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Some of the tunes featured in their virtual dance party playlist included Beyonce’s “Love on Top,” Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own,” Britney Spears’ “Lucky,” Ariana Grande’s \"Breathin” and more.
\"I think the best distraction is to get your body working because there's a lot of couch sitting happening, which is great too, but we just wanted to include everybody in the dance party we were already happening,\" Platt explained.
The performers even had a dress rehearsal during the day to practice some choreography for their live debut.
\"We just wanted to open it up to anyone out there who could connect with it, and I think since everyone's home right now that audience is pretty large,\" he said. \"I was just so happy that so many young people wanted to get on board.\"
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Platt plans to continue delighting fans with his talents as people are told or strongly encouraged to self-quarantine.
\"I am definitely hoping to sing some covers on social media,\" he said. \"I'm going to find a way to structure it so I can take some requests and maybe do a couple a week, so definitely stay tuned for some singing because music is the best way to make it through all this.\"
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