One of Barbie’s most memorable qualities has to be the music. Audiences cried hearing one of Billie Eilish’s “best vocal performances” singing “What Was I Made For?” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” was one of the best moments in the movie. But the scene that brought us to our feet was Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” when the Barbies and Kens of Barbieland danced to the top-tapping song at the Barbie Mansion. This infamous dance sequence may have gotten a lot of praise, but I felt like I was going to lose it after President Barbie’s Issa Rae shared what it was really like filming that scene.
Issa Rae has been known for portraying awkwardness in characters like J in Awkward Black Girl and the HBO series Insecure where she got tons of award recognition. It looks like awkward situations haven’t escaped her in real life as she explained to The Hollywood Reporter that filming the “Dance the Night” dance sequence wasn’t as fun as it looked in the Warner Bros. film. Prepare to laugh hysterically with me as the comedic actress shares what it was really like dancing the night away in Barbieland.
