former Hamilton Stage star Daniel Assetta went viral on TikTok after sharing a video of her first solo dance competition.
The musical theater actor shared footage of himself tearing apart a mall stage when he was just 10 years old for Rednex’s 1990 hit “Cotton Eye Joe”.
TikTok had 7.7 million views in just a few days, Assetta said TheCurrentNews: “My young self has officially become a celebrity in its own right.”
Assetta last played Samuel Seabury in the Australian production of Hamilton.
Seabury was a senior loyalist during the American Revolution and a famous rival of Alexander Hamilton.
He was the first American Episcopal bishop and the second presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
Assetta started dancing at the age of three and only a few years later performed his first dance solo, which he would later win.
“This particular competition was a talent show in a mall,” he said Current news.
“I used this particular solo dance in so many competitions at the time. And I’m pretty sure that routine was undefeated. “
The actor recalled: “I remember my mom and dad telling the story, all the other parents saw me show up in my cowboy suit and they were like, ‘Oh no, Cotton Eyed Joe is here.'”
Thousands of people flocked to congratulate Assetta in the comments, calling the performance “iconic” and telling the star that he “killed” her.
After the pop star posted the video on Instagram, Assetta built her newfound fame.
“From that point on, I started posting all of my home videos and every one of them was seen by millions of people around the world,” he said.
“It’s really something that makes people so happy.”
Assetta recently gave her last bow in two years Hamilton.
He also appeared in Australian productions of West Side Story, Cats, a chorus line And The Book of Mormon.
The Triple Threat also won Best Cabaret Show at the BroadwayWorld Australia Awards in 2020 for producing and starring in fraternity next to her sister Chiara.
“It was an absolute dream and I loved being able to help bring this incredible work to life in Australia. It was an honor,” Assetta said of his time. Hamilton.
“What comes next, we’ll see where the wind takes me, but I hope it works on something fun and makes little Daniel proud.”
