Zac Efron Recalls 'Bet on It' Dance from High School Musical 2 Being 'All Improv'

Zac Efron was letting loose on the set High school musical 2.

During an interview with Still Watching Netflix, the actor (36) had his say A family affair Costar Joey King to improvise his moves for the iconic number “Bet on It” from the 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie.

“It was all improvisation,” he said. “And we recorded that, I mean the whole song, in about three hours.”

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Fans of the franchise may recall that Efron’s character Troy Bolton started singing and dancing angrily on the golf course after he got fed up with everyone trying to control him — including Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) who stopped the Wildcats from performing at the country club. talent show.

Zac Efron attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “A Family Affair” at The Egyptian Theater Hollywood on June 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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“When we shot it, we just had no idea what to do that day,” Efron explained. “Director [Kenny Ortega], he said, ‘Dude, we don’t have a concept for this song. What do you want to do?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, we’re on the golf course.'”

King, 24, called the dance “iconic” and said she was a fan of the franchise. The actress even got a “little High school musical cabinet” when she was 10 years old.

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“I’d put my pencil case in it and all that stuff, and I’d press buttons and you’d sing to me,” King told Efron.

“No way! Oh, we have to take it back,” Efron replied before giving his costar a high five.

Efron admitted he still sings “those songs in the shower” more than 18 years after the January 2006 premiere of the Disney Channel Original.

Three High school musical The films follow the intermingling of worlds at the fictional East High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) struggle with their friends from the worlds of basketball and theater who disapprove of their choice to bridge the gap between the court and the stage.

From left: Zac Efron, Monique Coleman, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel and Corbin Bleu from “High School Musical 2.”

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During the screening and a Q&A for Efron’s film Iron Claw in November, his co-star Stanley Simons said he was “singing something High school musical song” to poke fun at Efron’s 2006 success. During a break, the star admitted it was one of his “most fun days.”

“Damn Stanley! I remember it being one of the most fun days we had,” Efron told PEOPLE and other audience members at the event.

Simons told PEOPLE how unforgettable it was to work with someone he grew up with.

“I sang [some of ‘Breaking Free’] Zacu when I was playing my music scene. It was definitely a lifetime experience that I’ll never forget,” he said. “When I sang the song, he said, ‘Oh, you don’t hit, you don’t hit.’ I said, ‘Oh,’ and I did it again. And I think I did a good job!” he added.

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The High school musical franchise is available to stream on Disney+.

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