5/17/2023 0 Comments A christmas dance reunionMC : For me, Christmas is actually about being able to connect on a deep level to one another. What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions to do with your loved ones? GU: Speaking of all the feels, Christmas is very much a time of nostalgia, happiness, and getting together. They’re the ones who have to step up and say, ‘Hey, maybe there’s something we can actually do to save this place.’ I’m not going to give the ending away, but I’ll say, I think people will be very happy with how it all turns out. Now they have to take responsibility for continuing that on. One of the themes that I really personally relate to and think is really important is the fact that these are two people who grew up going to a place that gave them these feels and gave them this magic. The basic synopsis of the movie is a story about trying to save this place, which is really also about trying to capture the magic that was created there. ![]() I really want this opportunity to be with him again.’ I couldn’t even begin to fathom how much the alignment and the synergy would be there. It was literally the first time that I was like, ‘I don’t care.’ My agents were like, ‘Mo, you really should read something before you say yes to it.’ I was like, ‘I know, but I know Corbin and I know that he wouldn’t do anything that wasn’t great. When I got the offer for this film and I saw that he was already attached to it. Monique Coleman (MC): What excited me most about being part of this project was honestly the opportunity to reunite with Corbin. Girls United (GU): Tell me about A Christmas Dance Reunion and what excited you the most about being part of this project. We spoke with Coleman exclusively at Girls United about her exciting new project A Christmas Dance Reunion on Lifetime, the opportunity to work with fellow High School Musical alumna Corbin Bleu again, and what the holidays mean to her. When Lucy gets wind of the resort shutting down, she reunites with Barrett in an effort to save the place that held some of their fondest memories. Each year, the resort would host an annual Christmas dance and young Barrett (Corbin Bleu) would always be her dance partner. When asked about A Christmas Dance Reunion, she described it as the tale of Lucy, a young woman who is invited to return to the resort where she and her family would celebrate Christmas. To hear from other young, beautiful black people saying, ‘No girl, we were watching you,’ it just validates my experience so much.” “There have been so many times in my life and in my career, where I questioned myself, I questioned my worth, and I questioned my impact. ![]() “Throughout these years, I do hear that more often and every single time I have to say, it really impacts me because I was at a time, on the Disney Channel when there were really only two of us, myself and Raven,” Coleman said as she referred to That’s So Raven star Raven-Symoné. Together, they work to save the 100-year old Winterleigh Resort as they fall in love with each other.Īs I praised Coleman for her role as the intelligent and witty Taylor McKessie from High School Musical and her ability to make me feel seen as a fellow smart Black girl in high school, her eyes grew wide with gratitude. ![]() ![]() On December 3, teen stars Coleman and Corbin Bleu are back on our screens as Barrett Brewster and Lucy Mortimer for Lifetime’s A Christmas Dance Reunion. Monique Coleman is giving us the greatest gift this season, and no it’s not a High School Musical reunion with the original cast members – well, not totally. “If I had to do it again, Taylor McKessie would 100 percent have braids because that’s what she would’ve done.”
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