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The elaborate balls of Bridgerton, where do I start?
Let me think.
I think the ball scenes are essential to the show.
the persons dancing
and there's music and there's sumptuous costumes
and amazing set design, but they also tell a story.
I see we have much to learn.
We've got the significance of the dances,
who's dancing, who's plotting,
who's sitting with who, who's walking behind whom,
what they drink, where they look.
I do relish a challenge.
It's like a real jigsaw.
We're not saying this is exactly what Regency London was like.
We're saying, "This is our version."
It is a delightful ball, Your Majesty.
We have discussions about the emotion that we want out of this.
Is it one of the sexier balls?
Or is it a falling-in-love ball?
A gossip ball.
That tells me, as a director, how to bring it to life.
During actual Regency times, the dance floor was probably the one place
where physical touch was allowed.
Let's try that. Click, two, three, four, five, six.
Jack Murphy works with our actors for all the movements.
Around, two, three…
He'll instruct our ladies how to stand,
how to curtsy to the Queen.
Ultimately, by the end of the dance,
we need to have learnt something more about the characters.
So the steps are our dialogue.
Every single moment is placed pitch-perfectly by Jack Murphy.
My sister wishes to take to the floor.
-Ah. -With you.
I can get a bit nervous with dancing sometimes.
But we always broke it down step by step, and
by the time it's in your body, you just can a enjoy it.
It's about the connection with whoever you're dancing with.
Miss Eloise.
Do you mind keeping quiet? I'm counting my steps.
I really had a moment where I was like,
"I don't know if I'll ever be able to dance
and talk at the same time."
I was so scared about it.
But I did it.
And it was so much fun.
And then I always think, "I wonder what song will be played."
The music is these orchestral versions
of modern-day pop songs.
What it's really about is I want whoever's watching at home
to feel as excited
as the characters themselves would be at those dances.
I looked at it and was like, "Wow, this is what a period drama
can look like now and sound like."
I'm sure there is someone here who will charm you.
The music works brilliantly
because for a lot of people who have never really been interested
in a period drama,
bringing our world into theirs allows them to be a part of it.
There's a timelessness to music
that can encapsulate emotional memories for people.
This one?
They will not be ready.
Oh my goodness. It's mind-blowing.
The costumes are incredible.
Each costume for women
has a set of gloves,
it has a set of shoes, a set of jewelry.
You look lovely, dear.
There was one dress that I put on and I cried.
It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life, and I got to wear it.
Each dress takes three to four fittings
to become complete.
So, we put so much love and passion
into each and every single costume.
Also, a strong collaboration on Bridgerton
is working with the hair and makeup designer Erika.
When you create a hairstyle or a makeup for any character,
you always start with looking at the costumes.
And obviously without art department,
because we need the colors that we're choosing,
even if it's just the rouge of the lips,
to work with the environment that we're in.
You wished to be entertained.
Everything on this show,
it's all infused with our own modern sensibility.
Everything is rooted in Regency times,
but the volume is turned up.
The amount of work that goes into everything
is just staggering, and I think it shows.
Visually, you just think, "God, this is so beautiful."
I think a big highlight of working on this season is
just being able to come back to work
and knowing that you're in a show that brings people joy.
It's an incredible team.
We are coming at it with as much love and joy
as we can possibly give.
I think people will be pleased.