Seaweed, I'll call the N-double A-C - P

Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round

[SEAWEED]

Round and round
[PENNY]
And my heart's keepin' time to the speed of sound
[SEAWEED]
Speed of sound
[PENNY]

I was lost 'til I heard the drums, and I found my way

[PENNY / SEAWEED]

Cause you can't stop the beat!

Ever since we first saw the light

A man and woman like to shake it on a Saturday night

So I'm gonna shake and shimmy it with all of my might today

Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above

You can try to stop the paradise we're dreamin' of

But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay

Cause you can't stop the beat!

[EDNA]

Tracy, I got a little something I'd like to add, if you don't mind!

You can't stop my happiness, cause I like the way I am

And you just can't stop my knife and fork when I see a Christmas ham!

And if you don't like the way I look, well, I just don't give a damn!

'Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round

And my heart's keepin' time to the speed of sound

I was lost 'til I heard the drums, then I found my way

'Cause you can't stop the beat

Ever since this whole world began

A woman found out if she shook it she could shake up a man

So I'm gonna shake and shimmy it the best that I can today!

'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky

You can wonder if you wanna, but I never ask why

And if you try to hold me down, I'm gonna spit in your eye and say

That you can't stop the beat!

Wilbur, be a dear. Call for backup now!

Backup!

[MOTORMOUTH]

Backup!? Step aside, Miss. Buttercup! It's time to wrap this mother up!

Oh, oh, oh

You can't stop today (no!)

As it comes speeding 'round the track (Oooh, yes child!)

Yesterday is history (be gone!)

And it's never comin' back! (Look ahead, cause...)

Tomorrow is a brand new day, and it don't know white from black (yeah!)

'Cause the world keeps spinnin' round and round

And my heart's keepin' time to the speed of sound

I was lost till I heard the drums, then I found my way

'Cause you can't stop the beat!

Ever since we first saw the light

A man and woman like to shake it on a Saturday night

So I'm gonna shake and shimmy it with all of my might today!

Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above

They can try to stop the paradise we're dreamin' of

But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay

You can't stop the beat!

[ENSEMBLE]

Aah, aah, aah

Ahh, ahh, ahh

Ahh, ahh, ahh ahh

Come on, you Von Tussles, go on, shake your fanny muscles!

[VELMA / AMBER]

We can't!

[ENSEMBLE]

Yes, you can!

[VELMA / AMBER]

No, we can't!

[ENSEMBLE]

Yes, you can!

[VELMA / AMBER]

Yes, we can!

[ENSEMBLE]

Hallelujah, halle- you can't stop the beat!

[VELMA / AMBER]

Ever since we first saw the sun

It seems Von Tussle girls are always tryin' to please someone

But now we're gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun today!

[FULL CAST]

Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above

You can try to stop the paradise we're dreamin' of

But you cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay!

Cause you can't stop the beat!

You can't stop the beat!

You can't stop the beat!

You can't stop the beat!

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- Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, Jhon Travolta, Queen Latifah