Choreographer Charissa Barton Recalls That The Catchy Ear Worm “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” By Wig Wam

Choreographer Charissa Barton recalls that the catchy ear worm “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” by Wig Wam was in the script and early drafts, and to prep the dance moves she listened to it on repeat. James Gunn’s suggestion to her was, “think of the 1960s and 1970s variety shows for inspiration.”  After Gunn giving her the green light, Barton’s challenge was taking it to the actors — but before that, she tried it out on her husband, Alan Tudyk.

Barton kept in mind that she would be working with non-dancers, so she did some research online, looking into which actors had movement training or any previous dance work. James Gunn and his creative team had one goal: to make it so interesting, engaging and funny that people wouldn’t want to skip it.