Culture Quote by Ariana DeBose

I grew up dancing. When I was three years old, my mom would always watch Latin ballroom dancing competitions on PBS.

— Mya

My first big role was when I was 17 and I got the part playing Maria in 'West Side Story' in my school production.

— Olivia Cooke

I started out in the ballroom scene when I was fourteen years old.

— Mj Rodriguez

I was a Spanish dancer. I don't mean to put that down, because that was great, too, but nothing like the kind of dancing…

— Rita Moreno

From the age of four or five. I went to see a lot of Westerns then. But it was silent movies and I loved…

— Eli Wallach

I loved dancing as a young girl.

— Andie MacDowell

In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television.

— Micky Dolenz

I danced in a company of 'West Side Story' when I was very young. It was most of the original cast - Larry Kert,…

— Teri Garr

I started dancing when I was about four, and my mother put me into dancing school, and I did every type of dance there…

— Mya

In high school, my first thing ever was I played Tony in 'West Side Story' when I was about 17. I was a really…

— Paulo Costanzo

I was always the kid down the street who got the other kids to put on a show. But it was only when I…

— Matthew Bourne

I began learning how to dance when I was 3 and a half years old.

— Sudha Chandran