Ariana DeBose

My Best Friend's Wedding,' that was one of my favorite films growing up. There are a lot of people who say it doesn't hold up well, but there is something about it that I find so intriguing.

I was probably seven or eight when I first watched 'West Side Story.' The film - and 'Dance with Me' with Vanessa Williams and Chayanne, which I saw as an early teen - introduced me to Latin dance and Latin ballroom. They also introduced me to Latinx culture.

As a color, red represents so many things - power, sensuality, vulnerability, and strength.

There were many people like myself who never really imagined that women who identify as queer or lesbian would ever be romantic leads.

I dance colors. Music shows me colors. I frequently say, 'I dance music; the music does not dance me.'